{"id":1669,"date":"2016-01-29T14:25:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T22:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/finaid\/?page_id=1669"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:25:47","slug":"summer-term","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/summer-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; min_height=&#8221;264px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|||||&#8221; global_module=&#8221;4698&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paying for college<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting started<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#C5\">Review Financial Aid Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/types-of-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Types of Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/disbursement-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disbursement process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/managing-your-federal-student-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repaying your student loans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/summer-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer term<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/finaid\/files\/2018\/06\/Bookstore-Voucher.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Textbook resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/veterans\/getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Summer Session 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>INFORMATION FOR RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Financial Aid Office will use your 2026-27 FAFSA\u00ae application and summer enrollment to award your aid.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Step 1: Apply for Aid<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The academic year runs summer through spring term so make sure and file your <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026-27 FAFSA\u00ae application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>If you enroll for summer term 2026:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You received a 26-27 award offer prior to enrolling for summer: <\/strong>Let us know if you would like your Federal Direct Student Loans redistributed to include summer term by submitting a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revision Request \u2013 Federal Direct Loan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">have not<\/span> received a 26-27 award offer prior to enrolling for summer: <\/strong>The financial aid office will award all your eligible funds for Summer 2026 through Spring 2027 based on full-time attendance, unless you otherwise notify us by submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revision Request form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Step 2: Enrollment Requirements<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Enrollment requirements for summer are the same as other terms. Full-time is 12+ credits, 3\/4 time is 9 to 11 credits and half-time is 6 to 8 credits for undergraduates. Half-time for graduates is 5 credits, and full-time is 9+ credits. Students are initially awarded based on full-time enrollment for all terms. If you plan to enroll in fewer credits, notify us by submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revision Request form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You must enroll in all summer credits (including <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/special-programs\/concurrent-enrollment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Degree Partnership Program<\/a> credits) at the start of the term even if you have courses that begin later in the summer.<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 6 undergraduate credits are required to receive federal student loans and participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/special-programs\/concurrent-enrollment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Degree Partnership Program<\/a> with WOU as the home institution. Graduate students need to enroll in a minimum of 5 credits to receive federal student loans.<\/li>\n<li>If you have eligibility for institutional funds, you must enroll in a minimum of 9 WOU undergraduate credits to receive the funds each term.<\/li>\n<li>Annual loan limits remain the same regardless of the number of terms you attend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Step 3: Changes in Enrollment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer term <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/managing-my-aid\/eligibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Census Date<\/a> is the same as other terms (2nd Friday of term). Aid will be adjusted to your enrollment level at Census Date. Dropping courses after Census Date may result in a reduction or reversal of your Pell Grant.<\/li>\n<li>You must <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/managing-my-aid\/course-participation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participate<\/a> in all of your courses in order to earn the federal financial aid that is disbursed for the term.<\/li>\n<li>If you drop a course before the course begins or if we are unable to verify your participation in a course, we are required to reduce or reverse any Pell Grant payment made for that course.<\/li>\n<li>Reversed Pell will be returned to the US Department of Education and the reversal of that aid may create an owing balance on your WOU student account.<\/li>\n<li>If you drop, withdraw from, or do not fully complete your summer sessions, you will be considered <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/managing-my-aid\/eligibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withdrawn<\/a> from the term (for financial aid purposes) even if you are enrolled in future summer sessions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Step 4: Disbursement of Aid<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Most funds will disburse the week prior to the start of the term and based on your enrollment level.<\/li>\n<li>If you have later starting summer sessions your aid may not fully disburse until your enrollment level matches your awarded aid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students who have been awarded Federal Work Study for the academic year may begin working during summer session after July 1<sup>st<\/sup>, if enrolled half-time or more.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span>Important Federal Student Loan Information:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>Federal Student Loans are disbursed across all eligible terms of attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you attend at least half-time in summer term and accept Federal Student Loans, your loans will be divided evenly over all four terms of attendance. If<\/span><span>\u00a0you accept a total of $5,500 in Subsidized and\/or Unsubsidized Loans, disbursements will be split as follows:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span>Summer 26: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>Fall 26: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>Winter 27: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>Spring 27: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span><strong>Note<\/strong>: Pell Grants are now available year-round to eligible students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span>Additional WOU Summer Session Information:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer term is unique from other terms at WOU, as it includes eight separate sessions that financial aid monitors in terms of enrollment and aid eligibility. The session lengths are listed below.