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Enrollment Requirements All financial aid awards are offered based on the expectation that you will be enrolled full-time, taking 12 or more credit hours per semester. After each registration period, your financial aid award amount will be reviewed and may be adjusted based on the number of credit hours in which you are enrolled. Enrolling in less than full-time can significantly change your financial aid eligibility, including a total loss of eligibility for a certain fund(s), a reduction of a certain fund(s), or both.
Student Loans All federal educational loans require at least half-time enrollment, which is defined as six (6) hours applicable to your degree. Audit hours are not acceptable for eligibility.
Pell Grant Pell Grants are based on full-time enrollment and is required to receive the maximum award for the term. Enrolling in less than full-time will result in a prorated disbursement.
Spelman Scholarships All college scholarships require full-time enrollment
Outside Scholarships Many outside scholarships require students to provide proof of enrollment. In some cases, the donor's own form must be used. In others, Spelman form is acceptable. In either case, guidance on how you can obtain this information for your scholarship can be found at the Registrar's Office.
Hope/Zell Miller Scholarships (Georgia Residents Only) HOPE and Zell Miller scholars are paid for enrollment of six hours or more.
Verification of Participation Active participation in classes is a requirement for continued eligibility for financial aid. Verification of Participation is a process whereby instructional faculty report to the Dean of Students, Registrar's Office, and the Financial Aid Office whether a student enrol led in their class is engaged with the course.
Repeat Coursework Policy Coursework that has previously been passed and repeated once, and is then subsequently repeated again, does not count toward enrollment requirements for disbursement. "Passed" is defined as a grade of "D" or better. An exception is any class designated by Spelman as intended to be repeated.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy View the SAP

 

 

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