Once Master's Candidates complete their undergraduate degree program, they need to consider how they will pay the cost of enrolling in the Graduate School. When thinking about how to pay for your graduate education, you need to consider two options:
Any financial assistance given to a Master's Candidate to complete a BS/BA degree (i.e., Presidential/Trustee Scholarship, grant money or loan) will end when the student graduates from the Undergraduate College and transitions into the McCallum Graduate School. Undergraduate scholarships do not “carry over” to the graduate school, even if you attained your bachelor’s degree in fewer than eight semesters. Graduate financial aid policies go into effect once a Master's Candidate completes his or her BA/BS degree, and the student enrolls in a graduate program.
Before making a final decision about what type of aid to apply for, please make sure that you have considered all of you options. In your senior year, we also encourage you to attend a Financing your Graduate Education workshop to learn more about need-based aid.