什么是CPoS?
Course program of study (CPoS) refers to all 课程 needed to earn your degree:
Major, concentration, eligible minor or certificate, general education, and elective
课程. If you haven't chosen a major yet and you are designated as Academic Focus
Area-Gen Ed Core this is your program of study.
Only 课程 in your program of study count towards your enrollment status for federal financial aid (Pell, Student Equal Opportunity Grant (SEOG), 贷款, and Federal Work 研究(FWS)).
Once you enroll in enough credits in your program of study to be full-time, you will be eligible for maximum federal aid, and you can take additional 课程 whether or not they're in your program of study.
本科
If enrolled in 12 CPoS credits in a term, you are eligible for a maximum Pell grant. You must be enrolled in at least 6 CPoS credits to qualify for federal loans.
- Pell Grant funding is based on the percentage of full-time enrollment at which a student
is enrolled, rounded to the nearest whole percent, known as enrollment intensity.
For example, if full-time enrollment is 12 credit 小时 and the student is enrolled
in 7 credit 小时, the enrollment intensity would be 7 ÷ 12 x 100% = 58%.
- Federal Direct 贷款 for undergraduate students require 6 小时 of enrollment. If you are enrolled in 6 小时 and only 3 of the 6 小时 are required for your officially declared program of study, you are not eligible to receive a Federal Direct 贷款.
- 如果你是 eligible for TN state grants or scholarships and enroll in 12 小时 and
only 9 of the 12 小时 are required for your officially declared program of study,
TN
grants/scholarships will be reduced to a three-quarter time award based on 9 credit 小时.
研究生
如果你是 enrolled in 5 CPoS credits in a term, you are eligible for federal loans. As a graduate student, you do not qualify for the Pell Grant.
- Federal Direct 贷款 for graduate students require 5 小时 of enrollment. 如果你是
enrolled in 5 小时 and only 3 小时 are required for your officially declared program
of study, you are not eligible to receive a Federal Direct 贷款.
- Full-time enrollment for graduate students is 9 小时. You do not need to be full-time in order to receive Federal Direct 贷款; you only need to be enrolled in 5 小时. You will receive the same amount of Federal Direct 贷款 whether you are enrolled in 5 小时 or 9 小时.
我该怎么办??
- Be sure your major, concentration and minor are correct by logging into GoldLink and clicking the 学位工作 icon. If you haven't chosen a major yet, 学位工作 should say you are enrolled in Academic Focus Area-Gen Ed Core. 如果你认为 information in 学位工作 is incorrect, contact your academic advisor immediately.
- Work with your academic advisor and use 学位工作 to choose your 课程 carefully.
- Register early to get the 课程 you need in your program of study.
问题?
If you have questions about CPoS contact your academic advisor. If you have questions about financial aid, contact your financial aid counselor.