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How Enrollment Impacts Pell Amounts

Pell Grant eligibility is based in part on the courses in which students begin attendance. Prior to the first course a student attends for a semester, eligibility could also be impacted by:

• Adding additional courses that increase enrollment status;
• Dropping courses that decrease their enrollment status;
• Adjustments to cost of attendance (COA). COA is determined by a variety of factors, but in summer, it is particularly impacted by changes in enrollment – both the amount of hours and how long the courses go throughout the summer (which impacts how many weeks of living expenses can be budgeted in the cost). If those are reduced, aid may need adjusted because aid cannot exceed cost.

Pell Grant eligibility for the semester will be calculated based on the classes the student has begun attending by the first add/drop date that applies to the student’s enrollment. After this add/drop period, the Pell Grant may be reduced if a student does not begin attendance in their registered coursework, partially withdraws from coursework, or fully withdraws from the semester.