Enrollment for Specific Aid Programs
Each aid program has its own, specific enrollment requirements for the aid to disburse as payment on a student's account.
For example, an aid program may require a student to be full-time to disburse. A different aid program may require a student to be full-time in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility.
Here are some of the most common aid programs and their enrollment requirements. Click here to download a full spreadsheet of the aid programs that require courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility to count toward the enrollment requirements for that aid to disburse.
| Aid Type or Name | Enrollment Requirements for This Aid to Disburse | Courses Must be Federal/State Aid-Eligible to Count Toward Enrollment Requirements* |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional scholarships and grants | Full-time (Exceptions to the full-time enrollment requirement are considered if the student is in their last semester/graduating and enrolled at least half-time by submitting an Institutional Scholarship Exception Request for review.) | No |
| Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Direct Subsidized Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan | At least half-time | YES |
| Federal Pell Grant | Pro-rated** based on enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility | YES |
| Federal TEACH Grant | Pro-rated** based on enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility | YES |
| Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant | At least half-time | YES |
| WV HEAPS Grant | Must be enrolled less than full-time | YES |
| WV Higher Education Grant | Full-time | YES |
| WV Invests Grant | At least half-time | YES |
| WV Promise Scholarship | Full-time (Exceptions to the full-time enrollment requirement are considered if the student is in their last two semesters of eligibility by submitting an Institutional Scholarship Exception Request for review.) | YES |
* Title IV federal aid and WV state aid programs have specific requirements which determine if a course may count toward the enrollment requirements for that aid to disburse. See our page on Federal and State Aid Eligibility (CPoS) for more information.
**Aid that is pro-rated based on enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility means that, for example, a full-time student would receive the full amount for the semester, whereas a student enrolled less than full-time in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility would receive a reduced amount. For the Federal Pell Grant, depending on the student's Student Aid Index (SAI) and enrollment in courses that count for Title IV federal and WV state aid eligibility, they could see a reduced amount or their grant could be canceled.