Financial Aid
The financial assistance programs noted below are available to students enrolled through Summer Session (including those students enrolled through Travel-Study). These private credit-based loans help to finance all your education funding needs while enrolled during the summer for non-matriculated UCI students. If you are a currently matriculated student at UCI, please contact the Financial Aid Office located at 102 Administration or call (949) 824-6265 for financial aid options.
Citibank CitiAssist™ Student Loan Program
Students enrolled through UCI Summer Session, who are not matriculated at UCI, are eligible to apply for a CitiAssist loan from Citibank. CitiAssist™ is a credit based private loan that you can use to finance your education funding needs.
Features
- The CitiAssist™ loan uses a flexible three level scoring process based on excellent, good and fair credit. There are no additional loan origination or guarantee fees.
| Credit |
Interest rate
With Co-Signer |
Interest rate
Without Co-Signer |
| Excellent |
Prime + .375% |
Prime + 0.375% |
| Good |
Prime + 1.00% |
Prime + 2.00% |
| Fair |
Prime + 3.00% |
Prime + 4.00% |
- No repayments to Citibank are required while you are in school. You can choose early repayment with no prepayment penalties. In addition, you can choose an interest-only repayment option for 24 or 48 months after graduation and your 6-month grace period.
- 0.25% interest rate reduction if you sign up to have payment withdrawn from bank account electronically through E-Z Pay during repayment. Automatically receive a 0.50% interest rate reduction on remaining term of your loan if your first 48 monthly CitiAssist Loan payments are made on time.
Application Process
- You may pick up an application from the UC Irvine Summer Session Office, call (949) 824-0234 to have an application mailed to you or apply online .
- EXTEREMELY IMPORTANT: Summer Session students applying for financial aid need to include the following information on their application – ED School Code: 000901, Campus Code: 00. Please indicate if you are an undergraduate or graduate student and your grade level on the application.
- Carefully read the instructions and the promissory note before completing the application. The cosigner, if required, should complete the application section, and sign the application.
- You may mail the completed application to Citibank, fax it to (800) 723-2777 for a faster response or apply online for a 5-minute credit approval online from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. EST daily. If you are initially declined, please call the Citibank representative at (800) 745-5473 for further information. If you have any questions, regarding the loan process or terms, please call (800) 745-5473 or (800) 925-2485.
- If the loan is approved, Citibank will send loan funds to UCI Summer Session. The check will be made payable to the student. Students will be notified by phone once the funding has been received.
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SLM Financial Corporation, a Sallie Mae Company, Career Training LoansSM
The Career Training Loan is designed for students who are self-financing their continuing education, and who are attending classes full-time, half-time, or less than half-time. Please visit SallieMae.com for complete Career Training loan information.
Features
- The Career Training Loan has interest rates that reward good credit and are as low as Prime + 0% for borrowers with excellent credit. Interest rates are variable and reset monthly. Final approval is at the discretion of SLM Financial Corporation.
- Loan fees are 0%–6.5%.
- You may take up to 15 years to repay your loan
- With the standard repayment option, you make level, monthly payments of principal and interest. The minimum monthly payment is $30.
- With the interest-only repayment option, you make interest-only payments while you are in school and begin standard repayment of principal and interest once school is completed.
- With the $10 deferred repayment option, you may defer payments for up to 12 months, not to exceed the anticipated graduation date on the application.
- Please contact Sallie Mae directly regarding terms of the Career Training Loan.
Application Process
- School information for your application: UC Irvine Extension school code 603683; branch code 00; school telephone (949)824-5191.
- To apply online, log on to SallieMae.com, and select Loans for training.
- Complete the online loan application and submit. Should you need assistance with the Web-based application, please call Sallie Mae. The cosigner, if required, should complete the application section, and sign the application.
- If the loan is approved, the disclosure statement, Promissory Note and pre-filled loan application will be mailed to you for your signature. Please mail back to Sallie Mae directly.
- If you are not initially approved, you may also re-apply with a co-borrower. If you have any questions, please call (888) 272-5543.
- UC Irvine Extension will certify the loan separately.
- If the loan is approved and all loan documents have been received by SLM Financial Corporation, SLM will mail loan check made payable to the school to UC irvine Extension within 72 hours of receiving documents.
- UC irvine Extension will contact you when student loan check has been received.
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Wells Fargo Education ConnectionSM Education
Loan
The Wells Fargo Education Connection Education Loan is a private, credit-based loan with flexible options. Students can borrow money to pay for all education-related expenses including money for a personal computer.
Features
- Interest rats are bases on the Prime Rate plus a spread. Tiered rate structure considers each borrower for the lowest interest rate possible.
- Interest rates and terms are based on the individual credit rating of each borrower.
- You may choose to make interest-only payments while in school. No penalty for pre-payment.
- Fast 5-minute pre-approval over the phone or online.
- A 0.25% interest rate reduction for automatic payments from a bank account.
- Additional on-time payment rewards – 0.50% interest rate reduction after the first 48 consecutive on-time monthly payments.
Application Process
- Call (877) 255-2431 or apply online for no-obligation pre-approval service in minutes or less.
- If you are pre-approved, Wells Fargo will send you an application. Please return the completed application to Wells Fargo along with any documents requested.
- If you are not initially approved, you may also re-apply with a co-borrower. If you have any questions, please call (877) 255-2431.
- Loan check will be mailed directly to you to the address on your loan application.
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