What’s Covered

CES Helps Cover Basic Undergraduate Costs

• Tuition (15-18 undergraduate in-classroom credits per term)
• Fees (student activities, technology, recreation center, etc.)
• Housing (two-person/double dorm room)
• Food (15-19 meal plan)

How We Calculate Your Annual CES Amount:

Standard Tuition, Fees, Housing, Food Costs
MINUS  Grant/Scholarship aid
MINUS  $2,500 Student Loan
= CES payment

Moving Off Campus

Before moving  off campus, review your eligibility:

• You must live on campus (or commute from home) for the first two years of college to be eligible for any CES money.
• After two years of living on campus or commuting from home, you may move off campus with CES support.
• What CES doesn’t cover

Your CES living allowance helps support off-campus rent, utilities, and meal costs during the period when you’re in classes and formally renting from a neutral third-party landlord. You are not eligible for living allowance funds if you are living with/renting from relatives. A meal allowance is provided for students in this situation.

Commuter

To be considered a commuter, you must live with your parent/sponsor in their primary home within a 30-minute drive of campus.

School Supplies

If you earned CES Bonus Funds during your years at MHS, you can request up to $500 per term to buy school supplies or support other college-related costs. 

Study Abroad

Studying abroad can uniquely enrich your college experience. In some cases, CES funds may support your participation in a study abroad program.

For CES to support a term abroad, these conditions apply:

• Only one study abroad experience will be supported
• Study abroad experience must occur the second semester of sophomore year or later
• Minimum overall GPA is 2.50
• Study abroad program must be affiliated with your school so you can keep your financial aid
• Costs must be similar to your school’s standard tuition, fees, room, and board
• All credits must apply to your degree requirements
• During fall/spring terms, programs must be 12+ credits
• During summer/winter terms, programs must be 4+ weeks and 6+ credits
• Students with sufficient CES funds can be awarded an airfare allowance (maximum of $1,400) to help with flight costs
• Students on CES probation/suspension are not eligible
• Other study abroad opportunities will be considered if the student meets the outlined criteria, the experience relates to the student’s major and/or career goals, and a longer experience is not feasible.

Summer/Winter Courses

The CES program supports summer/winter classes offered during your college’s breaks as long as you have enough CES funds to cover the costs in addition to your standard term costs through the completion of your degree.

In order for CES to support summer/winter courses:

• You must be making successful academic progress.
• Your Higher Education Support Specialist must approve the courses.
• Requests must be submitted to your Higher Education Support Specialist by:
  — Summer course(s) – April 1
       – For Summer 2024, CES support for online course enrollment will be reviewed
            on a case-by-case basis.
  — Winter course(s) – Dec. 1