GRADUATE STUDENTS
Graduate students are considered for the following programs when they apply for financial aid:
- Federal Perkins Loan
- Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan
- Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
- Federal Graduate PLUS
- Work-Study Employment
- Nevada Access Grant
- Nevada State Grant
You must be officially admitted to the Graduate School before aid can be offered. The “Graduate Special” classification is not a degree program; therefore, if you are in this category, you are not eligible for any federal, state, or institutional financial aid but can investigate
Private/Alternative Loans.
Graduate students are considered full-time for financial aid with 9 or more graduate credits. Departmental or program specific enrollment policies do not override the above policy. Graduate students taking mixed graduate and undergraduate credits can only be funded for undergraduate credits if they are
specifically required for your graduate degree per the Course Catalog. If you are a graduate student taking mixed credits, please contact our office.
| GRADUATE ENROLLMENT STATUS |
# OF GRADUATE CREDITS |
| Full time |
9 and above |
| 3/4 time |
7 – 8 |
| 1/2 time |
5 – 6 |
Our office does
not administer fellowship or graduate assistantships programs. The primary source of information for such programs is the academic department or professional school in which you are enrolled or plan to enroll. Deadlines for graduate awards
vary. Because many deadlines occur early in the academic year, it is important to obtain information as early as possible. If you are awarded a graduate or teaching assistantship and it is not reflected on your Offer Letter, you are required to notify our office by submitting the
Reporting Resources and Changes form (
Interactive Form or
Printable Form).
If you are a non-resident graduate student and
are not receiving a fee waiver, please submit the
No Graduate Assistantship form.
