{"id":172,"date":"2017-09-29T22:31:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T22:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/office-of-scholarships-and-financial-aid\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:06:15","slug":"summer-winter-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/summer-winter-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer and winter sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/summer-winter-sessions\/#learnmore\" title=\"Processes and information\">Processes and information<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/summer-winter-sessions\/#summertermoptions\" title=\"Summer\">Summer<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/summer-winter-sessions\/#wintertermoptions\" title=\"Winter\">Winter<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><h6>Related pages<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/contact\/\" title=\"Contact us\">Contact us<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"back-to-top\"><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4951\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4951<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:financial.aid@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> financial.aid&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\">OSFA<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Summer and winter sessions<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learnmore\">Processes and information for NAU students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are offered financial aid for the primary terms: fall and spring. However, there are situations in which a student might be eligible for the winter intersession and summer term as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is information on how some common types of aid might apply toward your summer or winter classes. But the best and easiest way to determine whether your aid will apply (and how much) is to get in touch with us at <a href=\"mailto:financial.aid@nau.edu\">financial.aid@nau.edu<\/a> or call <a href=\"tel:9285234951\">928-523-4951<\/a>. We\u2019ll walk you through the entire process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summertermoptions\">Summer financial aid at NAU<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- removed margin utility classes pt-0 mb-0 mb-md-70 mb-lg-100 -->\n<section class=\"nau-block headline-image-wysiwyg  color-scheme-green \">\n    <header class=\"hiw-head-and-hero-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <picture>\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2023\/10\/001-campus-life_09132016-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2023\/10\/001-campus-life_09132016-1200x900.jpg\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2023\/10\/001-campus-life_09132016-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the Flagstaff campus.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"hiw-innerblockwrapper  \">\n        \n        <!--h3><\/h3-->\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<div class=\"comment__body-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"comment__body\"><span class=\"comment-text\">NAU tuition scholarships apply only to fall and spring terms, but there are situations in which a student might be able to apply the Federal Pell Grant and\/or federal student loans to summer courses.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If you filed a FAFSA for a particular school year, your FAFSA also applies to the summer following that school year. For example, if you completed the FAFSA for the 2025\u201326 school year, that same FAFSA applies to your summer 2026 studies. You would not need to submit a separate FAFSA for that summer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For financial aid purposes, the enrollment status requirements for summer sessions are the same as the fall and spring requirements. The Academic Policy for course load for summer sessions does not pertain to financial aid. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www9.nau.edu\/policies\/client\/Details\/517?whoIsLooking=Students&amp;pertainsTo=All\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">undergraduate<\/span><\/a> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www9.nau.edu\/policies\/client\/Details\/541?whoIsLooking=Students&amp;pertainsTo=All&amp;sortDirection=Descending&amp;page=3\">graduate<\/a><\/span> policies to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n\n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignright\">\n                                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-blue\"><a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/summer\/\"\n                                        target=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">\n                                    Summer term                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional notes on summer financial aid at NAU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you have private loans or private scholarships, be sure to check with the issuing organization or company to see whether your aid applies to summer classes.<\/li><li>During the summer, students must enroll at least half-time (6 credits for undergraduate students and 5 for graduate students) to continue using their student loans. Annual loan limits apply.<\/li><li>Summer students must continue to meet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/eligibility\/\">eligibility<\/a>&nbsp;criteria to keep their aid during summer.<\/li><li>Students receiving the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/types-aid\/grants\/federal-pell-grant\/\">Federal Pell Grant<\/a> will likely be eligible to continue receiving it during the summer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wintertermoptions\">Winter financial aid at NAU<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- removed margin utility classes pt-0 mb-0 mb-md-70 mb-lg-100 -->\n<section class=\"nau-block headline-image-wysiwyg  color-scheme-blue \">\n    <header class=\"hiw-head-and-hero-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <picture>\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2023\/11\/0001_Campus_Overview_20200320-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2023\/11\/0001_Campus_Overview_20200320-1200x900.jpg\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2023\/11\/0001_Campus_Overview_20200320-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Drone photo of Flagstaff campus on a snowy day.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"hiw-innerblockwrapper  \">\n        \n        <!--h3><\/h3-->\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Although most scholarships and aid do not cover winter courses, you might qualify to defer your winter tuition and fees to your spring bill, where they could be covered by financial aid that applies to your spring semester.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>To apply for deferment of winter tuition:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true,\"type\":\"1\"} --><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Access your <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/louie\">LOUIE<\/a> student account.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the \u201cFinancial Aid\u201d section.<\/li>\n<li>Click on Award Summary and fill out the \u201cApp to Defer Winter Charges.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This application generally opens in October each year for the upcoming winter session. <strong>The application for winter deferment for 2025 will close on Monday, December 8, 2025.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>You can also apply for a <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/types-aid\/student-loans\/private-loans\/\">private alternative loan<\/a> to help cover the costs of winter session tuition and fees. If you plan to do this, please email <a href=\"mailto:financial.aid@nau.edu\">financial.aid@nau.edu<\/a> with \u201cWinter Private Alternative Loan\u201d in the subject line so we can help walk you through the process.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n\n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignright\">\n                                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-blue\"><a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/winter\/\"\n                                        target=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">\n                                    Winter term                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8310,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13824,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/13824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}