<p>Hello, I very afraid of committing financial aid fraud, so I am wondering if what I am considering doing could be considered financial aid fraud. I am currently a student at UNF and am majoring in Information Science. I currently am trying to transfer back to my old institution, which is Florida State College at Jacksonville in order to earn a bachelor's degree in Information Technology there. The thing is that I know that I have no intention of staying at UNF and know for sure that I'm going to go back to FSCJ. The bad thing is that I missed the application deadline to enroll in FSCJ's Spring classes, so I can't get in there until summer. </p>
<p>However, I still need that financial aid money to keep me afloat until I can get enrolled in FSCJ. So what I am considering doing is to go to UNF again this next term (Spring) and to take just 2 classes there, because that is the minimum number of classes that I can take to still receive loans and the pell grant there. I don't want to take more classes then that, because I don't want to run out of financial aid to pay for the rest of my bachelor's at FSCJ.</p>
<p>The problem is this though: I have not taken business calc yet, and until I do, I can't take anymore computing classes at UNF. So really the only thing that I can take this semester is business calc and some classes that pertain to my minor (psychology). However, I know full well that I can't continue my minor in psych at FSCJ because that don't have that minor there and I would only be taking 1 psych class next semester, just to get financial aid. However, the business calc class is a requirement for both the IS bachelor's degree that I am in enrolled in now, and the IT bachelor's at FSCJ, so that class would count towards the other degree. </p>
<p>So my question is: If I enrolled at UNF next semester in the business calc class (that I need) and the psych class (which I don't) just to receive the financial aid, would that be considered financial aid fraud?</p>
<p>You are a bit misinformed. Your Pell grant will be prorated because two courses is NOT full time status. You will get a smaller %age of your second semester Pell…because you are attending PART TIME. Second…that Pell will first go to the college to pay your bills. You only get a refund IF there is excess once your college accounts have been settled.</p>
<p>It is fine to attend college at one school, and then transfer to another. People do that all the time. </p>
<p>It would be fraud if you were trying to collect financial aid from BOTH schools at the same time. THAT is not permitted. You can only get financial aid at one college…as a matriculated student.</p>
<p>I know that it’s prorated. I also know that taking only 2 classes (6 credit hours) is considered part-time. Finally, I knew that the more classes that you take, the more money you get. All that I needed to know was whether what I was considering doing would be considered financial aid fraud and apparently it is not, so it looks like I’m in the clear as long as I don’t try to attend two different institutions at one time.</p>
<p>he already said, fi you attempt to take fa from both school at the same time is fraud. your problem is that you wont have fa for spring. just curious how are classes at FSCJ. if you havnt applied for next semester, you wont be getting money?</p>
<p>Yeah, I missed the application deadline for the Spring semester at FSCJ. However, at UNF I can be taking classes that I need for the IT bachelors at FSCJ, in the Spring. Then, I can transfer to FSCJ officially in the summer. The fact that I am still taking classes at UNF still allows me to get loans in the Spring to live off of. That way I won’t be completely broke.</p>
<p>In answer to your question, classes at FSCJ are pretty cool. They offer night time and online classes for every class, and it makes it a lot easier to work and go to school there. Also, they have a lot more tutors to help you at FSCJ and I feel like I get a lot more help there. Finally, it seems like the professors care a lot more whether you pass or fail there, and they tend to treat you more like a human being there and not just a number.</p>