常见问题
Please browse through the most commonly asked questions below.
Q. Must I be accepted for admission before I apply for financial aid?
A. No. 事实上, 如果你等到被录取后再申请, you may miss the March 2 priority filing date to qualify for 卡尔格兰特s & 其他援助项目. You may apply for financial aid any time beginning October 1 & no later than March 2 for the following academic year (fall & 春天). 事实上, we encourage you to apply for financial assistance before you are admitted to the University.
然而, you must have an admission application on file with the University before we can begin processing your FAFSA & you must be formally admitted to the University before we will produce an award letter for you.
Q. Should I wait until my taxes are filed before I do my FAFSA?
A. Not if you’ll miss the March 2 priority filing date! We encourage you to complete your taxes as early as possible so that your FAFSA is accurate. 然而, if you or your parents cannot complete the taxes before March 2, 使用你对收入和税收的最佳估计. Just indicate on your FAFSA that you are using estimated figures. 一旦你报了税, you can make corrections to your FAFSA application or complete the Data Retreival Tool to update your tax information.
Q. 我什么时候能收到助学金的消息?
A. Most of our communications regarding your financial aid application and awards are sent electronically. Check your email and TITAN Online regularly to ensure you meet any critical deadlines.
If you file your FAFSA by the March 2 priority date, you should receive an email acknowledgment from our office by early April. Some students are required to submit copies of tax returns or other information to our office before we can determine their awards. In general, we begin awarding priority filers in mid-March. Files are reviewed and awarded according to the FAFSA filing date and the file complete date.
Q. 我必须是全职学生才能获得经济资助吗?
A. No. You will qualify for most types of financial aid if you are enrolled at least half-time, 十大靠谱网赌平台将其定义为6个学期. You may qualify for a 联邦佩尔助学金 payment with fewer than 6 semester units. For further details, including special graduate enrollment conditions, see our Enrollment Q & A.
Q. Must I be enrolled at the University prior to receiving financial assistance?
A. 是的. Payment will not be prepared until you are enrolled. The first disbursement for each semester occurs approximately one week prior to the first day of classes and funds are usually delivered to you by the Thursday before classes begin. If you are not enrolled in the minimum number of units at the time of the payment cycle, 我们不会为您准备任何费用. 然而, we have at least two payment cycles each week throughout the semester. As soon as you are enrolled and eligible for payment, your disbursement will be prepared.
Q. When I send my Student Housing License Agreement to Housing, must I make a payment if I am receiving financial aid?
A. 是的. All students who plan to live in the residence facility, 无论经济援助资格如何, 必须在截止日期前支付首付款吗. Subsequent payments are your responsibility as well. You may request a meeting with a housing representative to arrange a payment plan for the subsequent payments.
Q. 我必须每年申请经济资助吗?
A. 是的. Your financial situation must be reassessed each year. 然而, 第一年后，你申请经济资助, you may be eligible to file a “renewal FAFSA” which is quicker and easier to complete. The federal FAFSA processor will notify you about renewing your FAFSA.
Q. 我只对奖学金感兴趣. 我必须填写FAFSA吗?
A. No. 然而, to be considered for scholarships where financial need is a criterion, 你必须填写FAFSA.
Q. What is an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and when do I provide it?
A. The "expected family contribution" is based on your family’s resources, the number of family members and the number in college. The EFC is the amount you and your family are expected to pay toward your educational costs. The federal need analysis formula determines the EFC and assumes the following: 家长s have the primary responsibility to pay for their children’s education. Students also have a responsibility to help pay for their own educations.
The EFC is not an amount that is "due" at one specific time. It can be contributed to your educational costs in a variety of ways such as assisting in the payment of fees each semester, 购买书籍和用品或提供住房, transportation costs or other miscellaneous educational costs. The EFC is the amount of your total costs that will not be covered by need-based financial aid. 然而, 有一些不以需求为基础的经济援助项目, 包括一些奖学金, the Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loan and the Federal PLUS Loan (see Stafford and PLUS Loans).
Q. What is the maximum financial aid I may receive during an academic year?
A. Your total financial aid, including scholarships and loans, may not exceed your cost of attendance. You are responsible for notifying our office if you receive outside aid such as a scholarship, 费豁免, 费用报销, 或授予. We will review your total financial aid package and determine if any adjustments are required.
