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Part Time Studies Program

Part-Time Undergraduate Students

Students matriculated in the Part-Time Studies program are eligible for federal and state assistance as a means of financing their undergraduate degree.  We recommend that new students apply for financial assistance at least two months prior to starting their program so that aid is in place at the start of the semester. To apply for financial aid for the 2012-2013 academic year:

First-time students in Part-Time Studies and students who first enrolled at Villanova during the 2010-2011 academic year need to submit the following items to the Office of Financial Assistance:

  •         ·          2012-2013 FAFSA, which is available after January 1, 2012*

  •         ·          2012-2013 CSS PROFILE

  •         ·          Signed copies of the student’s 2011 US Federal or Puerto Rico Tax Returns and all schedules (if filed) and all 2011 W-2 and/or 1099 or 1099R forms

  •         ·          If a dependent student as determined by the FAFSA criteria, signed copies of custodial parents’/stepparents’ 2011 US Federal or Puerto Rico Tax Returns and all schedules (if filed) and all 2011 W-2 and/or 1099 or 1099R forms

  • *We highly recommend that students, and parents use the IRS Tax Date Retrieval Took when filling out the FAFSA.

**   Returning students in the Part-Time Studies program who first enrolled before the 2010-2011 academic year are required to submit the following items to the Office of Financial Assistance:           

  •         ·          2012-2013 FAFSA, which is available after January 1, 2012*

  •         ·          2012-2013 VU Application for Financial Aid

  •         ·          Signed copies of the student’s 2011 US Federal or Puerto Rico Tax Returns and all schedules (if filed) and all 2011 W-2 and/or 1099 or 1099R forms

  •         ·          If a dependent student as determined by the FAFSA criteria, signed copies of custodial parents’/stepparents’ 2011 US Federal or Puerto Rico Tax Returns and all schedules (if filed) and all 2011 W-2 and/or 1099 or 1099R forms

  • *We highly recommend that students, and parents use the IRS Tax Date Retrieval Took when filling out the FAFSA.

     **Award packaging for Returning students will commence after Satisfactory Academic Progress is reviewed at the end of the spring semester.

The Office of Financial Assistance will verify your information using the above documentation we receive from you.  If a discrepancy or conflicting information is found, we may need additional documents from you to complete the verification process.  Our office will notify you in writing if an item is missing or incomplete in order to complete this review.  Please note that if you do not use the IRS Tax Data Retrieval Tool when completing the FAFSA, we will need a copy of the official Tax Return Transcript for both the student, and parent(s), if dependent.

Students are eligible for financial aid so long as they are matriculated/degree-seeking in a program, maintain at least 6 credits per semester, and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress, which is outlined here. Non-matriculated students in a Part-Time Studies program are not eligible for financial aid until they are admitted as degree-seeking students. 

Types of Financial Aid

All undergraduate students who file a FAFSA are eligible to borrow Federal Direct Loans, which can be Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized.  Direct Subsidized Loans are available to students who demonstrate financial need. Information about Direct Loans is available here. 

First-time undergraduate students who file a FAFSA are reviewed for the following forms of aid:

·          Federal Pell Grant, for exceptional financial need

·          PHEAA State Grant, for PA residents with demonstrated financial need

The Office of Financial Assistance will notify you of your loan and/or grant eligibility in the financial award letter we send to you. 

Summer Sessions

If you are a new or returning undergraduate student in Part-Time Studies who plans to attend at least 6 credits in the summer sessions, please notify the Office of Financial Assistance in writing by sending an email to finaid@villanova.edu from your email account.  Please note that in order to have financial aid in place for the summer terms; the Office of Financial Assistance needs to be notified in advance of the start of the summer sessions.  We are unable to retroactively award financial aid for the summer terms once the summer sessions have concluded.

Pre-Requisite Coursework

In accordance with the regulations governing Federal Student Aid, students who are enrolled in pre-requisite or preparatory coursework for admission into a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate degree are eligible for a limited amount of Federal Direct Loans.  A preparatory course of study is considered to be at the undergraduate level, and so the annual loan limits for a student enrolled in a preparatory course of study are the same as the limits for a first-time undergraduate student, even if the coursework is at the graduate level.

A student enrolled in a preparatory course of study is only eligible for funding from the Direct Loan Program and for no more than 12 consecutive months.  If the student continues enrollment in a preparatory course of study that exceeds 12 consecutive months, the student ceases to be eligible for Direct Loans after the 12-month period.

If you are a student enrolled in at least 6 credits per semester in pre-requisite or preparatory coursework at Villanova and interested in borrowing a Federal Direct Loan, please contact the Office of Financial Assistance directly for information on how to apply.

Outside Scholarship Opportunities

When the Office of Financial Assistance received notifications about outside scholarship opportunities, we post the information for our students on our website here.  Additionally, the Part-Time Studies Office also posts opportunities on their website here.

Payment Options

Beyond financial aid, other financing options exists for students in the Part-Time Studies division, which you read about here.

To check on the status of your application or to confirm that items were received, please visit the myNOVA site where you can access your financial assistance records online.