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Adjustments to Aid
Child Care
If you have child care expenses for a dependent child, those expenses may be added to your budget by turning in a child care expense form on our forms page. Please note that even though your budget may increase, you may not receive any more financial aid if you are already at your maximum aid limits. If this is the case and you still need more financial aid, you might need to consider an Alternative Student Loan.
Enrollment and Adding Classes
Enrollment refers to how many hours you are enrolled in, which is directly related to how much financial aid you are eligible for. If your enrollment level drops, your financial aid may be adjusted and cancelled. As an undergraduate student; 1-5 hours is considered less than half time and you are not eligible for financial aid, including loans at less than half time. 6-8 hours is considered half-time, 9 to 11 hours is considered three-quarters time, 12+ hours is considered full time. Graduate students, please see our Graduate Student page for enrollment information. If you start at below half time and add classes to be considered over half-time, you may be eligible for more financial aid.
Overawards
If you are awarded financial aid that is in excess of your Cost of Attendance, you will be considered over-awarded. You may have aid adjusted and cancelled, which will create a bill with the university. You can become over-awarded if you drop too many classes or don't make class progression when anticipated, or if you receive late financial aid that wasn’t included in your original financial aid package.
Professional Judgment
If you have extenuating circumstances that are affecting your financial situation that cannot be indicated on the FAFSA, such as large medical bills or loss of income, you may be eligible to qualify you for more financial aid than you were originally awarded. To notify us of these circumstances, you will apply for a Professional Judgment Appeal. Please see our professional judgment page for more details.
Satisfactory Academic progress (SAP)
All students receiving financial aid must meet required satisfactory academic progress in order to be eligible for financial aid. Please visit our satisfactory academic progress policy page to read more.
Residency
Your residency is based on what you indicated on your university application, not your FAFSA. Some out-of-state students may be eligible to apply for in-state-tuition status. Please visit the Registrar's residency page to see if you qualify as In-state and to apply if you meet the guidelines.
Scholarships
Scholarships are considered financial aid and they will reduce the amount of other forms of financial aid that you might be eligible for. Please see our Scholarship Services page for more information.
Study Abroad
If you participate in a CU-Boulder study abroad program and are a CU-Boulder degree-seeking student, you may use any federal, state, or institutional aid you would normally be awarded, with the exception of work-study, to pay your tuition bill.
We do not provide financial aid for study abroad programs not offered through the CU-Boulder Study Abroad Office (i.e., those sponsored by other organizations, colleges, or educational institutions). Nor do we provide funding for direct enrollment in a foreign university, even if CU-Boulder accepts your courses as transfer credits. There may, however, be alternate resources available to help you fund these programs. There are more details on our study abroad page.
Veterans Benefits
Certain kinds of veterans benefits can drastically change your financial aid. Please see our veterans page for more information on Veteran's services or please stop by the Veterans Services office located inside the Financial Aid office in Regent.
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