Financial Aid Freeze Dates
In accordance with federal regulations, the University of North Alabama establishes a freeze date each semester to determine a student's enrollment status for disbursing federal and state financial aid. Financial aid will only pay for courses that are required for your major and are added before the freeze date. Hours will be frozen at the end of the schedule adjustment (add/drop) period. Students must be registered for all courses of given term before the freeze date to receive federal and/or state aid for that class. Federal and state aid will not be available for classes added after hours have been frozen.
Students who are retroactively awarded financial aid (after the freeze date) will have hours frozen at the time the award is made and payment will be based on current enrollment at that time.
Example 1
Here's an example of how the freeze date affects the amount of financial aid Dustin received for Fall Semester:
Dustin is receiving federal financial aid. He started attending classes on August 24th. Schedule adjustment period was August 24th through August 31st. The financial aid freeze date occurred on September 1st. Here is history of when he enrolled in the courses:
| No. of Credit Hours | Date When Dustin Enrolled of Added Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| 6 | July 15 |
| 3 | August 17th |
| 3 | September 8th |
| 12 | Total credits Dustin is taking in the fall |
As you can see, Dustin is taking a total of 12 credit hours in the Fall and he will be charged for 12 credit hours. However, his federal financial aid received is based on 9 hours and not 12, since this was the number of credit hours in which he was enrolled on the financial aid freeze date of September 1st.
Example 2
Heres an example of how the freeze date affects the amount of financial aid Megan received for Fall Semester:
Megan is receiving federal financial aid. She started attending classes on August 24th. Schedule adjustment period was August 24th through August 31st. The financial aid freeze date occurred on September 1st. Here is history of when she enrolled in the courses:
| No. of Credit Hours | Date When Megan Enrolled of Added Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| 6 | July 25 |
| 3 | August 1st |
| 3 | August 26th |
| 12 | Total credits Megan is taking in the fall |
As you can see, Megan is taking a total of 12 credit hours in the Fall and she will be charged for 12 credit hours. Her federal financial aid received is based on 12 hours, since this was the number of credit hours in which she was enrolled on the financial aid freeze date of September 1st.