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经济援助和学费

财政援助流程

The financial aid process at North Park begins with your 入学申请. If you are a United States citizen, you should also fill out a Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA) if you plan on seeking aid or taking student loans. While it may seem like an overwhelming form, the FAFSA is the best way for North Park to get a comprehensive picture of your financial situation in order to best serve you.

Once you have been admitted to North Park 和 we have received your FAFSA information (if applicable), 我们将把一个 经济援助计划 为你. This will include the maximum amount of funds you are eligible to receive from a variety of sources, 包括 北公园的机构援助 和 联邦和州 student loans 和 grants, 包括 the 伊利诺伊州MAP补助金，如适用. You can view your financial aid information online at any time through SelfService, North Park’s online student services portal.

Any financing that you plan to receive from private organizations or groups—such as 外面的奖学金 or 私人贷款—won’t be included in your package from North Park. Talk with your recruiter about how these can be applied to your account.

维护资格

In order to maintain eligibility for financial aid, 包括学生贷款和助学金, 请务必注意以下事项:

  • You must maintain satisfactory academic progress in your program of study.
  • At least half-time attendance (six credit hours per semester for undergraduate students, four credit hours per semester for graduate students) is required. See below for a note on enrollment in 和 dropping quad classes affecting financial aid amounts.
  • You may not be in default on any federal student loans.

注册四门课程

Many degree-completion 和 graduate courses at North Park are offered as quad classes, lasting for only 7 weeks each instead of a full semester. These are considered modular courses for purposes of calculating federal student aid. 联邦第四章援助, 包括 Stafford Loans 和 Pell Grants, is awarded based on enrollment per semester. If you withdraw from the University or drop classes, you may be required to return all or a portion of the federal aid you were awarded. 7月1日生效, 2011, the US Department of Education instituted new regulations that 政府ern the Return of Title IV Funds for students enrolled in modular courses. The new regulation only affects students who drop or withdraw from courses they were scheduled to complete. Learn more about the calculation for returning Title IV funds.

Because each student’s situation is unique, we urge you to 联系财政援助办公室 before dropping quad classes if you access Stafford Loans 和/or Pell Grants to help pay for school.