The 2025-26 FAFSA is open! Begin applying now for financial aid for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Understand and Accept

This section will give you an overview of your award letter, how to accept your financial aid offer, and what happens after your FAFSA has been processed. 

  • Financial Aid Offer basics describes how an aid offer is determined.  
  • Accept Your Financial Aid Offer takes you step-by-step through the award acceptance process.
  • Terms & Conditions is a must read section that provides crucial information about your aid. 
  • Aid Types is a guide to federal, state, institutional, and private aid options. 
  • Aid Limits for Undergraduates provides a breakdown of the annual, aggregate, and timeframe maximums that apply to undergraduate financial aid. 
  • Under Request Changes find out how to report enrollment changes and how to request a federal aid recalculation.
  • Find out how to apply for a Special Conditions Appeal for changes in your financial situation. 
  • The Satisfactory Academic Progress section explains the federal criteria for pace, GPA, completion, and timeframe that you must meet in order to receive federal financial aid. 
  • The Census Date relates to the financial aid enrollment deadlines and how aid might be effected if you are not fulltime on the date we lock enrollment.
  • Terminology is our glossary of the most common financial aid terms.
  • Our FAQ’s address the most common financial aid questions.
  • Coming soon by December, we will compile information that is specific to the current aid year.