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Concurrent enrollment is a program for students taking classes at both GVSU and an approved community college during the same semester. By filling out the concurrent enrollment form and submitting it to GVSU's Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships, you are notifying FAFSA that you are earning credits at both institutions and need your financial aid package to calculate for both. All of your combined financial aid will be sent directly to GVSU. Once GVSU applies the aid to your account, any remaining refund money will be released to you, and you will use those funds to pay your community college tuition bills. Because you cannot receive separate aid from two schools at once, this form is required to make that single payout happen.

Step 1: Apply to Grand Valley and enroll in classes.

Step 2: Apply to the community college and enroll in classes.

Step 3: Complete your Concurrent Enrollment Form.

Step 4: Email your GVSU advisor with these items:

1. Signed and completed Concurrent Enrollment Form
2. Community college semester bill
3. Community college semester schedule

Step 5: Contact the community college's Financial Aid office:

• "I am a concurrently enrolled student at Grand Valley State University and ________ Community College utilizing the Consortium Agreement. I have submitted my form, bill, and schedule to Grand Valley's Financial Aid Office. What steps do I need to take for ________ Community College? Also, please send me the information on your tuition deferment plan. Thank you!"

Step 6: Pay your community college bill. 

Download the concurrent enrollment form→

1. Submit FAFSA: Include GVSU as your “Home” school and community college as your “Host” school.
2. Apply & Enroll (GVSU): Confirm you are registered for your GVSU courses.
3. Apply & Enroll (community college): Confirm you are registered for your community college courses.
4. Call Veteran Affairs: Students must call or respond to VA’s text confirming they are enrolled at GVSU and the community college on the 1st of every month.
5. GVSU Form: Email your community college bill and class schedule with your GVSU Concurrent Enrollment Form to your GVSU Academic Advisor, who will send it to GVSU’s Office of Financial Aid.
   1. GVSU’s Concurrent Enrollment Form
   2. Email: [email protected] | Office: 1890 College Drive Traverse City, MI 49686
6. Confirmation: Contact the community college's financial aid office to verify you are a student using the Consortium Agreement.
7. Parent Letter Request: Send your community college schedule to your GVSU Certifying Official and request a "Parent Letter." (See previous page)
8. Records Notification: Email your Parent Letter to the veteran and military center at your community college.
   1. Exclusive to NMC - GI Bill® Form: Complete the NMC GI Bill® Form for all chapters: NMC’s GI Bill® Form
9. GVSU Student Accounts: Contact the Student Accounts office to set up a deferment plan, if needed.
   1. Email: [email protected] | Phone: 616-331-2209
10. Community College Bill: Ensure your community college tuition is either paid in full or officially deferred. Failure to do this may result in being dropped from your classes. Payment for Chapter 33 will arrive after your Parent Letter and VA submission.

 Note: Payment is always a month behind because the verification process for the VA takes 3 weeks.

visit gvsu's Military and Veterans Resource Center website→