Terms & Conditions

If you receive additional funds not listed on your financial aid notice (scholarships, departmental funding, Michigan Education Trust, veterans' benefits, etc.), report them immediately in Wolverine Access. Select Student Business > login > Student Center > Financial Aid > Select Aid Year > Awards > View/Report Additional Aid.

With additional assistance, your aid may be adjusted or reduced, even if your aid has already been paid. If there is a change to your eligibility, you will receive an email with a notice of a revised financial aid notice.

Students enrolled at more than one institution concurrently may not receive financial aid from both institutions unless on a pre-approved Study Abroad consortium.

You must be in good standing with Federal Student Aid to continue to receive financial aid. Good standing means that you are not in default on any previously borrowed federal loans and that you do not owe back previously received federal grants and/or federal loans from post secondary institutions.

You may use your financial aid funds only for education expenses incurred at UM-Ann Arbor for the noted academic year. Financial aid for a specific term can only be used to pay for charges for that term, not to pay prior term balances.

Financial aid does not cover certain charges. Check your account balance monthly for any unpaid charges. You are responsible for paying all balances due.

We apply aid directly to charges on your university student billing account including tuition, some fees, housing, and other charges. Excess funds are released to you in the form of a "refund." Any subsequent charges are your responsibility. 

Some scholarships, such as the Go Blue Grant, HAIL, and Wolverine Pathways are for tuition only.

Enrollment Levels by Credit Hours

Full-time Enrollment is Assumed

We assume that you will enroll full-time. You may enroll less than full-time, but you must be enrolled at least half-time in classes that count for degree credit to be eligible for most aid. Federal Pell Grant recipients will receive a portion of that federal grant for less than half-time enrollment.

Enroll in a course by the university’s third-week drop/add date each term to be considered for financial aid for that course. While there may be flexible enrollment deadlines offered by some programs, you should still be sure to register based on the official university's calendar. Not-for-credit courses do not qualify for financial aid. If you are repeating a course, take care that your school or college has not designated it as not-for-credit. If so, it is not eligible for aid and you may be required to repay some of your already disbursed financial aid.

Our Satisfactory Academic Progress policy addresses situations such as enrollment in incomplete courses, repeated courses, and withdrawal from classes and the impact on financial aid. To remain eligible for financial aid, students must make Satisfactory Academic Progress toward completing their degrees.

If you decide to reduce your enrollment level, keep in mind:

• Some scholarships require full-time enrollment; you could lose your scholarship if you reduce your course-load.
• Less than full-time enrollment may reduce future aid eligibility and Satisfactory Academic Progress.
• Aid will be adjusted for students enrolled less than full-time after the third week drop/add deadline.

We monitor enrollment levels each term. If you drop courses and fall below the minimum credit hour requirements, you may have to repay all or part of your aid. Consult with a financial aid officer before you drop a class. Adjustments to your financial aid are not made until after the drop/add date for each term.

When a failing grade is given due to a student not attending a class (or when a student stops attending), it is considered an unofficial withdrawal and you could be required to repay your aid. If you have questions about your enrollment and aid eligibility, contact our office.

If you withdraw or are asked to withdraw from the university, you must inform the Office of Financial Aid immediately. If you have received a federal student loan, you will be sent information on completing required loan repayment exit counseling. Depending upon when you withdraw, you might be required to repay all or part of your aid.

Waitlisted classes, not-for-credit classes, and classes that you are auditing do not count toward enrollment. While you may intend to enroll full-time, your course load may be considered part-time while you are on the waiting list. What you can do:

• Track your enrollment level if you are on a course's waiting list.
• If you are not admitted to your waitlisted class and have not received all of your aid when your bill is due, pay it to avoid a late fee.
• Once you are admitted to the waitlisted class and you are enrolled full-time, remaining aid funds will be credited to your student account. If you have already paid your bill and you would like a check for the credited amount, contact Student Financial Services.
• If you are admitted to the class, you will be billed for those additional credit hours.

Enrolling in courses is not enough to secure your financial aid. You must also attend the courses in which you enroll. The Office of Financial Aid is required to verify that students who receive a non-passing grade (any grade other than A, B, C, D, or P) in any class attended and had meaningful academic engagement. If you receive a non-passing grade in a course or no grade is reported, we will follow up to determine whether or not you attended the class and had meaningful academic engagement. 

Failure to attend can be expensive: your aid could be reduced retro­actively and you could be required to repay aid you have received. If you have any questions about your enrollment and eligibility for financial aid, please contact the Office of Financial Aid for assistance.

To remain eligible for financial aid, students must make satisfactory academic progress toward completion of a degree. Federal regulations require the Office of Financial Aid to monitor the progress of each student toward their degree completion. Students who fall behind in their coursework or who fail to achieve minimum standards for grade point average and completion of classes may lose their eligibility for all types of federal, state, and university aid.

Depending upon the cost of the study abroad program in which you enroll, we may or may not be able to meet your full demonstrated financial need to attend the program. For more information about your specific program, contact the Office of Financial Aid.

Undergraduate students who have received one bachelor's degree and are pursuing a second degree in another program will only be eligible for loans. However, a student enrolled in an approved dual-degree program or who is a double major may qualify for all types of aid.

Students who are enrolled in combined degree programs designed specifically to grant both a Bachelor degree and a graduate/professional degree within an expedited time period should discuss financial aid eligibility with the Office of Financial Aid. Eligibility for undergraduate aid varies in the fourth year of these programs and is based upon both the type of coursework for which you will be enrolled and how that coursework will be counted. Students in the fifth year of these programs are always considered to be graduate students and will be packaged with graduate-level assistance.