Changes in Enrollment Policy for Graduate Programs

Since your financial aid eligibility is determined by the number of hours you enroll per term/semester, you should report any change in enrollment to your graduate office. You are not eligible for Federal Direct Loan funds unless you take at least 3 hours per semester. Life experience, audit, or CLEP credit will not be acknowledged in determining financial aid eligibility.

If you plan to “skip” one or more terms and enroll for a later term during the year, be sure to notify your program director or the Office of Financial Assistance so that your aid for the later term(s) may be reserved for you. Please keep in mind that if you have a previous federal loan, your lender and/or the Department of Education will be notified that you were not a Buena Vista student for any term/semester you were not enrolled.