General Financial Aid Information

In order to have eligibility for financial aid, you must complete your degree in a timely manner as mandated by federal regulations. The University of Oregon's policy related to your making satisfactory academic progress toward your degree is as follows:

Policy

You must complete an undergraduate degree before accumulating 150 percent of the attempted credits required for completing your major.

Attempted credits include all earned, unearned, and transfer credits. Grades of I,Y,N,F,X, and W are considered as unearned credits. 150 percent of the attempted credits required for most majors is 270. The exceptions to this are:

• Art (B.F.A. degree) 330
• Landscape Architecture 330
• Interior Architecture 338
• Architecture 347

You will lose financial aid eligibility if you demonstrate that you are unable to fulfill the requirements for your degree before reaching this maximum attempted credit limit. Your prior use, or lack of use, of financial aid in the past is not a factor in our reviewing your future financial aid eligibility.

Petition Process

You have the right to petition our office requesting a review of the exceptional circumstances that prevented you from completing  your degree in a timely manner. An approved Maximum Attempted Credit Limit Petition will allow you financial aid eligibility for a prescribed number of terms.

Graduate students are expected to complete the requirements for your degree in a reasonable length of time.

To be eligible for financial aid, you must:

• Be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen
• Be registered with the Selective Service if required by law
• Be admitted and enrolled in a program leading to a degree
• Be making satisfactory academic progress
• Be not in default on a federal educational loan and not owe a refund on a federal grant
• Be qualified to receive federal financial aid if you were ever convicted of possessing or selling illegal drugs while receiving financial aid

You must be eligible for financial aid and scholarships at the time of disbursement. Your aid may be disbursed once you have met all disbursement requirements. Once financial aid has been disbursed to you, you must complete the enrollment expectations.