Intersession

Important Notes

For the purpose of determining financial aid eligibility, Winter Intersession credit hours will be combined with Spring 2025 credit hours.
A 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be filed and received by the Financial Assistance Office prior to December 1, 2024.
Any Winter Intersession 2025 financial aid eligibility will be combined with Spring 2025 eligibility and disbursed according to the Spring 2025 disbursement dates. Financial aid will not be provided in advance of the Spring 2025 disbursement dates. Note: FHSU offers the option of purchasing books and supplies at the FHSU Bookstore with excess financial aid funds using an FHSU Book Voucher. Book vouchers are available for Intersession only to students whose pending federal financial aid is greater than the charges for Intersession 2025 and Spring 2025. Your file will be reviewed for eligibility.

Intersession Aid Eligibility

Winter Intersession 2025 eligibility for all federal financial aid programs is based on the 2024-25 FAFSA, available funding, and your Winter Intersession and Spring 2025 registration plans.
You must be admitted as a degree seeking student and your Spring 2025 FHSU registration must be finalized in order to receive aid for Winter Intersession 2025.
Winter Intersession credit hours will not be included in the calculation of total spring credit hours used to determine registration level for consortium agreement purposes.
Dropping/withdrawing from courses could require a repayment, specifically Pell Grant recipients. For more information, visit www.fhsu.edu/finaid/Fin-Aid-Policies/#LDAP.
The combination of Winter Intersession 2025 and Spring 2025 credit hours will make up your Spring 2025 registration level for financial aid awarding purposes. It is your responsibility to notify our office if your registration level will be different for Spring 2025 due to your Intersession 2025 hours. Aid cannot release unless you are registered in the number of hours for which your aid is calculated.

Full-Time

3/4 Time

Half-Time

Less than Half-Time

Undergraduate
(Fall and Spring)

12 or more hours

9 - 11 hours

6 - 8 hours

5 hours or less

not eligible for aid

Graduate
(Fall and Spring)

9 or more hours

N/A

5 - 8 hours

4 hours or less

not eligible for aid

Important Dates for Winter Intersession 2025

Admission Application Deadline:	Monday, December 2, 2024
Registration Deadline:	Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (Pre-registered classes will be dropped from the Student Schedule if registration is not done in Workday by 11:59 p.m. CT.)
Final Day for any Refund:	No refunds after Monday, December 30, 2024
Classes Begin:	Monday, December 30, 2024
Spring 2025 Financial Aid Disbursement Begins:	Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Payment & Disbursement

If you are not eligible for federal financial aid, payment is expected at the time of registration.
If you are eligible for federal financial aid, spring financial aid will apply to Winter Intersession tuition/fee charges first. Any remaining aid will apply to Spring 2025 tuition/fees or other charges.
Any Winter Intersession 2025 financial aid eligibility will be combined with Spring 2025 eligibility and disbursed according to the Spring 2025 disbursement dates. Financial aid will not be provided in advance of the Spring 2025 disbursement dates. Note: FHSU offers the option of purchasing books and supplies at the FHSU Bookstore with excess financial aid funds using an FHSU Book Voucher. Book vouchers are available for Intersession only to students whose pending federal financial aid is greater than the charges for Intersession 2025 and Spring 2025. The book voucher is not a scholarship and the amount used will be deducted from the students spring financial aid disbursement. Your file will be evaluated for eligibility.

Remember the University is closed from December 25, 2024 through January 1, 2025. Please contact your instructor with questions concerning your Winter Intersession 2025 class.