2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog w/ November Addendum 
    
    Dec 12, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog w/ November Addendum [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Traditional Program Financial Aid Awards


Financial aid awards are based on the enrollment status of the student during a semester as of the conclusion of the Add/Drop Period, defined as:

Full-time

12 or more semester hours

Three-quarter time

9 through 11 semester hours

Half-time

6 through 8 semester hours

Less than half-time

1 through 5 semester hours

 

Required enrollment status for federal, state and university financial aid awards:

Program

Full-time

Half-time

Less than Half-time

Pell Grant

Yes

Yes

Yes

FSEOG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Direct Loan

Yes

Yes

Not eligible

PA State Grant

Yes

Yes

Not eligible

HU Aid

Yes

 No (Available in Summer)

 No (Available in Summer)

Funded Scholarships

Yes

No

No

A non-degree or non-credit student is not eligible for financial aid.

 

Progress toward a Degree

A student is classified based upon the number of semester hours completed and reported to Records and Registration. The classification is based on credits completed, not attempted, and does not include courses for which one of the following grades has been assigned: “I”, “IP”, “NR” or “F”.

First Year

fewer than 24 semester hours earned

Second Year

greater than or equal to 24 semester hours earned but fewer than 60

Third Year

greater than or equal to 60 semester hours earned but fewer than 90

Fourth Year

greater than or equal to 90 semester hours earned