Eligible Majors for Financial Aid

To change your major:  Meet with your counselor to complete the "Change of Major Form."

Click here to view instructions on how to change your major

To receive federal financial aid (Pell Grant, FSEOG, Cal Grant, Federal Work-Study, and Student Loans) students are required to declare an eligible program of study, or major.  Eligible programs of study (majors) are defined as associate degree programs and *certificate programs which are at minimum a year in length, lead to gainful employment, and are approved by the US Department of Education. 
 
Eligible programs are:

Associate in Arts (AA)
Associate in Science (AS)
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)
*Certificate of Achievement (CA)

 
The following programs are NOT eligible for Financial Aid programs such as Pell, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Cal Grant, Full-Time Success Grants, Federal Work-Study and Loans:  


Certificates of Achievement

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Program Description Program Code Major Code
Admin of Justice, Law Enforcement, Option   2 AJ_OPT2_CA AJPA
Business: Real Estate  BUS_RE_CA RECA
Communication Studies CMUN_CA CMCA
Construction Management CMGT_CA CONS
CSU General Education  LA_CSU_CA CSU
IGETC General Education  LA_IGETC_CA IGTC
JPA - Fire Science  JPA_FS_CA FIRE
Social Science-Community Studies  SS_COM_ST_CA SSCA
Spanish Native Speaker Option 4 SPAN_CA_OPT4 SPCA
Spanish Non-Native Speaker Option 1  SPAN_CA SPCA
Spanish Non-Native Speaker Option 2 SPAN_CA_OPT2 SPCA
Spanish Non-Native Speaker Option 3 SPAN_CA_OPT3 SPCA



Certificates of Proficiency

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Program Description Program Code Major Code
Allied Health:  Home Health Aide  AH_HHA_CP HHA
Allied Health: Nursing Assistant AH_NA_CP NA
Business: Computerized Accounting BUS_CAACT_CP ACCP
Business: Real Estate  BUS_RE_CP RECP
Child Development: Spanish Early Child   Education CD_ECE_SP_CP CDP
Computer Hardware CSIS_HW_CP CHWP
Computer Networking  CSIS_NET_CP CNTP
Cosmetology: Esthetician  COS_ESTH_CP ESTH
Digital Imaging/Graphics Production   Specialist  DM_IMAG_CP DMAP
Digital Print Production Specialist  DM_PRINT_CP DMP
Digital Video Editor Specialist  DM_VIDEO_CP DMP
ESL Advanced Level  ESL_ADV_CP ESL
ESL Intermediate Level  ESL_INT_CP ESL
Peer Education Leader - Advanced Level GUID_LADV_CP GUID
Peer Education Leader - Basic Level GUID_LEAD_CP GUID
Web Page Production Specialist DM_WEB_CP DMP
World Philosophy and Religions  PHIL_CP PHIL

Non Credit

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Program Description Program Code Major Code
English as a Second Language ESL ESL
Non Credit - ESL Life Skills NC_ESL_LS LSKL
Non Credit - GED Certificate NC_GED NGED
Non Credit -Vocational ESL for Workplace NC_VESL VESL

Others

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Program Description Program Code Major Code
Minimum Qualifications CSU MIN_QUAL_CSU CSUM
Minimum Qualifications UC MIN_QUAL_UC UCM
Undecided UNDECIDED 0

 
If you have any questions, please stop by the financial aid office or send an email to finaid@gavilan.edu