<p>what is the max # of years to receive aid? 4? 5? 6?</p>
<p>It depends on the type of aid and the school and the degree. </p>
<p>For federal aid, pell, stafford loans, you will be eligible als long as you are in school atleast part time and continue to make satisfactory progress toward obtaining a bachelors. </p>
<p>IN our state, to continue to recieve NYS tap, you must make satisfactory academic progress by having a obtained a minimum # of credits and GPA in order to remain eligible (even then, they only pay out for 10 semesters). attached is an example:</p>
<p>Colleges have their own policies regarding how long they will continue to disburse their own need based funds so you will have to check with the individual school (merit money will have very specific terms). I know where at my D's school unless you are in an approved 5 year program, you can only get institutional aid for 4 year (12 terms as they are in a quarter system).</p>
<p>At one private school I am very familiar with the issue came up in year four for what would soon be year five. The student's academic advisor had to send an email to the financial aid office saying that another year of institutional need-based aid was needed and justified. The implied message was don't even think about it for a year six.</p>
<p>My D school only allowed 4 years.
Some public schools may allow you to apply for a 5th year of federal loans.
My D needed to retake a class that was required for her major- it was not possible for her to add the class to a regular schedule.
Even if she had only taken that class for one year & * we had paid for it out of pocket*, that would have counted for her 4th year of attendance, and she would have not been eligible for aid her senior year.
Which is why she took it at an instate school and then went back to graduate.</p>