Financial Aid for Fifth years in UCs

Kender
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:58:28 +0000

Blue&Gold is only for four years. You would not be able to receive it during your fifth year. With an EFC of zero, are you receiving Cal Grant? That will also time out after four years. Blue&Gold is really just a guarantee that for four years your systemwide fees will be covered with a combination of grants and scholarships and that there will be a UC fee assistance to make up any shortfall.

However, UCSB may still cover you with their own grant money, but none of the UCs promise to meet full need. You would still be eligible for financial aid (just not Cal Grant or Blue&Gold) after your fourth year. There is no guarantee you’ll receive the same amount of financial aid you’ve been receiving that I can find on any UC page.



Undergraduates:

UCSB’s undergraduate degree programs are designed to be completed in four years. The federally regulated financial aid requirement specifies that students are eligible to receive aid for 150% of the time normally required to complete an academic program. For example: an undergraduate student admitted to UCSB as a freshman loses all undergraduate financial aid eligibility after 18 quarters of attendance (150% times 12 quarters) including quarters in which the student withdrew. For transfer students, the number of eligible quarters is reduced based on the class level at the first quarter of attendance according to the following:

* Freshman - 18 quarters of eligibility

Sophomore - 15 quarters of eligibility

Junior - 12 quarters of eligibility

Senior - 9 quarters of eligibility



[UCSB Financial Aid](Eligibility - UCSB Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships)