Financial Aid - Spring/Summer 2013


Spring Term Financial Aid


Beginning March 21st the Office of Financial Aid will be processing student’s financial aid eligibility for the spring 2013 term. Pell students who have used their grant in full will be awarded campus based grant funds, if eligible. Please keep in mind that there is a limited amount of campus based funding available for the spring 2013 semester. The Office of Financial Aid will continue to award students for the spring 2013 semester until all remaining funds have been exhausted.

Types of Spring Aid Available

In general;

  • Pell Grant – Available if you have not used your entire 2012-2013 Pell grant eligibility in the previous terms.
  • Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) – limited funds and will be awarded to students who have exhausted their Pell grant eligibility. SEOG funds will be awarded on a first come, first served basis until funds run out.
  • Loans – If you have not used your entire 2012-2013 loan eligibility in the previous terms. In order to be awarded a loan, please submit the Spring 2013 Loan Request Form. Loans require a minimum of 6 credits of enrollment in the spring term. Additional information about how to apply for loans and the qualifications can be found in the Student Loans section on our main webpage.

Requesting Spring Financial Aid

Current Schoolcraft Students

For current Schoolcraft students who have a processed 2012-2013 FAFSA and have already been awarded, all you need to do is send the Office of Financial Aid an email, on or after March 20, 2013 (sending an email before the date will not be processed), and include;

  • Name
  • Student ID Number or Social Security Number
  • The number of credits you plan on attending during the spring term
    (Remember, 10+ credits requires counselor approval)

Please allow 5-7 business days for award processing. Your spring award notice can be viewed on WebAdvisor.

Students on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Probation or Warning Winter term

For students who are on SAP Probation or Warning during the winter term, your financial aid eligibility for the spring 2013 term cannot be determined until your winter term grades post. If you were granted SAP Probation and met the terms of your probation (completed ALL courses with a minimum 2.0, no withdrawals, or incompletes), your SAP Probation can be extended to the spring term. If you were granted SAP Warning and are now meeting SAP standards (minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and minimum completion rate of 67%), you will be eligible for financial aid. In either case, your financial aid eligibility for spring 13 will depend on the amount of Pell grant you received during the previous academic terms during 2012-13 and what aid we still have remaining to award.

If a student on SAP Probation or Warning would like to register for spring courses before their winter grades post and their financial aid eligibility is determined they must come into the office to see if they qualify for a SAP Payment Postponement Form. The SAP Payment Postponement Form will allow the student to register spring and not be dropped for non-payment. Once your winter grades post we will evaluate your eligibility for aid.

  • If you continue to be eligible for financial aid, we will award the aid you are eligible for and remove the hold.
  • If you become ineligible for financial aid, we will remove the hold and you will be dropped from your courses.

Only student’s whose Pell grant eligibility is sufficient to pay tuition/fee charges may be eligible for a Payment Postponement Form. If you believe you may qualify for a payment hold, you will need to come into the Office of Financial Aid and fill out the Payment Postponement Form. Payment Postponement Forms’ cannot be faxed or emailed and must be completed in person in our office. Not all payment hold requests will be granted and they will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

New/Transfer Students to Schoolcraft

For new/transfer students to Schoolcraft for the spring 2013 term, you will be starting the process from the beginning so you will need to make sure that you;

  • Have been accepted into the college
  • We have a valid 2012-2013 FAFSA on file
  • Any additional financial aid documentation has been submitted (i.e. verification information)

You cannot be awarded for spring 2013 until you have completed all of the steps outlined above. Your spring award notice can be viewed on WebAdvisor. New/Transfer students should not have to email our office regarding their spring enrollment plans since you will be awarded through the steps outlined above. For additional information on how to apply for aid or complete the verification process please visit the Applying for Aid and Verification section on our main webpage.

For All Students Please Note: Issues that may affect your eligibility for financial aid for the spring 2013 term include maintaining satisfactory academic progress and attending other schools during the 2012-13 academic year. Check with the Office of Financial Aid for your eligibility.

Registration for spring 2013 begins on March 30th.

If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Summer Term Financial Aid


Summer term financial aid will require all students to complete the 2013-2014 FAFSA. When filling out the FAFSA, Schoolcraft College strongly recommends all students parents, and spouses (if applicable) to upload the 2012 income tax information to their FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval tool. In order to do so, all parties must have already filed 2012 taxes, at least two weeks prior to filling out the FAFSA. The IRS Data Retrieval tool became available February 1, 2013.

If the summer term will be your first term at Schoolcraft, then you will also have to complete and submit the Application for Admission. Returning students should only have to complete the 2013-2014 FAFSA.

You may only be awarded financial aid once you have been accepted to the college, we have a valid FAFSA on file for you, and you have submitted any additional documentation requested by the Office of Financial Aid. Your summer award notice can be viewed on WebAdvisor.

For additional information on how to apply(see above) or verification please visit the Applying for Aid and Verification section on our main webpage.

Since the summer term is considered a non-standard or elective term, the student will need to notify our office that they plan on enrolling in the summer term so their financial aid can be adjusted. To notify our office, please send the Office of Financial Aid an email and it must include;

  • Name
  • Student ID Number or Social Security Number
  • The number of credits you plan on attending during the summer term
    (Remember, 10+ credits requires counselor approval)

Please allow 5-7 business days for award processing.


Financial Aid Payment Holds: SUMMER TERM ONLY

The Office of Financial Aid may put a payment hold on a student’s account to prevent the student/family from paying the tuition/fee balance until their financial aid is posted to their account. In order for the Office of Financial Aid to put a payment hold on a student’s account, the following conditions must be met;

  • 2013-2014 FAFSA received by Schoolcraft
  • Students SAR report indicates Pell grant eligibility sufficient to pay tuition/fee charges
  • Any required documentation has been submitted to the office
  • Meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards, on SAP Probation, or on an approved Academic Plan

If you believe you may qualify for a payment hold, you will need to come into the Office of Financial Aid and fill out the HOLD FORM. HOLD FORM’s cannot be faxed or emailed and must be completed in person in our office. Not all payment hold requests will be granted and they will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.


Types of Summer Aid Available

In general;

  • Pell Grant – If you are not attending another institution and receiving Pell grant funds for the summer term (depending on your enrollment plans, receiving the Pell grant in the summer term may impact your Pell grant eligibility for the winter term).
  • Loans – Loans require the Summer ONLY 2013 Loan Request Form to be submitted and enrollment in a minimum of 6 credits. Additional information about how to apply for loans and the qualifications can be found in the Student Loans section on our main webpage.

For All Students Please Note: Issues that may affect your eligibility for financial aid for the summer 2013 term include maintaining satisfactory academic progress and attending other schools during the during the same time period. In addition, for continuing Schoolcraft students, you may also receive your summer term award before your winter or spring term grades post. If you do and it later turns out that you are not meeting SAP standards, your financial aid will be declined, even if you are currently enrolled in classes. Check with the Office of Financial Aid for your eligibility.