For information regarding various online courses Colorado State University offers, required forms and important deadlines visit Colorado State Online Plus homepage.

Applying for Financial Aid

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the Web.  Once you have been accepted to CSU and enrolled in CE courses, a Student Financial Services representative will adjust your financial aid award to reflect the cost of your program.

• To check the status of your financial aid application, visit RAMweb , select Current Financial Aid Awards. You can review where you are in the financial aid process, view your current award notice, accept/decline your loan(s), and complete other processing requirements.

Using Financial Aid for Colorado State Online Plus Courses

To be eligible for financial aid, you must be admitted to Colorado State in a degree-seeking program and be enrolled in at least 6 credits per semester (undergraduate) or at least 5 credits per semester (graduate). You may use federal and/or state aid, however, Online Plus courses will not be considered for institutional aid.

Your financial aid budget includes a tuition and fee amount based on 12 or more credits of regular on-campus credits. Courses offered through Online Plus (correspondence, telecommunications, and on-line courses) have different tuition costs than regular on-campus credit courses. If your cost of regular on-campus credits and DCE tuition and fees is less than the standard regular on-campus credits amount, we must adjust your financial aid budget to reflect your actual tuition and fee costs.

If you are enrolled solely in correspondence, telecommunications, or on-line courses, the only costs that can be included in your budget are tuition, fees, books and supplies and a small living allowance. If you are enrolled solely in correspondence courses, the only costs that can be included in your budget are tuition, fees, books and supplies.  Living expenses are not included.   The maximum level of enrollment for correspondence courses is half-time, even if enrolled in 9 or more credits. 

After we calculate the actual costs that can be included in your budget, we may be required to reduce your financial aid. If you have or will receive a refund, hold on to it until all adjustments to your budget and aid have been made. 

Review the "Credit Requirements and CE Courses" (page 17) in the "Your Financial Aid Guide 2011-2012" on our SFS website
/Data/Sites/1/pdf/faguide1112.pdf .
 

Federal Pell Grant and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

If you are enrolled in a correspondence course and

• Have been awarded a federal Pell Grant, you must complete 50% of your coursework before you can receive your federal Pell Grant.
• Have been awarded an SEOG, you must submit your first completed lesson before you can receive your SEOG.
• If awarded a federal Pell or SEOG Grant, courses must be completed by the last day of the semester. If courses are not completed, it will result in an adjustment to your financial aid.

Institutional Aid for Online Plus Courses

Online Plus courses are not eligible to receive Institutional aid.

College Opportunity Fund (COF)

Continuing Education credits are not eligible for College Opportunity Fund (COF) funding. Credit earned through Online Plus courses will not be counted toward the 145 lifetime hour maximum for COF.