奖学金延期和例外

The University requires that, for scholarship and institutional aid purposes, students must maintain full-time, continuous (fall and spring semester) enrollment. 学生 who will not be continuously enrolled at USA, or will fall below full-time status for reasons outside of their control, must complete the Institutional 学者hip JagSPOT中的异常请求. 申请必须至少提前两周提交 to the beginning of the semester in which the scholarship would begin, or as soon as reasonably possible when an unanticipated leave is required due to mental or physical 患病、受伤或残疾. 

机构奖学金延期

A 延期 is used when a student will not be enrolled at USA for one or more fall/spring semesters in which an institutional scholarship is not being used.

Deferral examples include: Co-op, Internship, 出国留学 or Military.

Typically students who have approved for 延期s may not be enrolled at any institution 在延期学期中获得学分. 

入学前延期不予考虑. 学生必须至少注册 one semester at USA in order to be eligible to apply for a 延期. 传入的学生 needing to change their admitted start term must do so through the Office of 招生.

One semester 延期 approvals require a student to complete half of the total units required for the renewal of the scholarship within the academic year of the approved 延期.

学生 must complete and request the exception at least three weeks prior to the term for which the scholarship would begin, or as soon as reasonably possible. 异常 requests submitted after the 100% payment deadline date will not be considered.

医疗延期申请

Medical deferral requests must be reviewed and approved through the Office of Disability 服务. Anticipated leave, based on the recommendation of a wellness provider, may be approved on a case by case basis by the ODS (following existing medical withdrawal 和延期程序). 医疗取款和延期可能并不总是提供 scholarship protection, if other criteria or eligibility is not maintained. 请 contact their office directly for more information, or to schedule an 任命.  

每学期学分例外

最初的奖励是基于全日制注册. Census occurs at the end of the day on the last day to drop/add courses for the semester (通常在第一周的周五). 援助不会减少 than full-time status, and eligibility for scholarships and institutional aid will 在此日期结束.

Less than full-time enrollment status is defined by the University as less than 12 credit hours per semester for undergraduate students, and is typically reserved for those who are in the final semester (eighth semester) of their senior year. 

There are a small number of circumstances, outside of a student’s control, where full-time 在给定的期限内，状态可能是不可能的. 学生可以使用学院奖学金 JagSPOT中的异常请求 to petition to maintain their aid and/or eligibility 在这些学期中.

异常 examples include: curriculum/program restrictions, graduation.

学生 must complete and request the exception at least three weeks prior to the term for which the scholarship would begin, or as soon as reasonably possible. 异常 requests submitted after the 100% payment deadline date will not be considered.

Single term exception requests do not affect the academic year requirement. 学生, other than those graduating, must still earn a minimum of 30 credit hours per academic 续期资格的年份.

有关此过程的问题，请联系 奖学金服务办公室 任何时候.

批准

批准 for deferrals extend semesters of eligibility only. 它们不会增加 每学期的奖励金额. 学生必须保持更新要求 (GPA and credit hours) for continuation of their award to be eligible for a 延期.

异常s approved for less than full-time enrollment will result in the proration 学生的奖励，根据联邦援助标准.

取款

A 延期 request cannot be approved if the student withdraws after the University's 100%退款期限.  If a scholarship disburses fully or partially to a student's account and the student does not receive a 100% (or complete) tuition refund, it counts toward 学生资格的总使用学期数. 100%退款不能保证 延期批准.

扩展

学生 who request any changes or extensions to a previously granted 延期 must complete another 延期 request prior to the semester in which they were required 返回.