CAS Financial Aid Information for Advisors

The majority of the TCU student body is receiving financial assistance to help defray the cost of education. There are a number of implications which surround academic advisement.

To receive financial assistance a student who is registering as full-time must complete 24 semester hours during the year (Aug-May). A student entering at mid-year must complete 12 semester hours. Students can make up deficiencies by taking summer school courses, but they will not be offered financial assistance until grades or transfer credits are posted by the Registrar. These requirements include students receiving employee benefits. Realistically, the financial aid office is generally unable to award students (other than loans and employee tuition benefits) beyond May 1. Consequently, it is imperative that students realize that the non-completion of this requirement during the academic year may have negative consequences.
The student is also measured on a qualitative basis. Everyone is given one semester grace while on academic warning. If put on academic probation or continued on probation, the student will not receive the benefits of the various assistance programs.
Students receiving academic scholarships (Chancellor, Provost, National Merit, Deans, Faculty, TCU Scholarships, National Achievement, National Hispanic, Valedictorian, and Salutatorian scholarships) have additional requirements. They must complete 27 semester hours with "letter grade" credits during the academic year (Aug-May). Additionally, they must maintain a TCU cumulative GPA of 3.0 their freshman year and a TCU cumulative GPA of 3.25 each year thereafter.
Repeated classes are not counted unless the original grade was an "F" or a "D" in a class requiring a higher grade for the major.
The various financial aid programs and requirements are found in the current undergraduate bulletin. Please call extension 7858 if you have any questions.