常见问题(FAQ)

When applying for Federal Student Aid, all contributors (student, parents, step parents, 养父母) MUST 在完成FAFSA申请之前，你已经有了FSA ID. 欲了解更多信息，请 查看以下链接:
 
Are scholarships awarded for one year or are there scholarships that are guaranteed 在科俄马的两年?

Scholarships are generally awarded for a two-year period (4 semesters), and students must maintain enrollment and GPA requirements as stated in the Scholarship Policy. They are generally renewable if all Scholarship Policy requirements are met.

Based on family income, I probably don’t qualify for Federal financial aid. Should 我还是申请助学金?
Yes, unfortunately, numerous families mistakenly think they don’t qualify for financial aid.  Financial aid includes Pell grants, Federal Work Study and other grants.

Can I find out specific financial aid amounts by calling my financial aid office?
Due to the Privacy Act, the 金融援助 Office must be certain of who they are releasing 以学生的名义提供信息. 因此，我们将不讨论任何具体的 通过电话或电子邮件提供财务援助金额. 请随时参观 金融援助 Office on the campus or schedule a virtual appointment for further assistance 在这件事上.

我可以接受联邦财政吗 aid if I do not have a high school diploma or GED?
Yes. Students must pass the state approved ATB (Ability to Benefit) exam and successfully complete 6 credit hours or 225 clock hours applicable to a degree or certificate offered 按机构划分.

我可以接受联邦财政吗 aid if enrolled less than a full-time student?
Yes, if you are determined to be eligible based on the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)在你的FAFSA上.  

我可以通过任何课程获得联邦财政援助吗? No, students must declare a major course of study and be working towards a degree 在那门课上.

Can I receive Federal 金融援助 at two different institutions during the same semester?
Students cannot receive Pell grant or other Federal financial aid at two different 同一学期院校(缴费期). 学生可以接受佩尔 grant or other Federal financial aid at one of the institutions, but would be required 去另一所学校自付学费.

我能申请暑期学校的助学金吗?
If you have not already used up your full eligibility in the Pell grant program, you 可以用它来上暑期班吗. 一些奖学金，包括国家援助奖学金 夏天都没有吗. 根据资金情况，联邦工作研究可以 夏季学期不提供. 

我的助学金可以更改吗?
是的，在下列情况下，你的奖励可能会改变:

  1. Your family financial circumstances change, causing your need to change.
  2. You receive any additional outside resources, such as privately awarded scholarships, 哪些没有列在你的获奖通知上.
  3. 你在FAFSA上提供了不正确的数据. 
  4. You do not maintain 令人满意的学业进展 for 金融援助.
  5. 被学院停学(学术或纪律原因).
  6. 你没有注册获得援助所需的学时数.

我必须每年申请联邦财政援助吗? 是的，所有学生每年都必须申请联邦财政援助. 联邦财政 aid year at Coahoma consists of the fall semester, spring semester, and summer semesters.  If you use all of your Federal financial aid during the fall and spring semesters, there will be no aid remaining for summer, with the exception of Year-Round Pell.

我需要达到一定的平均绩点才能获得经济资助吗?
是的，你必须遵守科荷马的财政援助政策 令人满意的学业进展. 

我必须是全日制学生才能获得机构或国家资助吗?
Yes, certain types of aid, such as scholarships and state grants, require that you 全日制学生(15学时以上). 如果你在 你将失去下学期的奖学金.

我拖欠了一笔助学贷款. 我可以接受联邦财政吗 aid?
不，除非你赔偿了.“你的贷款人必须给你寄一封信，说明 你对拖欠的贷款有满意的偿还.  出示信件 to the 金融援助 Office, and you may be eligible to receive additional financial aid.

If I have already earned a bachelor’s degree, can I receive additional Federal financial aid?
你没有资格获得联邦佩尔助学金. 

我有副学士学位. 我可以在科俄马获得联邦财政资助吗 在另一个专业? Yes, you can receive financial aid for up to a total of 96 semester hours or 150% 你的课程时间. (回顾科俄马的财政援助政策 令人满意的学业进展.)

If I am on financial aid probation or suspension, can I receive financial aid?
Yes, if you are on financial aid probation you can receive all types of financial aid; however, you cannot receive any type of financial aid, if you are on financial 暂停援助.

Is financial aid probation and suspension the same as scholastic probation and suspension? No, you may be on financial 暂停援助 and still attend college by paying out-of-pocket.

我可以期望我的经济援助支付哪些费用? Depending on your financial aid award it may cover all or part of the following: tuition, room and board, meal plan, books and supplies, some transportation expenses, 个人、学校、杂项费用.

How much will my family be expected to contribute toward my yearly college expenses?
Your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is calculated each year you apply for aid 使用一种叫做联邦方法的国家处理公式. 公式考虑 your parents’ and your income and assets, your family size, and the number of family 大学注册会员. EFC在你上的任何一所大学都是一样的.

我的“经济需要”是如何确定的?
The Federal processor determines your individual family’s ability to contribute to the cost of education (“Expected Family Contribution”) using the information you provide FAFSA和一个叫做“联邦方法”的公式."

I’m going to be married during the school year for which I am applying for aid. Can 我在FAFSA上填写的是“已婚”?
No, you must indicate your marital status as of the date you are completing the FAFSA.

If my parents are divorced or separated, whose financial data should be used when 我正在填写联邦学生援助免费申请(FAFSA)?
If your natural parents are separated or divorced, use the natural parent with whom 你在过去的12个月里过得最充实. 如果你不和父母同住，或者 with each parent an equal number of days, use the parent that provided the most financial 在过去的12个月里对你的支持. 如果父母再婚了，你也必须 include the step-parent’s financial information on the application, and parent and 继父母应该在FAFSA上报告自己已婚.

如果我有不寻常的情况怎么办?
If any of the following circumstances apply to you or your family, check with your financial aid advisor immediately to see if this might affect your financial aid application.

  1. 父母离婚，或者你和配偶离婚
  2. 一名主要工薪族死亡
  3. 主要收入来源的失业
  4. Loss of other income or benefits (such as social security or child support)

What happens to my financial aid status if I am excessively absent, completely withdraw, 或者被学校开除?
在退学之前咨询一下你的经济援助顾问.  如果你是 excessively absent, withdraw, 或者被学校开除 prior to the 60% mark of the 本学期，你的资助可能会减少或完全取消.