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/Institutions/Catholic-University-of-America/json/2024-2025/Undergraduate-Announcements.json

Undergraduate Announcements > Campus Overview > Financial Aid > Appeals for Extraordinary Circumstances > Circumstances that may be evaluated:

Circumstances that may be evaluated:

• Loss of Employment – generally have at least 3 months of unemployment resulting in a total household income reduction of at least 25%
• Divorce or Separation of Parents or Student and Spouse
• Death of Parent or Spouse – which generally will result in household income reduction of at least 25%
• Medical Expenses not paid by health insurance or reimbursed by a health savings plan – generally applies if the amount is 11% of total household income
• Permanent and Total Disability - generally resulting in a total household income reduction of at least 25%
• Disaster or Natural Occurrence
• Other Loss of Income – generally resulting in a total household income reduction of at least 25%
• Other Situations can be evaluated on a case-by-case basis if they cause extraordinary hardship to the family or student. Typically, bills and incurred debts cannot be considered.