Winter intersession
A page within Financial Aid
For most students, they rely on their spring financial aid to help pay their winter bill. We’ll begin disbursing spring financial aid on Wednesday, January 22, just after the winter bill is due; however, finance charges will not start until February 8th. As long as winter and spring bills are paid by February 7th, there is no financial penalty.
It could be possible that you may need to look at other loan options should your spring financial aid not cover the winter and spring bills in full.
- Students must have a current academic year FAFSA on file for federal loan options.
- Schedule an appointment with the Financial Aid Office if you would like to discuss winter aid options.
Loan eligibility
- Additional aid opportunities for the winter intercession typically only come in the form of loans.
- If the student is already receiving the maximum Federal Direct Loan for their grade level, then only Parent PLUS Loans, Graduate PLUS Loans or private student loans might be available. These loans require a separate application.
- Additional eligibility for loans will be limited to the cost of winter intersession tuition and fees. When fees are known, they should be posted on the Cost to Attend website.
- If the maximum Parent PLUS Loan, Graduate PLUS Loan or private student loan has not been borrowed, the borrower can apply for these loans without needing to complete the Winter Intersession Application.
Winter intersession billing
- Winter intersession costs will be billed separately, but any approved winter intersession aid is part of the spring semester and will be disbursed along with the spring aid.
3 credits in winter intersession and 3 credits in spring semester
Important: If a student is taking 3 credits in winter intersession and is only taking 3 credits in the spring semester, even though they would be considered half-time for financial aid purposes, they will be considered to be less than half-time for enrollment purposes and will be reported to the National Clearinghouse (and therefore the National Student Loan Data System) as less than half-time. This could cause the student to go into their grace period or repayment on their student loans.