If you are formally admitted into a University of Colorado at Boulder degree program, and you have completed at least one semester of classes on the Boulder campus, you are a degree student. If you are eligible for financial aid on the Boulder campus, you will retain your eligibility for financial aid while enrolled through CE; however, your financial aid budget will be adjusted to reflect CE tuition and fees, which may impact the amount of aid you can receive.

Note that courses through CE must be for credit and termed based courses through Boulder Evening, ACCESS, applied music, individualized instruction, or CATECS. At this time, self-paced online and correspondence courses are not funded by financial aid.

If all your classes are through CE, then your financial aid will be credited to your CE bill. If your financial aid is in excess of your bill, you will receive a refund from CE. Refund checks may be requested in person at Continuing Education accouting office or by calling accounting at 303-492-2212.

CE requires that you pay your bill at the time you register for classes. However, if you have been awarded financial aid sufficient to cover your CE bill (and Boulder campus bill, if applicable); you may qualify for a tuition deferment. A tuition deferment allows you to defer your CE bill until your financial aid becomes available. If you are enrolled through both the Boulder main campus and CE, contact the Office of Financial Aid at (303) 492-5091 and speak with a financial aid counselor. It you are enrolled only through CE, contact the Continuing Education Financial Aid Counselor at (303) 492-8146.

Federal Direct Stafford Loan: Eligible nondegree students (as defined above) taking courses necessary for admission into an undergraduate degree program may qualify for a Subsidized or Unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan up to $2,625 for the academic year. Nondegree students taking courses necessary for admission into a graduate degree program may qualify for a Subsidized or Unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan up to $5,500 for the academic year.

Additional Unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan: Graduate nondegree students who meet the federal definition for independent status may qualify for the Additional Unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loan up to $7,000 for the academic year. Undergraduate nondegree students who meet the federal definition for independent status may qualify for up to $4,000.

Federal Direct PLUS Loan: Parents of dependent students may be offered a PLUS Loan to supplement their student loan. The maximum PLUS Loan amount that can be borrowed for the academic year is limited to the estimated cost of attendance minus all other aid. Approval of the PLUS (parent) Loan is subject to a credit check for the parent requesting the loan.