Students taking courses through Outreach and Distance Education (ODE) may be eligible for financial aid.

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Student must be admitted to a TTU degree program, and be enrolled in at least 6 hours.

• Enroll and pay for course during the term the student is requesting financial aid for the course.

• Submit a letter from the student’s academic advisor to the Financial Aid Office indicating that the enrolled correspondence course(s) will apply to the student’s degree plan.

• Student must have completed a FAFSA for the award period in which they are seeking aid, as well as any additional documentation requested by the Office of Student Financial Aid (verification documents, social security card, etc.)

•  Student must be maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress as determined by the University.

Financial Aid:

Due to state and federal regulations, students must enroll in courses through ODE and meet all of the requirements listed above before financial aid can be awarded or released.  Students may use financial aid resources as a reimbursement for their out-of-pocket enrollment expenses.

Students who are enrolling in less than 6 hours may apply for alternative loans that are effective for less than 1/2 time enrollment,Alternative Loan Lender List.

Enrollment Status:

 Financial Aid eligibility is determined by the number of on-campus credit hours that a student is enrolled in for a term.  Please refer to the following examples:

• 6-12 hours correspondence + 6 hours on-campus = full-time financial aid eligibility.

• 6-12 hours correspondence + 3 hours on-campus = half-time financial aid eligibility.

•  6-12 hours correspondence + 0 hours on-campus = half-time financial aid eligibility.

Cost of Attendance:

Students are only eligible for financial aid up to the cost of attendance for their program of study.  The Cost of Attendance for ODE courses only is restricted to tuition and fees, and books and supplies. For 2006-2007, the cost of attendance for undergraduate (TX resident) students enrolled in correspondence only will be:

 Tuition/Fees:      $ 6759

Books/Supplies: $   845

Total COA:         $ 7604

The course(s) taken through Outreach and Distance Education must be completed and a grade posted to the student’s official transcript for the semester that a Pell grant was received for the course.  If the course is not completed by the end of the semester for which the student received the Pell, the student will be ineligible for any future Pell grant until the course is completed and a grade is posted to the student’s official transcript.  Students may be eligible for other forms of financial aid.

For enrollment information please contact the Office of Outreach and Distance Education.

Financial aid eligibility is determined by Federal Regulations (2005-2006 Student Aid Handbook) and is subject to change pending changes in these regulations.

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