Student Status
From UConn Student Financial Aid Services
Contents |
Residency Status
Residency status for incoming freshmen and transfer students is determined by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the time of acceptance. Residency for continuing undergraduate students may be changed through an appeal process administered by the Office of Student Services & Advocacy. Residency for graudate students is determined by the Graduate School.
Housing Status
Students who live in and pay rent for an off-campus apartment may use their financial aid to assist with living expenses. Students who live in the Hilltop or Charter Oak Apartments are considered to be living on-campus. Our office assumes that in-state dependent students who attend regional campuses are living with their parents and out-of-state students attending a regional campus are living off-campus, not with parents, unless otherwise notified.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
The University of Connecticut is required via federal regulation to establish a reasonable satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policy to determine whether an otherwise eligible student is making SAP in his or her educational program.
Financial Aid Programs Governed by the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
Students who are found to be in violation of the parameters set forth by the SAP policy are ineligible to receive the following forms of federal, state, and institutional financial aid:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
- Federal Work-Study(FWS)
- Federal Perkins Loan
- Federal Direct Stafford Loan
- Federal Direct PLUS Loan
- Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan
- University grant programs
- UConn Merit Scholarships
- State grant programs
- Athletic Awards
- Certain University scholarships
- Certain alternative loans (see each lender's website for more details)
These guidelines do not apply to tuition waivers, some University scholarships, most outside scholarships, or student labor earnings.
Note: Beginning with the Fall 2011 term, the Office of Student Financial Aid will be changing the standards used to measure academic progress as well as the frequency with which students' academic process is measured. The full text of the policy is available.
Grade Level Progression
If you were a freshman or sophomore during the current academic year, your financial aid awards for the upcoming academic year are based on anticipated progression to sophomore or junior status for the upcoming academic year. Once final spring grades have been posted, your actual grade level will be determined. Your awards are subject to revision if grade level progression did not occur. Loan amounts are based on earned credits. If there are adjustments to your total number of earned credits based on repeat rules or credit restrictions, your loan amount may be reduced.
Cancelling Enrollment
Students who cancel their enrollment for the fall semester will have their original financial aid awards, including scholarships, cancelled for the year.
For students who return for the spring semester, eligibility for spring financial aid will be re-evaluated based on spring admission status, enrollment status, partial year attendance and the availability of funds.
