Financial Aid Timeline
We feel that it is important for you to understand what we do and when we do it, so we have designed this timeline with important information and deadline dates for you. The timeline gives you some general guidelines on when you should begin certain processes, when you can anticipate hearing from us, and follow-up actions that need to be taken.
Fall Semester 2021
October 1, 2020: 2021-2022 FAFSA Application Opens
November 1, 2020: Financial aid begins processing 2021-2022 FAFSA’s submitted to date
Processing will continue on a weekly basis through 2021.
November 2, 2020: Foundation Scholarship Application opened
December 7, 2020: Financial aid begins award notifications for new students who will first enroll in August 2021
January 15, 2021: Priority Application submission deadline for 2021-2022 FAFSA
February 5, 2021: Foundation Scholarship Application closes
May 17, 2021: Begin sending aid ineligible notifications to students who will not be eligible for 2021-2022
Notifications will continue on a weekly basis for new FAFSA submissions
May 24, 2021: Begin sending award notifications to eligible returning students
Notifications will continue on a weekly basis for new FAFSA submissions
June 1, 2021: Students & families begin applying for Private Education loans and Parent PLUS loans for the 2021-2022 school year
June 15, 2021: Begin processing Parent PLUS loan applications and Private Education loans for 2021-2022 school year
July 7, 2021: Bill notifications sent for Fall 2021
July 15, 2021: Priority deadline to submit a progress appeal request and supporting documentation for consideration to help with Fall 2021 charges
Progress appeal requests received after this date will be reviewed, but we are unable to guarantee that they will be complete prior to the bill due date. Students will be responsible for making other payment arrangements for charges until the review is complete.
July 23, 2021: Deadline for the Financial Aid Office to receive a 2021-2022 FAFSA for consideration to be packaged prior to the fall bill due date.
July 30, 2021: Priority deadline to submit verification documentation for the 2021-2022 school year for consideration to be packaged prior to the fall bill due date.
Verification documents will continue to be received after this date, but we are unable to guarantee that verification will be complete prior to the bill due date. Students will be responsible for making other payment arrangements for charges until verification is complete.
August 6, 2021: Priority deadline for the Financial Aid Office to receive a Private Education loan certification request or Parent PLUS loan application to assist with fall charges.
Loan applications will continue to be processed after this date, but we are unable to guarantee that they will be posted prior to the bill due date. Students will be responsible for any late fees charges for applications received after this date.
August 11, 2021: Fall 2021 Payment Deadline
August 13, 2021: Priority deadline to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling, Master Promissory Notes, and Student Loan Acknowledgements for your federal loans to be disbursed at the start of the semester.
Loan requirements will continue to be processed after this date, but we are unable to guarantee that they will be completed prior the first aid disbursement for fall semester.
August 23, 2021: First day of Fall 2021 classes
October 22, 2021: Deadline to receive FAFSA for any student needing financial aid for fall semester
Any FAFSA's received after this date will be reviewed for spring 2022 aid consideration
November 1, 2021: Progress Appeal application deadline for aid consideration for fall semester
Any appeal requests for fall semester received after this date will not be reviewed
November 12, 2021: Deadline to provide verification materials for fall 2021 semester
Any documents received after this date will be reviewed for spring 2022 aid consideration
December 1, 2021: Deadline to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling, Master Promissory Notes, and Student Loan Acknowledgements for your federal loans for fall disbursements
Any documents received after this date will be reviewed for spring 2022 aid consideration
Spring Semester 2022
December 10, 2021: Priority application deadline to receive FAFSA's for students who will enroll for the first time in Spring 2022 semester (starting in January 2022)
January 3, 2022: Priority deadline for the Financial Aid Office to receive a Private Education loan certification request or Parent PLUS loan application to assist with spring charges.
Loan applications will continue to be processed after this date, but we are unable to guarantee that they will be posted prior to the bill due date. Students will be responsible for any late fees charges for applications received after this date.
January 18, 2022: First day of Spring Semester 2022
March 18, 2022: Deadline to receive FAFSA for any student needing financial aid for the fall/spring semesters
Any FAFSA's received after this date will not be reviewed for aid consideration for the fall/spring semesters
April 1, 2022: Progress Appeal application deadline for aid consideration for spring semester
Any appeal requests for spring semester received after this date will not be reviewed
April 8, 2022: Deadline to provide verification materials for spring 2022 semester
Any documents received after this date will not be reviewed for aid consideration for the fall/spring semesters
April 15, 2022: Deadline to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling, Master Promissory Notes, and Student Loan Acknowledgements for your federal loans for spring disbursements
Any documents received after this date will not be reviewed for aid consideration for the fall/spring semesters
Summer Sessions 2022
April 15, 2022: Summer financial aid consideration priority deadline – Students who are registered by April 15th for at least 6 hours over all summer terms will be reviewed prior to the summer bill due date.
