Teaching Credential
Welcome to the Financial Aid web page for Teacher Education students. Our mission is serving
students and our goal is providing you with the services and funds you need to achieve your
educational goals. Click on the links below for information on various state and federal
aid programs available to teacher credential students.
To avoid delay in processing your financial aid file, PLEASE be sure to indicate "5th yr./ other undergraduate" grade level and "Teaching Credential program (nondegree program)" certificate in the Student Eligibility section of the FAFSA. In step three of the FAFSA, answer "no" to the question, "Will you be working on a master's or doctorate program (such as an MA, MBA, MD, JD, EdD, graduate certificate, etc.)?".
Federal Pell Grant
Maximum award amount: $5,550
CSUF FAFSA Application Deadline (2011/2012): must be received
in our office no later than May 11, 2012
Purpose: To encourage students to become teachers by increasing grant eligibility
to help reduce loan debt.
Required Forms: FAFSA
Additional Comments : In order to receive Federal Pell Grant as a teaching credential candidate, you must be
enrolled in at least six units of courses leading towards your initial teaching credential. The Pell Grant will be disbursed after the Office of Financial Aid verifies that you are enrolled in the appropriate number and types of units.* This verification (or validation) will occur after census date, which is normally the fourth week of school. Once eligibility is confirmed, the Pell Grant will be released for payment.
Prerequisites and waiver courses are not considered to be part of the credential program and do not qualify for payment of Pell Grant.
* Additional Comments : In order to receive Federal Pell Grant as a teaching credential candidate, you must be enrolled in at least six units in your initial credential program. The Pell Grant will be paid only for credential courses. Prerequisites, waiver courses and second credential do not qualify for payment of Pell Grant.
Cal Grant A & B
Maximum award amount: $4,674 for fees; $1,551 access
FAFSA Application Deadline (2011/2012): Must be received
in our office no later than the last date of the academic year; however, loan deadlines are earlier to provide our office to process the loan application.
Purpose: To help offset the cost of registration fees
for students enrolled in a teacher credential program. Cal Grant
B will assist in paying fees and offers a stipend to offset other
school-related expenses.
Required Forms/Deadlines: Must complete G-44 form, "Request
for Cal Grant Teaching Credential Program Benefits".
Additional Comments: Student must be a Cal Grant A or
B recipient as an undergraduate student to be eligible for one
additional year of Cal Grant to pursue their teacher credential
certificate.
Federal Perkins Loan
Maximum CSUF award amount: For credential candidates $4,000
FAFSA Application Deadline: Priority filing date AND secondary document deadline date if your file is selected for verification.
Purpose: The Federal Perkins Loan provides long-term,
low-interest loans to students with exceptional need.
Required Forms/Deadlines: Pre-loan online interview, Borrower
Information, and Borrower Fact Sheet
Additional Comments: The federal government pays the interest
on Perkins Loan while the student is in school and enrolled in
a minimum of six units. Student begins paying the loan nine months
after graduating or dropping below 6 units.
Federal Direct Loan Program
Maximum annual award amount:
Dependency
Status |
Subsidized
Only |
Sub/Unsub
Combined |
| Dependent |
$5,500 |
$7,500 |
| Independent |
$5,500 |
$12,500 |
For more information click
here.
FAFSA Application Deadline: Priority filing date AND secondary document deadline date if your file is selected for verification.
Purpose: To provide subsidized and unsubsidized
long-term, variable interest loans based upon the student's eligibility
data derived from the FAFSA.
Required Forms/Deadlines: Pre-loan seminar and master promissory note (MPN) which can be completed at www.studentloans.gov. Loan exit counseling is also required and must be completed during your last semester of attendance.
Additional Comments: The federal government pays the interest
on subsidized Stafford loans while the student is in school and
enrolled in a minimum of six units. The student is responsible
to pay the interest on unsubsidized loans, although payment can
be deferred while the student is enrolled in 6
or more units.
Maximum award amount: $4,500
FAFSA Application Deadline: Priority filing date AND secondary document deadline date if your file is selected for verification.
Purpose: To help students defray the cost of educational
expenses
Required Forms/Deadlines: Federal Work-Study employment
authorization
Additional Comments: Allows the student to find employment
to match the student's skills, interests and/or academic background.
Students will be encouraged to participate in the America Reads
and Counts Program to become a reading or math tutor.
For more information about becoming a teacher, visit the College of Education website.
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