FAQs

Q. Will I get financial aid if I am conditionally admitted?

A. No, you will not receive financial aid if you are conditionally admitted.

Q. If I don’t enroll in classes, will my aid be cancelled?
A. Students are responsible for dropping their courses during the add/drop period as outlined in our institutional policy. If a student was enrolled in Fall and not Spring (or Spring, not Summer), but we awarded two terms (Fall/Spring or Spring/Summer), they must complete the Financial Aid Adjustment Form to cancel or adjust the aid. With regards to institutional and State aid, the aid is removed during add/drop period. If students are transferring to another institution and need their Pell removed early, they should complete the Financial Aid Adjustment Form. If not, we will remove the aid if the student is not enrolled at least three weeks before the last day to drop, however it remains, it is the student’s responsibility to drop his or her courses.Add/Drop periods are outlined on the Academic Calendar at www.broward.edu/registrar/term-dates.

Q. How do I view my course census date?
A. You should view enrollment verification dates on the News and Alerts page as this, and not census date, affects disbursement.Disbursements do not take place for most funds until Enrollment Verification is completed by the Registrar’s Office on all classes you are enrolled in. Please monitor your myBC for updates.

Q. Will financial aid pay for a course if I repeat it?
A. To discuss the specifics to your situation, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Q. Why did my financial aid change?
A. Financial aid is offered each semester based on full-time enrollment and is adjusted based on changes (add, dropped, or withdrawn from one or more courses) you make to your schedule before and after the term begins. myBC will have the proper award adjustments based on enrollment status and you should go to myBC to determine the award offer amounts.For example, if your financial aid offer is for 12 credits (full time) and then you reduce your enrollment to 6 credits (half time), your aid award offer changes to reflect your current enrollment status. Once you are certain about the classes you want to take, you should enroll in all classes and sessions that you plan to attend, even Session 3 and 4 classes that start later in the term. 

Please check your myBC and enrollment status, and also check to ensure all courses are Program of Study Compliant.

Q. I’m a consortium student (transient) attending multiple institutions. What are my options for financial aid?
A. Click Here to know.

Q. How many credit hours do I have to take to be considered full time for financial aid? Part time?
A. Enrollment status is determined by registered total semester credit hours:

• Full-time: 12 or more credit hours
• 3/4 time: 9-11 credits per semester
• 1/2 time: 6-8 credits per semester
• Less than 1/2 time: 1-5 credits per semester

Each fund type has different implications for the award; this includes Summer. We do NOT have a special enrollment status for Summer.

You should only enroll in classes necessary to complete your degree, and only enroll in the number of credits that you can successfully complete for the term.

Financial aid is awarded each semester based on your enrollment status and is adjusted based on changes you make to your schedule before and after the term begins. myBC will have the proper award adjustments based on enrollment status and you should go to myBC to determine the award offer amounts.

Q. How do I know if my major and/or degree is eligible for financial aid?
A. Students must be enrolled in an approved degree or certificate program to be eligible for financial aid. Students who are visiting/transient, high school, dual credit, non-degree seeking, or are admitted as non-credit (continuing education) are not eligible for financial aid.For a list of financial aid eligible majors and/or degrees, click here.

Additionally, a Program Objective Enrollment Compliance (POEC) review is required for every student seeking federal student aid. In accordance with federal law, federal student aid funds can only be applied to classes that are recognized as being truly necessary for completion of a student’s declared degree. To that end, we must verify (on a term-by-term basis) whether or not all classes for which a student is enrolled are required or not.

Those classes which are confirmed to be required, i.e. POEC compliant, will be covered by federal student aid (as long as all other relevant eligibility criteria has been met).

Classes which are identified as not required for degree completion will be flagged as such, and these non-compliant courses will be excluded from financial aid coverage. Students get the FA – ENROLLMENT COMPLIANCE (POEC) when they are enrolled in classes that are not financial aid compliant. Students can check which classes are compliant by logging into myBC. Then, go to FINANCIAL AID > APPLICATION STATUS > VIEW STATUS.

For more information on the POEC review, visit our website.

To view your interactive degree audit in myBC:

• Step 1: Log into myBC.
• Step 2: Select Advising.
• Step 3: Select Display Interactive Degree Audit.