April 29, 2022: Priority application deadline to receive Parent PLUS or Graduate PLUS, and Private Education loan certification requests to be reflected as credits for payment due for Maymester, Summer 1, Summer 3. All applications received after this date will be processed, but we cannot guarantee that they will be posted to your account prior to the bill due date
May 4, 2022: Maymester, Summer 1, Summer 3 bill due date
May 12, 2022: Notifications sent to all students who are ineligible to receive summer financial due to not meeting the Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Standards
May 16, 2022: First day of Maymester, Summer 1, Summer 3 classes
May 23, 2022: Deadline to submit progress appeal requests for summer financial aid for Maymester & Summer 1 enrollees
May 27, 2022: Deadline to receive Private Education loan and Parent PLUS loan applications for Maymester & Summer 1 enrollees
June 10, 2022: Priority application deadline to receive Parent PLUS or Graduate PLUS, and Private Education loan certification requests to be reflected as credits for payment due for Summer 2
All applications received after this date will be processed, but we cannot guarantee that they will be posted to your account prior to the bill due date
June 15, 2022: - Payment Deadline for Summer 2
June 27, 2022: - First day of Summer 2 classes
July 8, 2022: - Deadline to submit progress appeal requests for summer financial aid for Summer II & Summer III enrollees
July 15, 2022: - Deadline to receive Private Education loan and Parent PLUS loan applications for Summer II & Summer III enrollees
July 28, 2022: - Last day of Summer II & Summer III classes
August 8, 2022: - Notifications sent to all students who are ineligible to receive fall financial due to not meeting the Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Standards after summer sessions
Fall Semester 2022
October 1, 2021: 2022-2023 FAFSA Application Opens
November 8, 2021: Financial aid began processing 2022-2023 FAFSA’s submitted to date
Processing will continue on a weekly basis through 2022.
November 1, 2021: Foundation Scholarship Application opened
December 13 , 2021: Financial aid begins award notifications for new students who will first enroll in August 2022
February 1, 2022: Priority Application submission deadline for 2022-2023 FAFSA
February 5, 2022: Foundation Scholarship Application closes
May 16, 2022: Begin sending aid ineligible notifications to continuing students who will not be eligible for 2022-2023
Notifications will continue on a weekly basis for new FAFSA submissions
June 1, 2022: Begin sending award notifications to eligible returning students
Notifications will continue on a weekly basis for new FAFSA submissions
June 1, 2022: Students & families begin applying for Private Education loans and Parent PLUS loans for the 2022-2023 school year
June 15, 2022: Begin processing Parent PLUS loan applications and Private Education loans for 2022-2023 school year
July 11, 2022: Bill notifications sent for Fall 2022
July 15, 2022: Priority deadline to submit a progress appeal request and supporting documentation for consideration to help with Fall 2022 charges
Progress appeal requests received after this date will be reviewed, but we are unable to guarantee that they will be complete prior to the bill due date. Students will be responsible for making other payment arrangements for charges until the review is complete.
July 22, 2022: Deadline for the Financial Aid Office to receive a 2022-2023 FAFSA for consideration to be packaged prior to the fall bill due date.
July 29, 2022: Priority deadline to submit verification documentation for the 2022-2023 school year for consideration to be packaged prior to the fall bill due date.
Verification documents will continue to be received after this date, but we are unable to guarantee that verification will be complete prior to the bill due date. Students will be responsible for making other payment arrangements for charges until verification is complete.
August 5, 2022: Priority deadline for the Financial Aid Office to receive a Private Education loan certification request or Parent PLUS loan application to assist with fall charges.
Loan applications will continue to be processed after this date, but we are unable to guarantee that they will be posted prior to the bill due date. Students will be responsible for any late fees charges for applications received after this date.
August 10, 2022: Fall 2022 Payment Deadline
August 12, 2022: Priority deadline to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling, Master Promissory Notes, and Student Loan Acknowledgements for your federal loans to be disbursed at the start of the semester.
Loan requirements will continue to be processed after this date, but we are unable to guarantee that they will be completed prior the first aid disbursement for fall semester.
August 22, 2022: First day of Fall 2022 classes
October 21, 2022: Deadline to receive FAFSA for any student needing financial aid for fall semester
Any FAFSA's received after this date will be reviewed for spring 2022 aid consideration
November 1, 2022: Progress Appeal application deadline for aid consideration for fall semester
Any appeal requests for fall semester received after this date will not be reviewed
November 11, 2022: Deadline to provide verification materials for fall 2022 semester
Any documents received after this date will be reviewed for spring 2022 aid consideration
December 1, 2022: Deadline to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling, Master Promissory Notes, and Student Loan Acknowledgements for your federal loans for fall disbursements
Any documents received after this date will be reviewed for spring 2023 aid consideration