Admission > Financial Aid

Federal student aid is financial help if you're enrolled in an eligible program at a school participating in our federal student aid programs. (By school, we mean a four-year or two-year public or private educational institution, a career school, or a trade school.) Aid covers school expenses, including tuition and fees, room and board, books, and supplies and transportation. Most federal aid is need-based. The two most command types of aid are grants, Work-Study.

Grants:
Financial aid that does not have to be repaid, generally, grants are for undergraduates students, and the grant amount is based on need, cost of attendance, and enrollment status. Federal Pell Grants for the 2002-2003 school year ranged from $400-$4,000. At the time this Guide was published, the maximum grant amount for 2003-2004 had not been determined Federal Supplement Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) range from $100-$4,000.

Work Study:
Lets students earn money while enrolled in school to help pay for education expenses.

Some of the requirements to receive aid from the U.S. Department of Education's FSA programs are that you must:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen
• Have a valid Social Security Number if you need a Social Security Number, you can find out more about applying for one through the Internet at www.ssa.gov.
• Have a high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate or pass an approved ability-to-benefit (ATB) test.
• Enroll in an eligible program as a regular student.
• Meet satisfactory academic progress.
• Certify that you are not in default on a federal student loan and that you do not owe money on a federal student grant.
• Comply with the Selective Service registration, if required if you're a male aged 18 through 25, and you haven't yet registered, you can give the Selective Service permission to register you by checking a box on the FAFSA. You can also register through the internet at www.ssa.gov.