Eligibility Criteria
For a full listing of eligibility criteria, please visit the University Financial Aid Office's page.
The requirements include but are not limited to:
- Be a US citizen or permanent resident (with a green card).
- Have a valid Social Security Number.
- File a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) each academic year.
- Be enrolled at least half time (a minimum of six credits per semester) at the time of disbursement and those credits must be required to complete your degree. Additionally,
- If you drop below six credits, any previous loans you borrowed will be placed into their grace period.
- Free credits in the EMBA program, and credits in excess of the required 60 in MBA program will not count towards Federal Loan eligibility. Therefore, please ensure your cumulative credits at the end of the penultimate semester do not exceed 54 if you would like to retain eligibility for your final semester's federal loans.
- Be below the aggregate borrowing limit of $138,500 for any prior subsidized or unsubsidized loans.
- Meet satisfactory academic progress as defined in the Policies section of our site.
- Must not be in default on a federal student loan.
- For the Direct Graduate PLUS loan, you must also pass a credit check by submitting our Graduate PLUS Loan form. If there is any incorrect information on your credit report, be sure to rectify the issue(s).
- If you have a credit freeze on your credit information, please contact all three credit bureau(s) to temporarily lift or remove the hold. Credit decisions are valid for 180 days.