How does my enrollment affect my financial aid award?
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Enrollment Status
Your enrollment at the end of the add/drop period of each term will determine your enrollment status (i.e. full-time, half-time, etc.) for that term. Your financial aid award will be based on your enrollment status.
Note: Most Federal, State and Institutional aid require at least half-time enrollment status at UH Hilo.
For undergraduate students, enrollment status is determined as follows:
| UG Enrollment Status | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Full-time | 12 or more credit hours |
| Three-quarter time | 9 - 11 credit hours |
| Half-time | 6 - 8 credit hours |
| Less than half-time | 5 or less credit hours |
For graduate or professional students, enrollment status is determined as follows:
| GR/PR Enrollment Status | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Full-time | 6 or more credit hours |
| Half-time | 3 - 5 credit hours |
Concurrent Enrollment
Courses at other campuses within the University of Hawaiʻi System may not count toward your financial aid enrollment. However, if courses from another institution are going to satisfy your graduation requirements, those courses could be considered. For those courses to be considered, you must maintain at least half-time enrollment status at UH Hilo during the Fall/Spring terms (at least one (1) class during the Summer term) and submit the following form. If you are enrolled in classes at an institution outside of the University of Hawaiʻi System, a consortium agreement must also be completed with the other campus.
Note: Since students have the opportunity to change their registration without penalty until the day before classes start, these forms will not be processed until soon before the start of the term to ensure processing is based on the student's most accurate class schedule.
Repeat Coursework
You may receive financial aid to repeat a previously passed course (or course equivalent) only one time.
Also, please be aware that repeated courses count as hours attempted and may affect your eligibility for future financial aid. Refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for details.