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Financial Aid for Transfer/Transient Students

Transfer students are student that have more than 30 previous college credits and will be attending Clayton State University. Transient students are students that take classes at another institution without transferring. 

Transfer Students

Students that have more than 30 previous college credits and will be attending Clayton State University.

The following information will help answer your questions and guide you through the transfer application process for financial aid.

Information on the types of financial aid available at Clayton State can be found on our website under Types of Financial Aid.

Transfer Student Tips

  • Contact your current school and have all remaining financial aid cancelled. Financial Aid does not transfer from one school to another.
  • If you have already completed the current year FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and did list Clayton State, you should check the DUCK (Check Your FA Status) to see if documents have been requested. Your file will not be reviewed until all requested documents have been submitted.
  • If you have already completed the current year FAFSA and did not list Clayton State, you must update your FAFSA to include Clayton State University’s federal school code, which is 008976. If you completed the FAFSA electronically and have your PIN, you may make changes by visiting https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. Select “Make corrections to a processed FAFSA” located under FAFSA follow-up.  You may also call the U. S. Department of Education (DOE) at 800-433-3243 and request the change over the phone. You must have your DRN (data release number) from your Student Aid Report (SAR) to update your school over the phone. If you don’t have your SAR, it takes 10 to 14 days for the DOE to mail a new one.
  • Student loans are awarded automatically; however, a separate loan application is necessary for your loan to be certified. (No new loan can be certified if loan disbursements are pending at another institution.)
  • Your student loan will be awarded based on your grade level at Clayton State University which will be at a freshman level until all final transcripts have been evaluated. Contact the Financial Aid office once you have received your Transfer Equivalency Evaluation so that your eligibility for additional loan funds can be determined.

Hope Scholarships (Georgia Residents Only)

If you wish to be evaluated for HOPE at Clayton State University, you must do the following:

  • Email the Financial Aid Office at FinancialAid@clayton.edu and request to be reviewed for HOPE. This cannot be done until ALL final transcripts have been received. This process could take four to six weeks.
  • You must make sure that all FINAL academic transcripts from every institution that you have attended since high school are mailed to the Clayton State University Registrar’s Office. This requirement applies to all previously attended institutions regardless of whether Clayton State University accepted the hours for transfer credit. Please note that processing your HOPE award may take up to six weeks after all your transcripts have been received by the Registrar's Office.
  • In addition to transcript(s), we will need a current year FAFSA application or a GSFC If you completed the FAFSA electronically and have your PIN, you may make changes via the internet by visiting https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. Select “Make corrections to a processed FAFSA” located under FAFSA follow-up. You may also call the U. S. Department of Education (DOE) at 800-433-3243 and request the change over the phone. You must have your DRN (data release number) from your Student Aid Report (SAR) to update your school over the phone. If you don’t have your SAR, it takes 10 to 14 days for the DOE to mail a new one. If you completed the GSFAPPS, you should notify us by email at FinancialAid@clayton.edu.
  • Contact your current school and have all remaining financial aid cancelled. Financial Aid does not transfer from one school to another.

Your Financial Aid Award

Once your financial aid eligibility has been determined, your award information will be available on your DUCK account and will also be sent to your Clayton State email account. Details regarding our Communication Methods can be found on our website.

 

Transient Students

Students that take classes at another institution without transferring.*

Clayton State University will be the home school and the visiting school will be considered the host school.

Clayton State University students attending another institution must do the following:

  1. Obtain permission in writing from Clayton State University’s Registrar’s Office to be a transient student
  2. Register and pay out of pocket for the courses at host institution
  3. Obtain Clayton State University’s Financial Aid Consortium Agreement Form (in PDF format)
  4. Complete student’s portion of the Financial Aid Consortium Agreement Form and submit to the host school’s financial aid office
  5. The host school should then complete the Financial Aid Consortium Agreement Form and submit to Clayton State University’s Financial Aid Office, fax: 678-466-4189 or mail to 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow, GA 30260

Transient Students

Students that take classes at another institution without transferring.*

Students attending another institution can attend Clayton State University as a transient student.

If Clayton State University is not your home school, you are not eligible for financial aid through t. You must contact your home school's financial aid office to see what aid might be available to you while attending here. Payment must be made to the Bursar's Office at Clayton State University regardless of any aid that may be processed by your home institution.

If your home school provides a Consortium Agreement, these forms will be completed by our office after the drop/add period of the term you are attending.

If you are eligible for the HOPE Scholarship, your home institution must notify Clayton State University of your eligibility by submitting a HOPE Scholarship Eligibility Certificate for Transient Study.