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  1. When can I use a Private Loan?

    When Can I use a Private Loan? Private loans are recommended for students who have exhausted all other Federal Financial Aid options (or are unable to use Federal Financial Aid) and have tuition charges left to cover. For example, a private l...
  2. Grad PLUS Loans

    Grad PLUS Loans Graduate PLUS Loans are credit-based loans provided through the Department of Education for students in Graduate (master or doctorate level) programs. Because the Grad PLUS loan has a higher interest rate than the regular Fe...
  3. Parent PLUS Loans

    Parent PLUS Loans Parents of dependent students (ages 24 and younger) can apply for a Parent PLUS loan to help cover related costs for their child’s education. You must have a valid FAFSA Application on file indicating  you are a dependent ...
  4. Loan Schedules & Disbursements

    Loan Schedules and Disbursements Financial Aid is packaged based on award years.  Each award year consists of two trimesters.  Within an award year, your Financial Aid will be divided into 4 separate disbursements. Financial aid is disbursed ...
  5. Annual & Aggregate Loan Limits

    Annual & Aggregate Loan Limits Both undergraduate and graduate students are limited to the amount of loans that can be borrowed each academic year and over the course of an entire program/lifetime. Undergraduate students are entitled to borro...
  6. Annual & Aggregate Pell Limits

    Annual & Aggregate Pell Limits The Department of Education limits the amount of Pell grants you are awarded each FAFSA year (July 1st-June 30th) and over the course of a lifetime.  Each year, the FAFSA application will determine if you a...
  7. Crossover Pell Grant

    Crossover Pell Grant To understand a Pell Crossover, you must first understand a few Financial Aid Basics: What is a Pell Grant? The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to undergraduate students who have not yet ...
  8. Pell Grant Schedules & Disbursements

    Pell Grant Schedules & Disbursements The Pell grant is awarded as a dollar amount to be used for the award year (2 trimesters).  Pell is designed to pay for 2 trimesters of full time attendance.   As of July 1, 2017, the Department of Educ...
  9. What is Cost of Attendance (COA)?

    What is Cost of Attendance (COA)? Your Cost of Attendance (COA) is the amount it will cost you to go to school. CSU-Global calculates your COA to show your total cost for the academic year (i.e. two trimesters - four terms).  The cost of...
  10. Transfer Credits

    Transfer Credits CSU Global has updated the transfer credit policy for students admitted to the 2023 Winter Catalog moving forward. Please review the updated 2023 Transfer Credit information at the bottom of the page for more information. ...