{"id":849,"date":"2020-04-01T15:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T22:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=849"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:26:35","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/financial-aid\/checklist\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility for Financial Aid and Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k7149mi8-03a31ba6f43f9e7c40b1b45c19cbb946\">\n.avia-section.av-k7149mi8-03a31ba6f43f9e7c40b1b45c19cbb946{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Financial Aid - Eligibility for Financial Aid and Scholarships Page - Title Section' class='avia-section av-k7149mi8-03a31ba6f43f9e7c40b1b45c19cbb946 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Financial aid recipients must meet specific criteria to receive their funds. These criteria are different from the criteria used to award <a href=\"\/financial-aid\/scholarships\/\">scholarships<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After you receive aid, you are also responsible for successfully completing all the courses you register for and completing your Â鶹´«Ã½ degree in a timely manner. Carefully review the content below as you are responsible for the following information.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"dig-4\">Eligibility Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/eligibility\/federal-eligibility\/\">General Eligibility Requirements<\/a><br \/>\nBasic requirements to receive federal\/state aid.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/eligibility\/satisfactory-academic-progress\/\">Satisfactory Academic Progress<\/a><br \/>\nAcademic requirements to continue to receive aid, including guidelines for GPA, pace, and maximum timeframe. This is reviewed at the end of each term on both a term and cumulative basis.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/eligibility\/enrollment\/\">Enrollment<\/a><br \/>\nThe number of credit hours you register for can affect your aid. Some require full time enrollment.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/eligibility\/participation\/\">Participation Requirements<\/a><br \/>\nRequirements for demonstrating class participation if you receive a non-passing grade. If you did not attend a course, your financial aid may be adjusted.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/eligibility\/return-of-financial-aid\/\">Return of Title IV (Federal) Fund<\/a><br \/>\nWhen you completely withdraw whether you officially withdrew or received non-passing grades and stopped attending, a return of financial aid may be required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"dig-4\">Rights and Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/eligibility\/rights-responsibilities\/\">Rights and Responsibilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/report-additional-resources\/\">Report Additional Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/checklist\/accept-loans\/terms-and-conditions\/\">Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rights and Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<p class=\"heavy-man dig-4\">These federal aid programs have limits on the total amount you may receive over time:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/understand-aid\/types\/grants\/pell\/calculate-eligibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Pell Grant<\/a><br \/>\nEquivalent of six academic years<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/aid-types\/loans\/subsidized-loan\/\">Federal Direct Loan Subsidized<\/a><br \/>\n$23,000<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"grow-bro heavy-man\" href=\"\/financial-aid\/aid-types\/loans\/unsubsidized-loan\/\">Federal Direct Loan Unsubsidized<\/a><br \/>\n$31,000 (dependent undergraduate); $57,500 (independent undergraduate); and $138,500 (graduate and law)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ujyx-9d9e46e370e8eefe4871e82c414cd2d7\">\n.flex_column.av-2ujyx-9d9e46e370e8eefe4871e82c414cd2d7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2ujyx-9d9e46e370e8eefe4871e82c414cd2d7 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Financial Aid - 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