Summer 2023 course registration is underway

financial aid assistance

Do you want to get ahead on classes? Or possibly graduate early?

Registration for summer 2023 is officially open.

Students got an email sent to their student email with information about summer classes and financial aid assistance.

According to the email, anyone who is registered for six or more credit hours in the summer will automatically be considered for financial aid assistance with no additional application necessary.

The email states that there are a few things to consider, which are you must be admitted and enrolled in a degree seeking program, Pell Grant requires enrollment of at least six credit hours, federal student loans are available if you have remaining eligibility from fall/spring or you have progressed to the next grade level, loans require enrollment of six credit hours (five hours if a graduate student), and lastly must be making satisfactory academic progress (SAP).

Saundra Johnson is the Assistant Director of Financial Aid Services. She explained that not every student will qualify for financial aid services. However, there are grant and scholarship opportunities.

“Although not every student may be eligible to receive a grant, students are reviewed and considered for federal, state and institutional aid. We also encourage students to search and apply for scholarships within their community and internally at tamuk.scholarshipuniverse.com,” Johnson said.

Johnson also wanted to remind students that summer is very busy for their office.

“Summer is one of our busiest times at the Financial Aid Office. We look forward to welcoming our new Javelinas during summer orientation sessions and guiding our current Javelinas through summer and fall.

“Exciting changes are coming to the Free Application of Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and we are eager to assist students with additional upcoming opportunities. We will be providing more information in August 2023,” Johnson said.

Dr. Sonya Vasquez is the academic advisor for Communications, Criminology, Psycholo- gy, Sociology and RELLIS-Health Psychology.

“Summer courses are essential for students who are needing to replace courses they were unsuccessful in or even trying to get ahead for possibly graduating sooner than expected,” Vasquez said.

Vasquez feels that summer courses can be beneficial to a student.

“I believe summer courses do benefit the student for scholarship, financial aid or other reasons. Students might have dropped a course in fall/spring semesters and need to make those hours in order to keep their scholarship or financial aid,” she said.

Lastly, Vasquez has advice for students who may be thinking about taking summer courses.

“The advice I’d provide to my students is if they are wanting to advance in their expected graduation, I also suggest that they take summer courses to improve their GPA if needed,” she said.

For those waiting for the fall semester, priority enrollment starts on April 3 and late enrollment begins on Aug. 7 (there will be a $35 late fee for any students that are enrolling late).

Be sure to register between those dates in order to avoid any late fees.