Engineering Co-Ops and Financial Aid
If you are an engineering student who is registered for a co-op, you are considered a full-time student by the University.
- You can choose whether to receive federal grants and federal or private loans for the semesters you鈥檙e on co-op.
- You may not use state financial aid or 51爆料网 merit scholarships during a co-op semester.
Fall/Spring Co-op: To use federal loans/grants or private loans
- You must be registered for the co-op.
- Complete an Enrollment聽Certification Form in by the 15th day of the semester (usually the add/drop deadline).
Go to 鈫� Student tab 鈫� My Financial Aid 鈫� Financial Aid Enrollment Certification Form
We will email you when the form is available to submit.
Enrollment Certification forms are generally available:
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- Fall semester: From the end of July through the end of add/drop period for fall
- Spring semester: From the first week in December through the end of add/drop period
for spring
Find add/drop deadlines here.
聽Follow the same procedure for scholarships you have been awarded specifically to pay the co-op fee.
Summer Co-op: To use federal loans/grants or private loans
- You must be registered for the co-op.
- Complete the Summer Aid Application in myUT.聽This form is available from March through
July.
Go to 聽鈫捖燬tudent tab聽鈫捖燤y Financial Aid聽鈫捖燬ummer Aid Application
Follow the same procedure for scholarships you have been awarded specifically to pay the co-op fee.
If you receive merit scholarships
These funds cannot be used during your co-op semester. To make sure we shift those funds from your co-op semester to semesters when you鈥檒l be on campus:
- Send an email to financialaidscholarship@utoledo.edu from your Rocket email account.
- Let us know that you鈥檒l be on co-op for the semester and want your scholarships and grants shifted to a future semester.
- If you wish to use your scholarships for summer enrollment, complete a summer aid
application. Apps are available in myUT from March through July.
Go to 聽鈫捖燬tudent tab聽鈫捖燤y Financial Aid聽鈫捖燬ummer Aid Application
Timeline
- Allow three working days for your request to be processed.
- The last day to request to聽use financial aid during a co-op semester is the 15th day of the term (usually at the end of the add/drop period).
- Financial aid will not pay to your student account until the first day of the semester.
Satisfactory academic progress
Co-op classes receive grades just like any other class. You must show satisfactory academic progress to receive your financial aid.
If a co-op class is not graded during the regular聽grading period, you will be cited for a lack of satisfactory academic progress. Further payments of聽financial aid will not be made until the class is graded and you have met all other satisfactory聽academic progress criteria.