Lincoln Memorial University recognizes the problem of increasing educational costs and thus offers a substantial financial aid program to help students pay for their education. The university makes every effort to ensure that qualified students can attend despite their limited financial resources. After the student submits the necessary acceptance forms, the Office of Student Financial Services will determine the student’s eligibility for financial assistance. Each applicant for financial aid must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA should be submitted to the federal processing center in time to process and pay tuition for students entering the following fall. The priority deadline to apply for financial aid is June 1.
For financial aid purposes, full-time enrollment is defined as enrollment in 12 credit hours or more per semester. Students must be enrolled in at least 6 hours to be eligible for federal student loans. Financial aid can be affected by a student’s academic performance. Failure to achieve or remain in good standing or to comply with any rules or policies of the School of Law that result in a student’s dismissal or involuntary withdrawal could result in a financial aid warning or suspension of financial aid.
To remain eligible for financial aid, a student must successfully complete 67% of the credits attempted within an academic term and maintain a 2.0 GPA. Assuming a student is in good standing, a student who completes 67% of the credits attempted within an academic term shall be deemed to have made satisfactory academic progress. Failure to make satisfactory academic progress could result in a financial aid warning or suspension of financial aid.
A student who has failed to remain in good standing or fails to make satisfactory academic progress will be placed on financial aid warning for the next consecutive term in which the student is enrolled. Financial aid eligibility will not be suspended during the initial probationary semester; however, failure to achieve or remain in good standing or to make satisfactory progress by the end of the probationary semester will result in a loss of eligibility to receive financial aid for any subsequent academic terms.
A student dismissed from the School of Law cannot file an Appeal seeking reconsideration of their financial aid status until the Academic Standards Committee has granted a Petition for Readmission. An appeal of a decision regarding financial aid may be filed with the Office of Financial Aid. The Office of Financial Aid shall forward the Appeal to the Lincoln Memorial University Financial Aid Appeals Committee.
All students who have received loans in furtherance of their undergraduate, graduate, or legal education shall be required to complete debt counseling during their last academic year at the School of Law and at other times after matriculation. Failure to complete such counseling could result in withholding your degree or disenrollment from the School of Law.
For additional information, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at the School of Law by email at finaid@lmunet.edu or by telephone at (423) 869-6336. A representative of the Financial Aid Office will also regularly hold office hours via Zoom for students at the School of Law.