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For need-based financial assistance, the contribution toward college costs expected from the student is calculated according to a federally mandated system called federal need analysis, which takes into account many factors representing the family's financial situation. To receive financial aid, you must be enrolled for a minimum of 3 credits per term in a program leading to a degree or the residency teacher or principal certificate. APPLICATION PROCESS
Application Deadlines Note: 2012-13 SPU financial-aid year is summer through spring; a Post-Bacc/Graduate form is needed to determine your financial aid eligibility for the year. The Financial Aid Offer Graduate Assistantships SPU-Church Matching Scholarships up to $500 are awarded to students who are awarded a scholarship from an organized Christian church in the United States or Canada as a result of a scholarship section process. Eligible churches include Christian churches in the United States and Canada and, for dependents of missionaries, missionary organizations in the United States and Canada. Contact Student Financial Services for further information. SPU endowed gifts and scholarships. You may contact your respective graduate school coordinator to learn more about endowed gifts and scholarship opportunities that may be available to you. Scholarship and grant directories are available at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Library and in public libraries. Suggested resources include:
Federal Direct Stafford loans (subsidized and unsubsidized). The subsidized loan limit for a graduate or professional student is $8,500 per academic year. However, beginning with the 2012-13 academic year, graduate and professional students will no longer be eligible for subsidized Stafford loans unless the loan period begins prior to July 1, 2012. The additional unsubsidized loan limit for graduate or professional students is $12,000 per academic year. The maximum outstanding total subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loan debt is $138,500 for a graduate or professional student (including loans for undergraduate study). No more than $65,500 of this aggregate amount may be in the form of subsidized loans. Clinical psychology doctoral students may borrow up to $33,000 (nine-month academic year) or $37,167 (12-month academic year) in unsubsidized Stafford loan alone or in combination with the federal subsidized Stafford loan for a maximum outstanding total subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loan debt of $224,000. These loans are made through the U.S. Department of Education. Any student is eligible to apply who satisfies the eligibility requirements as established by the U.S. Department of Education. The federal Stafford loan interest rate for graduate students is fixed at 6.8 percent. For subsidized loans no interest is charged while students are enrolled at least half time in a degree seeking program and during a six-month grace period following graduation, withdrawal or a drop to less than half-time enrollment. Subsidized loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2012, and before July 1, 2014, will accrue interest during the six-month grace period. Interest begins accruing immediately on unsubsidized loans. Additional information regarding types of payment plans and deferments is available on the loan master promissory note and from the Direct Loan Program. Federal Direct graduate PLUS loan. You may apply for a Grad PLUS loan up to the cost of attendance minus current financial assistance. You must complete the FAFSA and utilize your federal Stafford loan eligibility. Grad PLUS loans are made through the U.S. Department of Education. Any student is eligible to apply who satisfies the eligibility requirements as established by the U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility also depends on a credit check to determine whether the borrower has an adverse credit history. Interest begins accruing immediately and is a fixed rate of 7.9 percent. Direct Grad PLUS loans will receive in-school deferment while the student borrower is enrolled at least half-time and a six-month deferral beginning the day after the student is no longer enrolled at least half-time. Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. This program benefits current and prospective teachers who agree to teach full time for four years in a federally designated eligible school. This grant is available to students in the ARC, M.I.T., and M.A.T. programs, seeking/intending to receive endorsements in math, science, a foreign language, bilingual education, special education, or as a reading specialist. The funds from this program are automatically credited to your student account at the beginning of each quarter, provided the following:
Federal work study, on campus. This work study provides part-time employment opportunities for students on campus. You must have applied for financial aid and be awarded work study to be employed in the federal work-study program — and graduate students must request to be considered for federal work-study through . State work-study employment, off campus. Students must have applied for financial aid and been awarded work study to be employed in the state work-study program — and graduate students must be Washington state residents and request consideration for state work study through . This program is sponsored by the state of Washington, and the participating employers are reimbursed by the state for a portion of the wages they pay work-study students. Washington State Future Teachers Conditional Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program. The Future Teachers Conditional Scholarship and Loan Repayment program is designed to encourage outstanding students and paraprofessionals to become teachers, and to encourage current teachers to obtain additional endorsements in teacher-shortage subjects. To be eligible for this program:
Visit the for additional information and application process. Note: The combination of all sources of financial aid (grants, scholarships, loans, and work study) cannot exceed the cost of attendance as determined by SFS. Once you have completed the financial aid application/award process, fulfilled all the requirements listed on the offer of financial assistance, and your enrollment matches the level of enrollment indicated on the post-baccalaureate/graduate information sheet (pdf) that you submitted to SFS, these funds are disbursed by Student Financial Services 10 days prior to the start of the term and will be applied to your tuition account in the following manner:
To remain eligible for financial assistance, you are expected to meet qualitative and quantitative academic requirements.
Satisfactory progress is evaluated annually at the end of the academic year (Spring Quarter) and applies to all students (current, past, or first-time financial aid applicants).
Minimum Grade Point Average Minimum Credit Requirement Maximum Time Frame Consequences of Unsatisfactory Progress Appeals for Reinstatement of Eligibility Results of Appeals (Probation) Appeals will be approved only if the student will be able to meet satisfactory progress after the next quarter or Student Financial Services has approved an academic plan with the student that, if followed, will ensure the student is able to make satisfactory progress by a designated point in time. Students with an approved appeal will be considered to be on financial aid probation. Students on probation may receive aid for one probationary quarter. After the probation quarter, students must meet the Satisfactory Progress standards or the requirements of their academic plan, failure to do so will mean a forfeit of eligibility for financial assistance.
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