Undergraduate - Federal Aid Eligibility Requirements

1. Demonstrate financial need (exception: Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan and Federal PLUS Loan programs).
2. Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate or pass an independently administered test approved by the U.S. Department of Education.
3. Be enrolled as a regular degree-seeking student in an eligible program (exception: Teacher Certification students).
4. Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
5. Generally, have a social security number.
6. Register with Selective Service, if required.
7. Must not owe a refund on any grant or loan; not be in default on any loan or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay any defaulted loan; and not have borrowed in excess of the loan limits, under Title IV programs, at any institution.
8. Make satisfactory academic progress. Refer to the Academic Policies Governing Student Financial Aid.
9. May not be a member of a religious community, society, or order who by direction of his or her community, society or order is pursuing a course of study at Oglethorpe, and who receives support and maintenance from his or her community, society, or order.
    

Financial Aid regulations require disbursement of funds on a semester schedule. The University College undergraduate program offers two, eight-week sessions per semester. Therefore students on financial aid must register for two sessions at a time: Sessions 1 & 2, Sessions 3 & 4, and Sessions 5 & 6.