\n<ul>\n<li>10 week session<\/li>\n<li>8 week session<\/li>\n<li>6 week session<\/li>\n<li>4 week sessions<\/li>\n<li>3 week sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You must enroll in all summer courses for which you intend to receive financial aid by the start of the term.<\/li>\n<li>If you register for classes in later starting sessions which you later decide to drop, your aid will be adjusted. Once the term begins and if you\u2019re thinking you might drop course(s) from one of the later starting sessions, it\u2019s best to drop the class before it ever begins, as it will help you avoid having to repay funds!<\/li>\n<li>If you register for sequential sessions, your aid will be spread across the time frame for all sessions. If you drop one of the sessions, your aid may be adjusted. Again, it\u2019s best to drop before the course ever begins.<\/li>\n<li>If your first course for summer term is in one of the later starting sessions, your financial aid will disburse the week before that portion of the term begins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; min_height=&#8221;264px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|||||&#8221; global_module=&#8221;4698&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paying for college<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting started<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#C5\">Review Financial Aid Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/types-of-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Types of Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/disbursement-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disbursement process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/managing-your-federal-student-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repaying your student loans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/finaid\/paying-for-college\/summer-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer term<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/finaid\/files\/2018\/06\/Bookstore-Voucher.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Textbook resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/veterans\/getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; min_height=&#8221;127px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;26px|||||&#8221; global_module=&#8221;4762&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<h4>Financial Aid Office <strong>toll free<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>1-877-877-1593<\/strong><span>\u00a0| or\u00a0<\/span><strong>e-mail:<\/strong><span><a href=\"mailto:erviga@wou.edu\">\u00a0finaid@wou.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span>|<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Location<\/strong><span>: Welcome Center 140<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In-person services are Monday through Thursday 8am to 5pm and Friday 10am to 5pm. <b>**Walk-in appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis on the following days\/times:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, 9:00 am \u2013 Noon<br \/><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Monday, 1:00 \u2013 4:00 pm<br \/><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Thursday, 2:00 \u2013 4:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Schedule in-person\/phone\/virtual appointments with your counselor using the <\/b><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.wou.edu\/nora\/portal.home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"><b>Navigate<\/b><\/a><\/span><span><b>\u00a0icon.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paying for college Getting started Review Financial&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":900,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Financial Aid for Summer Session| Western Oregon University","_seopress_titles_desc":"Maximize financial aid, including summer sessions, at Western Oregon University. Learn about managing student loans and budgeting.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2><strong>Summer Term<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">At Western Oregon University, summer session is the first term of the academic year for financial aid eligibility. To apply for summer term federal aid, submit the 2020-2021 <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\/\">FAFSA<\/a><\/span> application.<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Important Federal Student Loan Information:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Federal Student Loans are disbursed across all eligible terms of attendance. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">If you attend at least half-time in summer term and accept Federal Student Loans, your loans will be divided evenly over all four terms of attendance. If<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> you accept a total of $5,500 in Subsidized and\/or Unsubsidized Loans, disbursements will be split as follows:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n<table style=\"border-style: solid;border-color: #000000;width: 91.49%;height: 10px;border-collapse: collapse\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-style: solid;border-color: #000000;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Summer 20: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-style: solid;border-color: #000000;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fall 20: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Winter 21: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-style: solid;border-color: #000000;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Spring 21: $1,375<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Note: Pell Grants are now available year-round to eligible students.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n<ol><\/ol>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ol><\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Additional WOU Summer Session Information:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Summer term is unique from other terms at WOU, as it includes eight separate sessions that financial aid monitors in terms of enrollment and aid eligibility. The session lengths are listed below.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">10 week session<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">8 week session<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">6 week session<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">4 week sessions<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">3 week sessions<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You must enroll in all summer courses for which you intend to receive financial aid by the start of the term.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Your enrollment for financial aid awarding will \u201clock\u201d on the second Friday of the term and your aid adjusted to match your enrollment level. Per federal regulations, NO increases for late enrollment can be made after this date.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">This includes <strong>Degree Partnership Program<\/strong> courses with the community college.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you register for classes in later starting sessions which you later decide to drop, your aid will be adjusted. Once the term begins and if you\u2019re thinking you might drop course(s) from one of the later starting sessions, it\u2019s best to drop the class before it ever begins, as it will help you avoid having to repay funds!<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you register for sequential sessions, your aid will be spread across the time frame for all sessions. If you drop one of the sessions, your aid may be adjusted. 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