Non-matriculated students at the University of Rochester are not eligible to receive either University, federal, or state funding as they are not accepted into a degree seeking program. The only available type of aid available to these students are alternative educational loans.<\/p>\n
These educational loans are offered by banks and educational lenders. Alternative loans may also be referred to as private educational or supplemental loans, as they are not affiliated with federal or state loan programs.<\/p>\n
International students will most likely need to secure a private\/alternative loan with a U.S. cosigner. If you do not have a U.S. cosigner, please try to obtain a loan through a bank in your native country, especially if they offer students loans in the United States.<\/p>\n
Please note: We do recommend that non-matriculated students speak to a financial aid counselor first before pursuing alternative loans.<\/p>\n
Review additional information on the alternative educational loan option on the loans page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Non-matriculated students who are taking pre-requisite courses for entry into a degree-seeking program may be eligible for federal student loan support. To be eligible, students\u00a0must\u00a0<\/em>meet all of the following criteria:<\/p>\n If the criteria listed above have been met, students are encouraged to reach out to Victoria Stempin at victoria.stempin@rochester.edu<\/a> and request a copy of a Non-Matriculated Certification Form to be completed by the student and an admissions\/academic officer from the degree program to which they\u2019ve applied.<\/p>\n In addition, students should also submit a\u00a0FAFSA<\/a> for the appropriate academic year. URochester\u2019s academic years run from Fall to Summer semester.\u00a0 So, for example, students taking coursework during the Summer 2026 semester would need to complete a 2025-2026 FAFSA, while students taking coursework during the Fall 2026 semester would need to complete a 2026-2027 FAFSA. The University\u2019s school code for the FAFSA is 002894.<\/p>\n Students can email the Non-Matriculated Certification Form to Victoria Stempin when it has been completed in full, with all sections and questions filled in.\u00a0 The Financial Aid Office will be able to confirm a student\u2019s eligibility for federal loans for the pre-requisite coursework upon receiving both the completed form and the appropriate year\u2019s FAFSA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Non-matriculated students at the University of Rochester are not eligible to receive either University, federal, or state funding as they are not accepted into a degree seeking program. The only…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-200","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion","anchor_id":"","classes":"","title":"Aid for Non-Matriculated Pre-Requisites<\/h2>\n
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