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Financial Aid 101 for Student
Teaching
Office of Student
Financial Aid and
Enrollment Services
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State Requirements for Student Teaching
6 hours of credit for
student teaching
6 hours = half-time
enrollment status
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Half-time
enrollment
status=minimum
for financial aid
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Applying for Financial Aid
Fill out the FAFSA
every year
• January 1st-March 15th
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
State on FAFSA halftime enrollment
• If FAFSA is submitted
with different status,
come by office to fill
out an Enrollment
Change Form
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Grants
• Half-time enrollment results in loss of
Texas Excellence Grant (TEXAS)
• Students are required to be enrolled
in nine hours to continue receiving
grant
• Other grants will be pro-rated and pay
out at half the total amount
• If enrolled ¾ time (9-11 hours) grants
will prorate to 75% of total amount
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Scholarships
You’ll
Need
Donors
Letter from Academic
Advisor detailing
Student Teaching
requirements
Most are
understanding about
half-time status
Turn in letters to awarding
source
-General Scholarships-Office of
Student Financial Aid and
Enrollment Services
Donors choose to pay out full
or pro-rated the award
-College or Department
-Outside Donors
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Loans
Loans must be pro-rated at 25% of the annual award
 6 hours divided by 24 hours = 25%
 24 hours = full-time academic load based on annual Cost
of Attendance
 Education Loan Forgiveness Program
 Read the Education Loan Forgiveness Program fact sheet
distributed by the Office of Student Teaching
 Submit application to Janet Scott ASAP

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Reduce
Amount
Borrowed
Exhaust
Federal Aid
First
Responsible
Borrowing
Borrow Only
What You Need
Loan Portfolio
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Loss of Income
If you decide not to work while Student Teaching, fill out the
Loss of Income Form
 Financial Aid will compare income from last year with the
current aid year
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Satisfactory Academic Progress
Course
Completion
GPA
Maximum hours
120 hours
x 1.5 =
180!
• Maintain a 2.0
cumulative GPA
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• 67% completion
rate of
attempted
hours
• Maximum hours
attempted must
not exceed
150% of
attempted
hours
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Contact Us!
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Office of Student Financial Aid and Enrollment Services
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
(210) 458-8000
1-800-669-0919
[email protected]
www.utsa.edu/financialaid
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