How Enrollment Affects Financial Aid

How Enrollment Affects Financial Aid

The University of Arizona initially offers financial aid to Undergraduate students assuming they will be enrolled full-time (12+ units) for both the fall and spring semesters. OSFA will automatically adjust the financial aid for students not enrolled full-time prior to initially releasing the student's financial aid for the semester. Review the table below to see enrollment requirements for the different types of financial aid listed.

If you have financial aid not listed in this table and have questions about enrollment requirements, please contact OSFA. The financial aid listed represents the most common undergraduate financial aid.

This does not apply to summer financial aid. Review summer-specific information specific to summer enrollment on the Summer Financial Aid webpage.

  FULL-TIME
12+ UNITS
THREE-QUARTER TIME
9-11 UNITS
HALF-TIME
6-8 UNITS
LESS THAN HALF-TIME
1-5 UNITS

Federal Pell Grant* 

100% of the scheduled award 75% of the scheduled award 50% of the scheduled award 25% of the scheduled award

*A scheduled Pell grant payment is based on the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as calculated by the FAFSA.

*You may only be eligible for a partial award if you are close to Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used (Pell  LEU).

*If you drop or withdraw from courses before beginning attendance, you are subject to the Pell Recalculation Policy and/or the Withdrawal Policy

TEACH Grant 100% of the scheduled award 75% of the scheduled award 50% of the scheduled award 25% of the scheduled award

Arizona Native Scholars Grant**

Arizona Promise Grant**

Pell Pledge Grant**

University Grant**

Achievement Award

Arizona Assurance Grant

Up to 100% of the scheduled award

You must be enrolled full-time

**OSFA will automatically cancel the un-disbursed semester's portion of the Arizona Native Scholars Grant, Arizona Promise Grant, Pell Pledge Grant and University Grant on students who are not enrolled full-time (12+ Arizona units) by the first scheduled Pell Recalculation Date of the corresponding semester. These awards cannot be reinstated for that semester after that point.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

Up to 100% of the scheduled award

You must be enrolled in at least 1 unit to receive FSEOG

Federal Work-Study (FWS) Up to 100% of the scheduled award

You must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible for student employment at the University of Arizona

FWS will be canceled if you drop to less than half-time at any point during the semester

Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans

Federal Graduate and Parent PLUS Loans

Up to 100% of the scheduled award

You must be enrolled at least half-time

Loans may be canceled if you drop to less than half-time at any point during the semester

*If you drop or withdraw from all courses and are no longer actively enrolled, you may be subject to the Withdrawal Policy in which Federal and Institutional financial aid can be reduced or canceled.