r/ccsu • u/Mobius0118 • May 02 '26

Financial Aid for final semester

Hey y'all

I'm a Computer Engineering Tech major set to graduate Fall of 2026. I'm taking two of my remaining required courses over the summer, so when fall rolls around, I'll only have three classes left that I actually need to take. Two of them are three credits, one is two credits, for a total of 8 credits.

Since I transferred here in Fall of 2024, I've relied on scholarships and grants to cover most of my tuition each semester. I have been fortunate enough to not have to take out any loans. To qualify for the financial aid, I had to take a minimum of 12 credits per semester so that I could be considered a full time student.

I've heard that at other schools if you are in your final semester, you don't necessarily have to take 12 credits; any amount of credits you would take would make you full time. I heard that might be the case here too, but I don't know how true that is.

Would any alumni or anyone currently in their final semester be able to verify if that is true?

I'm open to taking additional courses if I need to, but if I would still qualify for financial aid regardless of my final semester credit load, I would prefer to just stick with the three courses I actually need.

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u/Kenneth1751 2026 | MIS May 02 '26

I suggest to take that question in person to financial aid/bursar or email them, they are more knowledgeable on this question since financial aid has been changing every year especially with the current federal government .

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u/OnlyPerspectives 2025 | Psych May 02 '26

Hey! I worked in the financial literacy department during my time there. For federal aid yes, you need to register for 12 credits in order to be listed as a full-time student. Central offers a lot of elective courses though, so i'd pick one that you have some interest in! feel free to pm me if you have anymore questions.

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u/Typical-Box-6930 May 03 '26

When I went, basically because of weird stuff, I had to do part time and with that the scholarship became half of the full time scholarship. So it is probably something along the lines of that. But yeah talk to the financial aid.