Summer 2025
Undergraduate degree seeking students who register for at least six credits during the summer term at Carroll University are eligible to receive student loans and federal grants (if eligible as determined by your FAFSA). Students who are less than six credits and are eligible for the federal Pell Grant (as determined by your FAFSA) will be eligible to receive this grant only. Graduate degree seeking students who register for at least three credits during the summer term at Carroll University are eligible to receive student loans (if eligible as determined by FAFSA).
When a student receives financial aid for the summer term, the funds received are not in addition to their fall and spring terms.
Example: A student is eligible and was offered a Federal Direct Loan of $3,500 for the academic year ($1,750 for the fall and $1,750 for the spring). The student enrolls for six credits for the summer term at Carroll and wants to borrow a $1,500 Direct Loan. Because the student borrowed the $1,500 for the summer term, he/she is now eligible to only borrow $2,000 for the academic year ($1,000 for the fall and $1,000 for the spring).
If you have registered for at least six credits at Carroll for the summer term and are interested in receiving financial assistance, you must complete and return the Summer Form to the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible. You also must complete the FAFSA, available at https://studentaid.gov/fafsa. The last day we will process summer financial aid offers is August 15, 2025. Keep in mind that by requesting financial aid for the summer term, your previous financial aid offer for the fall and spring terms will be adjusted accordingly.
Important: The Financial Aid Office will review your enrollment status during the summer to confirm that your financial aid offer is calculated on the appropriate status. Students are not eligible to receive the portion of their Federal Pell Grant for classes that they have not attended.
Winter 2026
Winter term enrollment is considered part of the spring semester hours for financial aid consideration. However, for billing purposes, winter term and spring are separate terms. Students taking winter term classes are eligible to have their financial aid budget increased for the related costs of this term. Students can request aid to cover this term. Typically, this includes increasing PLUS and private loan amounts. Students are required to contact the Financial Aid Office to apply for winter term aid.
Because winter term is considered as part of the spring semester for financial aid purposes, if a student is registered for three credits during the winter term and nine credits during the spring, he/she would be considered a full-time student and federal and state financial aid would be offered as such. Billing, however, would be done at three credits and nine credits.
To be considered for winter term 2026 financial aid, a student must:
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at Carroll University.
- Complete a 2025-26 FAFSA with accurate results processed by the Carroll University Financial Aid Office
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress as defined by the Carroll University Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
We will verify your enrollment before we complete the budget increase. If you are not registered for the exact credits as indicated above, we will not process your request.