Policies & Eligibility

Make sure you know what it takes to be an eligible student at Calvin University and what our policies are with regards to financial aid.

• Student rights and responsibilities

  • Understand your rights and responsibilities as they relate to applying for and receiving financial aid from Calvin University.

• Availability of employees for information dissemination purposes

  • Calvin University is required to designate an employee or group of employees to assist enrolled or prospective students in obtaining certain types of information (contained herein).

• Awarding policies

  • Policies that determine how much aid in various financial aid programs can be offered to students.

• Conflict of Interest/Code of Conduct

  • Disclosure information the university is required to provide regarding financial aid professionals.

• Consumer information

  • Disclosure information the university is required to provide to students and families.

• Title IV Credit balance refunds

  • US Department of Education stipulations on Title IV credit balances and refunds.

• Eligibility for Financial Aid

  • How Calvin determines your financial aid package.

• Enrollment requirements

  • How the number of credit hours you take affects your financial aid.

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

  • Understand our FERPA policy and how it affects student privacy.

• Satisfactory academic progress

  • Academic progress requirements that all students must meet in order to qualify for financial aid.

• Special circumstances

  • Calvin is committed to partnering with your family to listen carefully and understand your true financial situation. Our Calvin Special Circumstances form is one way to communicate a more accurate financial picture.

• Students receiving military benefits

  • Stipulations regarding fines, penalties, late fees, and denial of services for students receiving military benefits.

• Verification

  • A federally-regulated process to verify that accurate information is provided on the FAFSA.

• Withdrawing from Calvin

  • How discontinuing enrollment at Calvin affects your financial aid.