Continuing Studies
Payment Plans and Financial Aid In recognition of the fact that many adult students must carefully plan their finances to manage a household budget, Continuing Studies offers two convenient payment plans. Both plans are an alternative to paying fees in full by the first day of each term. If you choose to use one of these plans, please make arrangements before the beginning of the quarter. MasterCard, Visa, and Discover are accepted. 1. Three-Part Payment Plan You may divide your tuition into three payments. At least one third of your tuition will be due by the first day of class. The remaining balance will be pay able in two payments due one month apart. There is a $25 quarterly handling charge for this payment option. 2. Deferred Payment Plan If you qualify for your company's tuition reimbursement program, this plan will allow you to defer most of your tuition until the end of the quarter. There is a $35 quarterly service charge for this payment option. To help you meet the costs of a college education, you may wish to apply for fi nancial aid. Assistance paying for college expenses may be available to you through loans, grants, and/or work-study opportunities. Because the availability of certain forms of financial aid is limited, prospective students are encouraged to make applica tion as early as possible by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the College's Institutional Aid Form. Both forms may be picked up in either the Office of Continuing Studies or the College's Financial Aid Office. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the availability and awarding of financial aid, do not hesitate to contact the Office of Continuing Studies. Also see the Financial Assistance Section of this catalog.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Students who fail to make satisfactory academic progress are subject to the loss of federal financial aid. Complete requirements are outlined on pages 292 and 293. Satisfactory academic progress is defined as achieving earned credit hours in at least two-thirds of all credit hours attempted and maintaining the appropriate cumulative grade point average. Courses in which IP's, NR's and W's are received are considered attempted credit hours. Students who fall below the defined standard for satisfactory academic progress will be warned in writing. Students who receive a warning will have to be in compliance with the defined standard within two quarters or federally funded financial aid will be forfeited. Warnings are issued as a courtesy; students must assume full responsibility for monitoring their own satisfactory academic progress. The College reserves the right to refuse registration to students who are failing to make satisfactory academic progress toward their degrees.
Transfer Student Scholarships Transfer students interested in academic scholarships should ~efer to the Bridge Scholarships listed in the financial assistance section of this catalog.
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