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To receive aid from
any of the federal student aid programs, you must
meet all of the following qualifications:
- Be a US
citizen or eligible non-citizen with a valid Social Security Number
- Have a high school diploma or a General
Education Development (GED) certificate or pass an
approved ability-to-benefit (ATB) test
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an
eligible program as a regular student seeking a
degree
- Register (or have registered) with the Selective
Service, if you are a male between the ages of 18
and 25. You can give Selective Service
permission to register you on the FAFSA. You
can also register online at:
www.sss.gov
- Have financial need. Financial need is
determined by a standard formula established by
Congress to calculate your Expected Family
Contribution (EFC).
- Meet the
Satisfactory Academic Progress standards set by
the Federal Guidelines
- Certify that you will use federal student aid
only for educational purposes (on the FAFSA)
- Certify that you are not in default on a federal
student loan and that you do not owe money on a
federal student grant (on the FAFSA)
- Must maintain at least half-time
enrollment status to receive student loans, TSAA, or
Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship. Most grants
are prorated based on the number of credit hours
enrolled.
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Developmental/Remedial Coursework Policy
For
additional information, refer to the Federal Student
Guide that is available in any financial aid office
participating in federal financial aid programs, or
click on the icon below to visit the U.S.
Department of Education web-site.
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