金融援助 for 研究生 Students at CSU

Chicago State University recommends that prospective graduate 学生s plan early for financing their education. Students must complete the FAFSA application process in order to establish eligibility for a federal 学生 loan(s) or the federal TEACH 格兰特. For information on completing the FAFSA process, please access our 188bet金宝搏官网登录网址 for 金融援助 (FAFSA)网页.

Degree seeking 研究生 学生s (大师, Ed. D. 和Pharm D.)可能符合资格 以下几点:

• Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Eligibility: Annual eligibility: up to $20,500
• Federal Direct 研究生 PLUS Loan: Annual eligibility: Cost of Attendance minus any other financial aid funds received. 注:申请资格 this loan is based on an individual's credit history.
• Veterans/Military 教育al Benefits: 研究生 学生s may be eligible for the Illinois Veterans 格兰特, Post 9/11 GI Bill or Montgomery GI Bill. 访问我们的 退伍军人事务部 web page for more information.
• TEACH 格兰特: The Teacher 教育 for College and Higher 教育 (TEACH) 格兰特 is a federal grant program. The Teach grant provides up to $4,000 per academic year. 请浏览 联邦教育补助金 web page for further information.
• 研究生 Assistantships: Award amount varies.  Contact the Chairperson of your major department for details. 维持3.0 GPA or academic progress according to the academic discipline in which the 学生 is enrolled [which may vary from 2.75 to 3.5]
• Student employment: Visit the 学生就业 详情请浏览网页
• Private (Alternative) 教育 Loans: Students are awarded up to the full 学生 Budget (Cost of Attendance) minus any other funding received.  注:申请资格 this type of loan is based on an individual's credit history

请注意:  

If selected for the Verification process by the U.S. Department of 教育, 研究生 Students enrolled in 大师, Ed. D. 和/或药物D. programs are not required to complete the process unless they intend to apply for a Federal Perkins Loan or seek employment under the Federal Work-study program. Additionally, if a 金融援助 Advisor has reason to believe that the information contained on a FAFSA may be incorrect, the 金融援助 Advisor has the obligation to require that the Verification process 完成.

Enrollment 需求

研究生 学生s are awarded based on full-time enrollment of (9 hours in the fall/spring).

研究生 Students Enrolled in 本科 Courses

研究生 Student Budgets (Cost of Attendance) are based on full-time enrollment for any semester during which a 学生 may be enrolled.  金融援助 funding is awarded up to the full amount of a Budget. However, 学生s need only be enrolled half-time (in 5000 or higher  水平 courses) during any semester to qualify for federal 学生 loans as follows:

Fall or Spring semesters half-time equivalency for the various 研究生 programs are 条款如下

兼职时间
大师	5个小时
Ed.D.	6个小时
药店	6个小时

During the Summer semester half-time equivalency is as follows:  大师  -  3 hours;  Ed. D.  -  3 hours;  药店  -  6个小时.

研究生 学生s must be enrolled in at least part-time graduate courses (4 hours of 5000 or higher 水平 courses in the fall/spring, 3 hours in the summer) must be graduate 水平 coursed in order to receive financial aid.

示例1: If enrolled in 6个小时 of graduate courses and  a 3 hour undergraduate course which is a total of 9 hours, you will only be awarded based on the graduate hours enrolled.  Therefore in this scenario, you would be considered enrolled as a  part-time graduate 学生.

示例2: If enrolled in 3 hours of graduate courses and  a 3 hour undergraduate course which is a total of 6个小时, you will not  be eligible for financial aid because you are not enrolled in at least 4 hours of graduate 水平 courses (5000 or higher 水平 courses).  Even if you received a financial aid award letter, keep in mind we are awarding you at he time assuming you will be enrolled in at leas the minimum graduate hours. 

Any graduate or undergraduate course dropped before census date which decreases enrollment hours to less than 4 credits for fall or spring (3 credits for summer) will require the Financial AId office to place the 学生 in a less than halftime budget for that semester, often resulting in  a decreased aid eligibility.

 Aid and Certificate Programs

 Any graduate 学生 enrolled in a certificate program cannot receive financial aid  unless also enrolled in a degree program at the graduate 水平.