Financial Aid
We understand that your education is a significant investment and as you move through your undergraduate, accelerated and graduate programs, we are here to help answer your questions! You can always reach out to Rufinancialaid@regis.edu. We will help answer your question or forward you to your specific financial aid counselor.
Financial Aid Checklist and Awards
For Financial Aid Checklist and Awards visit the Ranger Portal
Renewing your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid):
All students must reapply for financial aid each year! As a continuing student, it’s important to note that our academic year starts with the Summer Semester. The 2021-22 FAFSA is applicable for Summer 2021, Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
If you’re continuing with your degree as we move into Summer 2022, you’ll want to make sure that you complete your 2022-23 FAFSA. The 2022-23 FAFSA will be available starting October 1, 2021 at www.studentaid.gov. For all of our adult online and accelerated undergraduates and our graduate and doctoral students, we strongly recommend that you renew your FAFSA on or before March 1.
All on-campus, daytime undergraduate students are required to renew their FAFSA by March 1 and submit required financial aid documents to complete their file by May 1. Missing these deadlines may result in a loss or reduction of financial aid, including grants and work-study, even if you are eligible. If you do not meet these financial aid deadlines, you can appeal with our office by submitting our FAFSA On-time Appeal Form (www.regis.edu/faforms).
If you’re an undocumented student, please make sure to renew your ASSET Financial Aid Application every year by March 1 (www.regis.edu/faforms).
Most on-campus, daytime undergraduate programs are enrolling for the fall and spring semesters only. If you are interested in attending for the summer semester (or you’re in a program that requires summer enrollment), you’ll want to make sure to connect with our office and submit our Summer Aid Application (www.regis.edu/faforms).
Timelines:
Our office will receive your FAFSA typically within 3-5 business days after you submit it online. Continue to check your regis.edu email to make sure we don’t need anything additional to complete your financial aid file. You can also check for “Required Documents” on your financial aid checklist on the Ranger Portal (rangerportal.regis.edu).
For the upcoming year, our office will not start to award continuing/returning students until late March/early April, ahead of the summer semester.
Scholarships:
Most institutional merit scholarships are automatically renewed for the upcoming year, provided you maintain full-time enrollment in your degree program and you are meeting Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (www.regis.edu/fasap). The majority of institutional merit scholarships are granted for up to 8 full-time, fall and spring semesters.
Some merit scholarships may require a certain GPA or major for continued eligibility. If you have any questions about your merit scholarship, please let us know! We will help answer your question or direct you to the appropriate department.
Grants:
Federal, state and institutional grant eligibility is determined based on your FAFSA information. Funding is limited and we utilize the March 1 FAFSA filing date as our priority deadline for consideration. If your FAFSA information drastically changes each year, that may affect your eligibility for specific grant programs.
Student loans:
If student loans are a part of your yearly financial aid offer at Regis University, you can accept, decline or reduce the amount you wish to borrow on the Ranger Portal. Learn how to accept your student loans in Ranger Portal. If you ever need to adjust amounts you’ve already accepted, you can complete our Financial Aid Revision Form (www.regis.edu/faforms).
If you’ve already taken out loans at Regis University, you will not need to complete Entrance Counseling for your loans again. Master Promissory Notes (MPN) are good for 10 years. We keep track of your completed Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note on the Ranger Portal so you can check and make sure we have yours on file.
Parent PLUS loans and Graduate PLUS loans require a separate application each year at www.studentaid.gov. Keep in mind the credit check requirement for these loans is good for 180 days, so the first disbursement on your loan must happen prior to your credit check expiring each year.
If you are seeking a private student loan through an outside lender, you must also apply each year through the lender of your choice.
MPN and Loan Counseling
Federal Master Promissory Note (MPN)
Learn more about the Federal Direct Student Loan Promissory Note.
Federal Loan Counseling
Receive Federal Direct Student Loan Entrance Counseling and Federal Direct Loan Exit Counseling to help you navigate through receiving and paying loans.
Student Employment
On-campus, daytime undergraduate students may be eligible for federal or state of Colorado work-study funds as part of their financial aid offer for the fall and spring semesters only. You must meet the March 1 FAFSA deadline date and the May 1 financial aid document request date as well as document unmet need based on your FAFSA to be considered. Workstudy funds overall are limited and we cannot guarantee work-study to all students.
Continuing students who earned work-study the previous year are giving priority consideration for work-study for the upcoming year.
Any student may be hired into a Department-funded student employment position, even if they don’t or cannot submit a FAFSA. Department-funded positions are at the discretion of each department and their budgetary restrictions. Both work-study and department-funded positions are listed on Workday.
If you have any questions regarding the hiring process or Workday, please contact the Office of Human Resources at studentemployment@regis.edu.
To find a job on campus:
If you are granted a work-study award, you should:
- Review open work-study and department-funded positions on Workday.
- Contact the supervisor(s) listed in the position description to express your interest and request an interview. You may reach out to multiple supervisors to express interest in multiple positions.
- Discuss your potential job duties/responsibilities as well as your desired number of hours/week you wish to work taking into consideration your academic class schedule. Available positions for the Fall and Spring semesters are posted by August 1. Limited summer positions are posted by March 1.