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Who is
eligible for Financial Aid
To receive financial aid,
you must:
- Be accepted and enrolled as a regular
student in an eligible program leading to an Associate Degree, a certificate
or transfer to a four-year college or university;
- Be a
U.S. citizen or an eligible
non-citizen;
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Demonstrate financial need for need-based
program;
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Maintain
satisfactory academic progress in course of study according to the
standards and practices of CCSF.
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Not owe a refund on a Federal Pell Grant or
Federal SEOG;
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Not be in default on any Federal Perkins,
Federal Stafford Loan or California Loan to Assist Students/PLUS;
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Male applicants between
the ages of 18 through 25 must be registered with Selective Service (see
information below);
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Have a valid Social Security Number;
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Must not have federal benefits suspended
due to drug offense conviction;
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Have a high school diploma (or equivalent) or pass an independently
administered test (Ability to Benefit Test)
Ability to Benefit Policy
Federal
regulations, effective July 1,
1991, require post-secondary institutions to certify whether a
student without a high school diploma or its equivalent has the ability to
benefit from the instruction provided by the institution prior to the awarding
of any federal financial aid funds.
In
order for the student to demonstrate his/her "ability to benefit:", and thereby
become eligible to receive Title IV (federal financial aid), the student who
lacks a high school diploma or its equivalent must pass an independently
administered test approved by the U. S. Secretary of Education.
Please
call the Testing Office at 239-3129 for information regarding testing sites
and schedules.
Selective Service Registration Requirement
The federal
Military Selective Service Act requires most males residing in the United States to register with the
Selective Service System within thirty days of their eighteenth birthday. Most
males between the ages of 18 and 25 must be registered. It's the law.
In California, students subject to the Act who
fail to register are also ineligible to receive any need-based student grants
funded by the state or a public postsecondary institution.
Selective Service registration forms are available at any U.S. Post Office, and
many high schools have a staff member or teacher appointed as a Selective
Service Registrar. Applicants for financial aid can also request that
information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) be
used to register them with the Selective Service. Information on the Selective
Service System is available and the registration process may be initiated online
at http://www.sss.gov/.
You do not need a social security number. When you do obtain a social security
number, let Selective Service know. Provide a copy of your new social security
number card; being sure to include your complete name, date of birth, Selective
Service registration number, and current mailing address; and mail to the
Selective Service System, P.O. Box
94636, Palatine, IL 60094-4636.
Be sure to register before your 26th birthday. After that,
it's too late!
Selective Service does not collect any information which would indicate whether
or not you are undocumented. You want to protect yourself for future
U.S.
citizenship and other government benefits and programs by registering with
Selective Service. Do it today.
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