Enrollment for Specific Aid Programs
Each aid program has its own, specific enrollment requirements for the aid to disburse as payment on a student's account.
For example, an aid program may require a student to be full-time to disburse. A different aid program may require a student to be full-time in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility.
Here are some common aid programs and their enrollment requirements. Click here to download a full spreadsheet of the requirements for different aid types including, but not limited to, what is listed below.
| Aid Type or Name | Enrollment Requirements for This Aid to Disburse | Courses Must be Federal/State Aid-Eligible to Count Toward Enrollment Requirements* |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional scholarships and grants | Full-time (Exceptions to the full-time enrollment requirement are considered if the student is in their last semester/graduating and enrolled at least half-time by submitting an Institutional Scholarship Exception Request for review.) | No |
| Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Direct Subsidized Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Pell Grant | Pro-rated** based on enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility | YES |
| Federal TEACH Grant | Pro-rated** based on enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility | YES |
| Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant | At least half-time | YES |
| WV HEAPS Grant | Must be enrolled less than full-time | YES |
| WV Higher Education Grant | Full-time | YES |
| WV Promise Scholarship | Full-time (Exceptions to the full-time enrollment requirement are considered if the student is in their last two semesters of eligibility by submitting an Institutional Scholarship Exception Request for review.) | YES |
*Title IV federal aid and WV state aid programs have specific requirements which determine if a course may count toward the enrollment requirements for that aid to disburse. See our page on Federal and State Aid Eligibility (CPoS) for more information.
**Aid that is pro-rated based on enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility means that, for example, a full-time student would receive the full amount for the semester, whereas a student enrolled less than full-time in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility would receive a reduced amount. For the Federal Pell Grant, depending on the student's EFC and enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility, they could see a reduced amount or their grant could be canceled.