Federal Financial Aid Eligibility

To be eligible for federal student aid, you must:

Enrolled as a regular student in an eligible program of study on at least a half-time basis;
Have a high school diploma or the equivalent;
A U.S. citizen, or an eligible non-citizen;
Demonstrate financial need (for most programs);
Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress;
Sign statements on the FAFSA that you are not in default onh a federal student loan and do not owe money on a Federal student grant, and you will use Federal student aid only for educational purposes
Register for the Selective Service, if a male born after December 31, 1959; and
Have a valid Social Security number.