Extended Education Courses
Non-matriculated Students
Students not admitted to a degree or certificate program, who are taking Extended Education courses, or regular university courses through Open University, may be eligible for certain alternative loans. Contact the Office of Extended Education for information about these loans.
Matriculated Students
Extended Education courses may count as part of your total units enrolled, as long as you are a regular SSU student enrolled in a minimum of six regular units of university coursework.
Degree and Certificate Programs
If you are participating in one of the programs listed below and want to be considered for financial aid, you must file a FAFSA. Students enrolled in these programs are not charged State University fees, and therefore may not receive funds from either the State University Grant or Cal Grant programs to help cover costs of registration fees charged by Extended Education.
Masters
May be eligible for Federal Work Study, Perkins Loan, and Direct Loans.
- Interdisciplinary Studies (ITDS)
- Psychology
- Computer & Engineering Science (CES)
Post Masters Certificate
May be eligible for Federal Work Study, Perkins Loan, and Direct Loans.
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Art Therapy
Credential
May be eligible for Pell (initial Credential only), Federal Work Study, Perkins Loan, and Direct Loans.
- Special Education Credential
- Level II Credential
Bachelor
May be eligible for Pell, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Direct Loans, and Parent Plus Loan.
- Degree Completion Program
- Napa Valley Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Certificates
- Paralegal
- May be eligible for Pell (without prior bachelor’s degree), Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG without prior bachelor’s degree), Federal Work Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Direct Loans, and Parent PLUS Loan (if Dependent).
- Accounting
- Federal Work Study, Perkins Loan, and Direct Loans.