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Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Students must meet all eligibility requirements listed
below to be considered for any Title IV federal financial
aid programs and/or need-based aid from Methodist University.
- Be a High School Graduate
To be eligible for aid, students must have a high school diploma
or its equivalent, or have a certificate indicating they have
completed a home-study program recognized by their home state.
- Be Enrolled in an Approved Degree
Program
Students must be enrolled in an approved degree-seeking program
to be eligible for any financial aid from the university. A list
of programs and degrees is published in the Methodist University
Academic
Catalogue. Students studying in an approved study abroad program
and tuition exchange programs are eligible for financial aid at
the university once all necessary procedures have been completed.
- Credit Hours
Undergraduate students must register for at least twelve credit
hours each semester to be considered for the maximum aid possible.
Undergraduates who register for a less than full-time course load
may have their financial aid award reduced as required by federal
regulations and institutional policies. However, they must enroll
in at least six credit hours to remain eligible for loans but
may be enrolled less than half time for the Pell Grant.
Graduate students must register at least half time (a minimum
of six credit hours) each semester during the academic year to
be eligible for Federal Stafford Loans.
- Be a U.S. Citizen or an Eligible
Non-Citizen
Students must be United States citizens or classified as eligible
non-citizens in order to be eligible for federal, state, financial
aid. Students must fit one of the following categories in order
to be considered eligible non-citizens:
Citizen not born in United States
- Certificate of Citizenship: (Must have student's
name, certificate number and the date the certificate
was issued.)
- Certificate of Naturalization: (Must have student's
name, certificate number, Alien Registration Number,
name of the court and the date where naturalization
occurred.)
- Certificate of Birth Abroad: (Must have embossed
seal “United States of America" and "State
Department".
- U.S. Passport
- U.S. Passport (Must be stamped "Non-citizen National")
Permanent Resident
- "Permanent Resident Card"(Form I-551),
or the "Alien Registration Receipt Card"(Form
I-151)
- Foreign Passport (Must be stamped "processed
for I-551" with expiration date.)
- I-94 (Must be stamped "Processed for I-551 with expiration
date, or Temporary Form I-551," with appropriate information
filled in.)
- Have a Valid Social Security Number
Students must have a valid Social Security number to receive federal
financial aid. Exceptions to this rule are students from the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or the
Republic of Palau.
- Be Registered with the Selective
Service
Male students between the ages of 18 and 25 must be registered
with Selective Service
to be eligible for financial aid.
- Not in Default on a Loan or Owe a
Refund on a Grant
To be eligible for federal financial aid, students must not be
in default on a Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Stafford Loan, and
Federal Supplemental Loan for Students, or Federal Direct Loan.
Students who owe any refund on a Federal Pell Grant or Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant are not eligible for
federal financial aid until the matter is cleared and documentation
is provided.
- Not Have a Drug Conviction
Students must not have been convicted of violating any federal
or state law related to the possession or sale of drugs. Students
who are convicted must notify the Office of Financial Aid. They may
lose their eligibility for Title IV financial aid and may be required
to pay back any aid they received prior to their conviction.
- Demonstrate Satisfactory Academic
Progress (SAP)
Students must maintain SAP, according to the standards
and practices of the university. Students who fail to
maintain satisfactory progress may not receive federal
Title IV aid or state and university need-based grants
and scholarships
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