This week you’ll be way too busy to deal with financial aid problems. Why not take 15 minutes now to check that you’re all set? Billing Financial aid disburses the second week of classes Right now your bill doesn’t show what financial aid you’ll be receiving, only what has been charged to your account. A good way to estimate what you will owe after your aid disburses is to … [Read more...]
It's not too late to get financial aid for 2016-2017 but you will have to act fast! Some students' FAFSAs are chosen by the Dept. of Education to be "verified," meaning our office will need additional paperwork before we can pay any financial aid. If you took spring classes, the deadline to submit the paperwork is Friday, May 5th. After that point it will be difficult for us … [Read more...]
The IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) has been deactivated until further notice. Yes, we're sad about it. Sad enough to want sad trombone music. Citing data security concerns, the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS have disabled the DRT until additional security measures can be put into place. The outage is expected to last until October when the 2018-2019 FAFSA becomes … [Read more...]
Are you a "victim of soicumstance?" We understand that your 2017-2018 FAFSA - which uses 2015 income - may not reflect what's really going on financially. You have the chance to tell us what your current financial situation is with the Application for Special Circumstance Consideration. Here's the skinny: The deadline to submit the … [Read more...]
The deadline to submit a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal is Friday March 31st. The appeal must be complete, including the appeal form, the academic plan with your advisor's signature, and any supporting documents you think will help your case. If approved, your appeal allows you to receive financial aid for the Spring semester. Download the SAP … [Read more...]