Financial
aid awarded for the freshman year is
normally renewable from year to year
provided that the evidence of need
remains (in the case of need-based
awards), that funds continue to be
available, and that the student maintains
satisfactory academic standards and
progress toward the degree. Students
must apply for aid every year and are
responsible for seeing that the forms
available in December are completed
in time for the Financial Aid Office
to receive a report by April 15.
To continue receiving
federal, state, and institutional financial
aid, students must initially achieve
a minimum QPA of 1.40 at the end of
the first academic year; 1.70 after
twelve scheduled course units; 1.80
after eighteen units; and 2.00 after
twenty-four units. Full-time students
must complete a minimum of six course
units each academic year and must complete
all degree requirements within a maximum
of ten regular terms. An evaluation
of each student’s eligibility
is made annually, and eligibility may
be withdrawn if a student is not maintaining
the prescribed standards. Students
who are denied financial aid for lack
of academic progress may appeal in
writing to the director of financial
aid. Further details of the policy
are available from the director of
financial aid and are distributed with
each financial aid award.
In determining eligibility
for guaranteed student loans, the Financial
Aid Office must apply the Satisfactory
Academic Progress Policy as well as
the College’s criteria for class
membership which are based on the number
of course units completed (see section
on Class Standing). In applying these
criteria, loan levels 1, 2, 3, and
4 correspond to Freshman, Sophomore,
Junior, and Senior standing respectively.
Further information on
Moravian’s financial aid program
and information on student employment
is available from the Financial Aid
Office, Moravian College, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania 18018, 610 861-1330.
