GRADUATE CATALOG • 2010-2011

To be eligible for financial aid, a graduate student must be accepted, matriculated and enrolled for a minimum of six credits per semester.
All graduate students applying for financial aid must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) between January 1st and May 1st for the following academic year. The FAFSA can be completed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Cedar Crest’s FAFSA code is 003243. Applicants selected for FAFSA verification are required to submit signed copies of federal income tax returns, W-2 forms and a Department of Education Verification Worksheet (provided by the College) to the College’s Student Financial Services Office.

The academic year for all tuition, room and board as well as institutional, federal and state financial aid is defined as two fifteen-week Fall and Spring semesters followed by an optional trailing fifteen-week Summer semester which includes a May/Summer I and Summer II session. The Spring semester includes an optional 2-3 week Winter session. This same academic year applies to students enrolled in programs which require attendance in the Winter and Summer sessions; however, depending upon sequence of entrance and/or semester course enrollment, a trimester policy for federal and state financial aid may be required. Students must contact Student Financial Services to determine which federal and state requirements apply to their program of study.

A student’s eligibility for financial aid will be reviewed after the end of each academic year. The Financial Aid Office will notify the student in writing of the decision to deny eligibility for aid as soon as the information needed to measure academic progress is available. Full or part-time students are not required to maintain continuous enrollment to remain eligible for financial aid; however, students returning after a period of time will be reviewed for eligibility before financial aid is granted.