Financial Aid and Scholarships

The primary factor in determining the home school for the OSU/PCC degree partnership program is the degree that the student is currently working toward.  If you are working towards an Associate’s Degree then PCC would be your home school.  If you are working towards a Baccalaureate Degree then OSU would be your home school.   No financial aid will disburse to your account unless you are enrolled in a minimum of six credits at your designated home school.  Please note that scholarships may have different enrollment requirements.  Some OSU scholarships require a minimum of 6 hours for enrollment eligibility. 

There are several other things to consider when determining your home school.

• When PCC is your home school, they cannot count 300 or 400 level courses toward the enrollment needed to disburse financial aid.  Therefore, if you are taking 12 credits between both schools, and one of those is a 3 credit 300 level course at OSU, then PCC will consider your enrollment level as 9 credits.    

• You must also consider the transferability of your courses when determining your home school.  When OSU is your home school, we cannot count courses that will not transfer.  Therefore, if you are taking 12 credits between both schools, with your courses at PCC Math 112 and Drafting 140, your total enrollment would be 9 credits at OSU.  While your Math 112 course transfers to OSU, your Drafting 140 does not.  Generally, vocational/technical courses do not transfer to OSU.  To verify that a course is transferable, please consult your academic advisor.