How many credit hours must I take to be considered for Federal financial aid?
You will be considered for Pell Grant when you take one (1) or more credit hours. To be considered for other campus based grants you will be considered when you take six (6) credit hours or more. To be considered for Federal Loans you need to be in six (6) or more credit hours. Students who are awarded aid before the census date (8/28/09 for Fall, 2009 and 1/22/2010 for Spring, 2010) cannot have their Pell Grant increased for classes that are added after the census date for that term. This applies to students adding classes at EMCC or turning in consortium agreements for classes taken at other colleges. In order to be eligible for the Pell Grant for the classes, the student must be registered by the census date or the Financial Aid office must have a completed the consortium agreement by the census date. Students who apply for aid after the census date will have their Pell Grant awarded based on the number of credit hours they have when their Financial Aid application is complete.
