All financial aid recipients must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be a citizen of the United States or an eligible non-citizen.
• Have a high school diploma or GED certificate or appropriate placement scores. To establish financial aid eligibility, you must score 34 or better on the Asset test in both reading and writing and 21 or better on the Compass test for math. To schedule an appointment for placement testing, contact the Testing Center.
• Enroll in a program of study that leads to a degree or certificate that is at least three-quarters long, and a minimum of 36 credits. You must take classes that contribute to that program.
• Enroll quarterly with an eligible credit load: Full-time, at least 12 credits; Three-quarter-time, 9 to 11 credits; or Half-time, 6 to 8 credits.
• Less than half-time status is limited to Pell Grant only.
• Males, 18 years or older, born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Services if not currently active in the armed forces.
• Must have a passing score on the SLEP (Second Level English Placement) test to qualify for funding of ENL classes. A maximum of 45 credits are allowed for DVED, HDEV, or ENL credits. This includes any remedial credits (below 100 level) earned at other schools.
• Not owe a repayment on a grant or be in default on any loan received at Clark College or any other educational institution.
• Demonstrate satisfactory academic progress in program of study by maintaining a quarterly GPA of 2.0 or better and complete at least 1/3 of your program of study each year of attendance.
• Not be receiving financial aid at another institution during the same period of enrollment.
• Running Start students are not eligible for financial aid.
• Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes cannot be funded with financial aid resources.
• Students who have a Bachelor's degree will be considered for the Federal Stafford Loan and/or Work Study awards only.

Clark College provides equal opportunity in education and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in accordance with Titles VI and VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974.