Maintaining financial aid

Once you have been awarded financial aid, you must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress during your enrollment in order to maintain your aid. Undergraduate students are considered to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress if they achieve and maintain a 2.0 GPA on all coursework completed at Belmont and pass 75 percent of the hours they attempt.

Eligibility for federal programs will be evaluated as part of the initial application process and again at the end of each academic year. In the evaluation process, all grades of "W" (withdrawn) or "I" (incomplete) will be counted as hours attempted but not passed. Repeated courses will count as hours attempted. Entering students are considered to be making satisfactory academic progress.

Students cannot receive aid after attempting 150% of the hours required for completion of their academic program, including hours accepted for transfer credit.

Each year, students must reapply for assistance through the U.S. Department of Education. The amount offered in grants, loans, and work study may vary from year to year. All federal programs are subject each year to action by the Congress of the United States of America.