Enrollment status

The Financial Aid Office defines enrollment statuses for all semesters as follows:  

 NOTE:  These standards also apply to each summer session.  

How Developmental Credits
Affect Your Enrollment Status

Students cannot receive financial aid consideration for more than the equivalent of one year of developmental courses (or 30 semester credits). This limit pertains to ESL courses and courses below the 1000 level. Any developmental credit hours attempted after reaching 30 hours will not be counted in the student's enrollment status used in determining financial aid eligibility.

How Your Enrollment Status
Affects Your Student Financial Aid

The Financial Aid Office recalculates financial aid eligibility for students changing enrollment status on or before the official census date (12th class day for Fall/Spring semesters, 4th class day for Summer terms). Recalculations are processed for schedule changes initiated by the student (in the form of adds/drops) or by the university (in the form of cancelled courses and/or other administrative changes).   

Some awards, including Pell grant, are adjusted based on the number of hours enrolled at the end of the official census period. Other awards, including Federal student loans, may no longer be disbursed after a student drops below half-time status within the loan period. Students should also be aware that changes to enrollment status for a specific semester may also impact program participation and/or eligibility for future semesters.    

If the financial aid eligibility is increased and a credit remains after the revised tuition and fees are determined, the available balance will be promptly mailed to the student by the Business Office. If the financial aid package is reduced and an account balance remains after the Business Office recalculates tuition and fees, the student is responsible for promptly paying this amount in full. (Review the refund policy and the tuition and fees information published in the UTB/TSC Course Schedule.)  

In general, students dropping below half-time status, on or before the official census date, are ineligible for most forms of financial aid , and similar to students completely withdrawing from UTB/TSC, may be required to repay awards and/or tuition balances, as per the Title IV Returns policy.

NOTE:  Students reducing enrollment status after the official census date should refer to the Federal Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards and students completely withdrawing from the institution, before or after the official census date, should also refer to the Procedures for Return of Title IV Funds.