<p>I get financial aid and have never dropped below the 12 hour mark. This semester I signed up for 12 hours at UT and 3 hours at ACC. Due to a low grade in an upperlevel philosophy class I think I have to drop the class...are the consequences for dropping below the 12 hours at UT if I am on financial aid or am I just "throwing away money". Thank you.</p>
<p>So, if I drop the class I would have 9 hours at UT and 3 at ACC.</p>
<p>It depends. I had to drop a class and the fin aid dept. didn’t do anything but the next semester they sent a threatening email to me saying that because we’re being nice we won’t make you pay your fin. aid back (to sum it up).</p>
<p>The UT fin. aid. dept. is full of dics IMO.</p>
<p>^someone told me that if you do it one semester it probably wont be a big deal as long as you start out with 12 hours… and financial aid is a national thing, not something UT controls…(right?)</p>
<p>I had to drop below 12 hours before and my adviser told me that you’re allowed to go below 12 credits three times before your financial aid is revoked. </p>
<p>And I found this on the fin aid site: </p>
<p>“Required Number of Hours (a.k.a. Strikes). The majority of undergraduate students are awarded financial aid based on their enrolling for 12 hours during the fall and spring and 9 hours during the summer. Most graduate students are awarded based on a fall and spring enrollment of 9 hours and a summer enrollment of 6. If the student enrolls in less than full-time hours without the prior approval of our office, or withdraws from the university, the student is assessed a ‘strike’ on their financial aid file for that semester at UT Austin. This is true whether or not the student is receiving aid for that particular semester. After three strikes, a student is not eligible for further funds through our office.
NOTE: If you need to enroll in less than full time hours, you MUST receive prior approval from the financial aid office. This may require that your financial aid eligibility be adjusted to reflect actual hours enrolled.”</p>
<p>thanks for that information</p>
<p>So should I drop the class and just get a “strike” or should I talk to the financial aid office before I drop it? I’m a senior, so I won’t be doing this again.</p>