Q. Do I need to renew my FAFSA for the 春天 semester?
A. No your current financial application covers the full current academic year of (Fall, 春天, 和夏天). When the financial aid applications opens in October 1st of every year, you're applying for financial aid for the next academic year.
Q. Do I have to be enrolled full-time (12 units) to get financial aid?
A. No! Most financial aid programs require at least 6 semester units (half-time status) to receive a payment. 联邦佩尔助学金 allows some students to receive a payment if enrolled in fewer than 6 units.
Q. Do I have to notify the Financial Aid Office if I plan to enroll part-time?
A. No. All financial aid offers shown in your TITAN Online Financial Aid “Award Summary” represent the amount you may receive if you are enrolled full-time. 如果你不是全日制学生, 在处理付款时, your payment is adjusted automatically according to your “enrollment status”. 如果你注册了6-8个单元, your status is half-time; if you are enrolled in 9-11 units, your status is three-quarter time; if you are enrolled in 12 units, 你的身份是全职.
Q. Are all types of financial aid adjusted if I am enrolled less than full-time?
A. 联邦佩尔助学金, 卡尔格兰特s A和B, 州立大学助学金(SUG), 及EOP补助金会因应兼职身份而调整. 联邦斯塔福德贷款, 联邦珀金斯贷款, Federal SEOG and Federal Work-Study are not affected by part-time status; however, you must be enrolled in at least 6 units to qualify for a payment. ACG and SMART grants require that you be enrolled full-time to receive payment.
Q. What happens if I receive a payment and then drop a class?
A. If you drop a class on or before census date (the 20th day of instruction) and your enrollment status changes as a result, you may be required to repay part or all of the funds received. 例如, if you receive a full-time 联邦佩尔助学金 payment (100% of the awarded amount) and you drop to 9 units by the start of the fifth week of the semester, your enrollment status changes from full-time to three-quarter time and you may have to repay 25% of the paid amount.
Your enrollment status is “frozen” on census date and you are expected to earn credit for all classes in which you were enrolled. 因此, 如果你在那之后退了课, you may jeopardize your future financial aid for failure to meet satisfactory academic progress requirements. 然而, your enrollment status is not adjusted and you are not required to repay funds received.
Q. What happens if I receive a part-time payment and then I add a class to increase my enrollment status?
A. It is possible to receive several disbursements at the beginning of the semester if your enrollment status changes. 例如, if you are enrolled in 6 units when initial payment is made, you may receive only 50% of your 联邦佩尔助学金 award. 如果你添加一个类，总共9个单位, your eligibility will be recalculated for three-quarter time status and a supplemental payment will be prepared. If you add another class for a total of 12 or more units, you will qualify for a full-time payment and another supplemental payment will be prepared. Payments occur at least twice a week; supplemental payments will be processed in the next disbursement cycle after you add a class. Adding courses after the university census date (typically the fourth week of classes) will not result in an additional payment.
Q. What happens if I receive financial aid and withdraw from all of my classes?
A. If you do a complete withdrawal from the university or cease attending classes on or before the 60% point in the semester and you received financial aid for the semester, we must determine how much of the financial aid you “earned” based on the number of days you attended classes. You may be required to return part/all of the unearned portion. 参考学期课程表, 经济援助信息页面, 具体日期, 截止日期和费用退款政策.
Student Financial Services will perform a calculation to determine if part of your fees must be refunded. If a refund is made, it will first be applied toward your “unearned” financial aid.
Q. 我被研究生班录取了. Do I have to be in 12 units to be considered full-time?
A. 500及以上的课程按1加权.5 .单位价值. 因此, 8 units of 500 level courses are the equivalent of full-time status. 类似的, if you’re enrolled in 6 units of 500 level courses and 3 units of 400 level courses, 你被认为是全职(6 × 1).5 = 9 + 3 = 12).
Q. What does the anticipated aid hold on my account means?
A. The anticipated hold means that you have enough financial aid to cover your charges for the upcoming semester. It will prevent you from being dropped from your registered courses.
