To receive federal student aid, a student must meet basic eligibility criteria described at https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility#basic-criteria and summarized below:
Qualify to obtain a college education, either by having a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate, or by completing a high school education in a homeschool setting approved under state law (or—if state law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a completion credential—completing a high school education in a homeschool setting that qualifies as an exemption from compulsory attendance requirements under state law); or enrolling in an eligible career pathway program and meeting one of the "ability-to-benefit" alternatives described at https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility#basic-criteria
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Be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National (for requirements to be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National please see https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship)
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Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student in an eligible degree or certificate program
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Have a valid Social Security number unless you are from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau
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Sign certifying statements on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form stating that you are not in default on a federal student loan and do not owe a refund on a federal grant and you will use federal student aid only for educational purposes
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You are not in default on a federal student loan and do not owe a refund on a federal grant
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Maintain satisfactory academic progress in college or career school
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Not be receiving federal or state financial aid from another institution for the same enrollment period.
In addition:
- Students must be attending a minimum of six (6) eligible credits for federal loans (Audited courses, Transfer Credits, Credit by Exam, Experiential Learning Credits, and some repeat courses do not count towards eligibility)
- Students must not be receiving federal or state financial aid from another institution for the same enrollment period;
- Students with prior baccalaureates are not eligible to receive Pell or SEOG grants.
- Federal loans must be prorated for certificate programs consisting of 16 to 23 credits.
- Financial aid must be prorated for programs that are less than 30 weeks in any academic year.
- A Consortium Agreement is required when a student is enrolled at more than one CCSNH College and wishes to use financial aid at both colleges.
- Pell eligible students must be registered for any course(s) that does not span the entire length of the semester prior to the Pell recalculation date within that semester.