For detailed information on the following types of aid, follow these links State and Federal Aid (PDF) and Alternative loans.
CHOOSING A LENDER (Word) --Selecting your student loan lender
Refund Checks will be available to students on January 28th
Summer School Supplement form (PDF) is available and must be turned in by April 1st to be considered for Summer Financial Aid
Graduate Assistantships
Stipends vary from $7,000 to $10,500, based on a 20-hour-per-week work assignment. To receive an assistantship, you must registered as a full-time student (nine semester hours). In your last semester of graduate study, you may be permitted to take as few as six credit hours to maintain a graduate assistantship. To inquire about a graduate assistantship contact your program director. To receive an assistantship, you must be admitted into a WCU graduate program and maintain satisfactory academic progress (3.0 GPA on all graduate coursework).
There are also graduate assistantship opportunities available outside of your academic program. Click on the link for Professional Develpoment Assitantship Opportunities for more information.
Tuition Waivers
The in-state and/or out-of-state portion of tuition may be waived for some, but not all, assistantships. Contact your program director for information about tuition waivers.