Short-Term Course Information

Pell Grants

To receive your Pell grant for a 4-week class, you must be enrolled in all classes as of the 11^th day of the semester for which you want a Pell award.

Pell grants will not be applied to your student account until a class starts.

For Example:  You are enrolled in 6 hours as of the 11^th day - one of them begins on 1/11/14 and the other one begins on 3/10/14.  Your Pell eligibility for the 1/11 class would be paid to you in January and the eligibility for the 3/10 class would be paid to you in March.

Pell grant eligibility will be applied to your account monthly as each new course begins until you have been paid for all courses enrolled as of the 11^th day of class.  You could potentially receive more than one Pell refund for a semester.

Student Accounts WILL BE CHARGED to you at the time of registration for the course.  Payment is DUE the FRIDAY BEFORE the SEMESTER STARTS.  This means that your Pell Grant will only be able to apply toward charges based on the number of courses that have begun within your class schedule.

For Example:  You are enrolled for 12 hours as of the 11^th day of the semester but one class does not begin until April 1.  When charging books at the bookstore, your Pell Award availability will not reflect the eligibility amount for all 12 hours – only for 9 credit hours because the other class does not begin until April 1. 

In this case, a student may not have enough Pell funds to purchase all needed books with Pell because the tuition/fee charges deducted from the award would include those for ALL 12 hours enrolled.  The student would be responsible for paying the difference owed.  Additional Pell eligibility would be disbursed to the student upon beginning attendance in the class that starts later in the semester.

If you drop a 4-week course before it begins, Pell Grants will not be applied to your account for the class NOR will you be charged for the class.