Dates and Deadlines

Steps to Assure Available Financial Aid

In your junior or senior year, you should take the SAT or ACT and report your test scores to Capital
Apply for admission to Capital University early in your senior year
Get a federal PIN number after you apply to Capital so that you can file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. online. Visit the www.pin.ed.gov to get your PIN.
In January, February or March, you should complete the FAFSA. The FAFSA is used to determine your eligibility for federal, state and Capital financial assistance.

The FAFSA is available from your high school guidance office. Capital's Admission Office or any college's or university's financial aid office. Be sure Capital University is indicated in Step 6. (Title IV Code - 003023)

In your junior and senior years you should talk to your guidance counselor to identify any local scholarships from community groups or other organizations that may be available to you.
Notify Capital University of any financial assistance (scholarships, etc.) received from outside sources when received.
Once you're admitted to Capital, you should speak to your Lutheran pastor regarding participation in the Partners in Education program.

Notification Timeline

In the winter, if you are eligible, scholarship and grant information will be sent to academically accepted students.
Four weeks after you complete the FAFSA online, you should receive a Student Aid Report from the U.S. Department of Education outlining your eligibility for federal financial aid.
You should receive a notice of your Ohio College Opportunity Grant eligibility from the Ohio Board of Regents one month after completing the FAFSA online.
Capital will notify you of your Capital University Financial Aid Award award after April 1 provided you completed the FAFSA online within the timelines stated on this Web page.

Payment Schedule

Your admission deposit of $300 for resident students ($200 for commuter students) is due by May 1 or within two weeks of acceptance if you were accepted after May 1.
Your first-semester tuition and any room and board fees you may have are due in early August of the year you are starting classes. Your second-semester tuition and fees are due in early December.