Program & Course Eligibility Requirements

Degree or Certificate Program Eligibility Requirements

In order to be eligible for federal, state, and most types of UAA financial aid programs, a student must be fully admitted in an eligible degree or certificate program.

green encircled checkmarkEligible: Associate degrees, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees.

gold circle with bar through horizontal centerSome Eligible/Some Not: Some Occupational Endorsement Certificates (OEC) and Graduate Certificates are eligible for financial aid while some are not. To see if your program is eligible for financial aid, check it's listing on the Academic Programs page.

red circle with x through itNot Eligible: Non-degree-seeking students are not eligible for most types of financial aid, except for some private sources.

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icon of black circle with exclamation mark within itChanging Your Program

If you change your degree program from a bachelor’s to a lower degree program (associate, certificate, or OEC) your financial aid may be adjusted. Check with the Office of Financial Aid before making any program changes.

 

Only One Institution

According to federal and state regulations, students are not permitted to receive financial aid at more than one college or university in a given semester or overlapping academic period. A few exceptions apply. Check with the UAA Office of Financial Aid.

Consortium Agreements

A consortium agreement exists between two higher-education institutions (a primary "home" campus and a secondary "host" campus) to grant financial aid to a student concurrently attending both schools.

UAA is my “home” campus

UAA does not enter into consortium agreements on behalf of admitted UAA students with institutions outside the University of Alaska system. Therefore, students needing to take courses outside of UAA will need to budget private funds to do so.

UAA is my “host” campus

UAA will enter into consortium agreements on behalf of students attending UAA as their host campus. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid if you have questions or need further clarification on how your financial aid will work.

Course Eligibility Requirements

red circle with x through itCourses Not Eligible for Financial Aid

The following enrollment types are not eligible for most financial aid:

  • Audit Mode: Taking a class in "audit mode" makes a class ineligible for federal, state, and most institutional financial aid. 
  • Challenge courses and 500-level courses: These courses are not fundable by any type of financial aid.
  • Courses not in your degree level: Students admitted in a graduate program must enroll in graduate level courses, unless the UAA Catalog specifies that undergraduate courses fulfill a graduate degree requirement. Undergraduate courses that must be taken before a student gains unconditional admission into a graduate program are not eligible for graduate level financial aid. Contact the Office of Financial Aid to determine if there is an undergraduate funding option.

gold circle with bar through horizontal centerRepeated Coursework

Federal regulations specify that students may receive federal financial aid funding for one repetition of a course they previously passed.

Repeated coursework may be included in your credit load requirements if:

  • You received an "unsatisfactory" or failing grade. You may repeat a failed course until you pass it.
  • You are in a term-based program where you need to meet an academic standard for a previously passed course, such as a minimum grade. For example, you received a “D” in a course which requires a minimum of “C” for your major. Please note: this is limited to one repetition of a passed course.
  • You passed a class once, are repaid for retaking it, and then you withdraw a second time. This withdrawal does not count as their paid retake and you may receive financial aid for another attempt.

Repeated coursework may not be included in your credit load requirements if:

  • You are retaking a passed course more than once. For example, if you received a “D” in a course and decide to repeat the course, you may repeat this passed course one time. If you wish to repeat it a second time, the course would not count towards your enrollment status.
  • You passed a class once, then you retook the class and failed it the second time. This failure counts as your second retake and you may not be repaid for retaking the class a third time.

Additional Considerations

  • All repeated courses affect financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress calculations. Regardless of whether the student received financial aid or not, all repeated coursework must be counted as attempted credits.
  • Certain course descriptions listed in the UAA Catalog may state that a specific course "must be repeated for degree" or "may be repeated for credit if content differs." A student may receive financial aid for these courses as long as the course content differs, regardless of receipt of a passing grade. Contact the Office of Financial Aid to confirm eligibility in advance of the semester start date.

green encircled checkmarkRemedial Coursework

Students who enroll in remedial coursework (less than 100-level) may receive financial aid for these courses.

Other Eligibility Requirements

  Enrollment Eligibility  Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)