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Do I need to complete 2 8 week sessions for Financial Aid? - jarrett312 - 05-07-2023
If I get a student loan will I need to pay for two sessions $2800 or can I get it all done in one taking out only $1400?
RE: Do I need to complete 2 8 week sessions for Finical Aid? - allvia - 05-08-2023
Confirm with the financial aid office, but generally you need to be considered at least half time for financial aid. That is determined by the amount of credit hours in a (traditional) semester; half-time is 6 credit hours and full-time is considered 12. So, if you finish 30 credits in one 8 week term, that should consider you full-time (as it is well over the required 12 credits in a semester). An easy way to look at a semester is if you see a "Spring I" and a "Spring II" offered, the two combined is the Spring semester.
RE: Do I need to complete 2 8 week sessions for Financial Aid? - ss20ts - 05-08-2023
You need to be enrolled for 4 courses at the beginning of the session to be considered full-time for financial aid. I had this one session as it was my last session. Jessica enrolled me in the 4 courses when I signed up for my classes.