Financial aid awards are determined by the number of credits a student is enrolled for. All students are awarded based on the number of credits they indicated they would attend when working through the steps in the financial aid portal. Full-time enrollment is not necessary to receive aid.
Adjustments to financial aid disbursements will be made based on the number of credits a student is enrolled in each term regardless of the information they entered in the financial aid portal.
Students enroll in a minimum of 6 credits to receive Direct Loans.
Financial Aid will only pay for credits required for completion of your program of study.
Enrollment Level |
Credit Range |
Financial Aid Adjustment |
Full-time |
12 or more |
Grants at 100% |
Three-quarter-time |
9-11 |
Grants reduced by 25% |
Half-time |
6-8 |
Grants reduced by 50% |
Less than half-time |
1-5 |
Grants reduced by 75% |
*The chart above demonstrates how most, but not all, grants would be adjusted.