Your Rights
With regard to Financial Aid, students have the right to inquire about:
- The cost of attendance and the university's policy on refunds for students who withdraw.
- What financial assistance is available. This includes information on all federal, state, local, private, and institutional financial aid programs.
- What the procedures and deadlines are for submitting applications for each available financial aid program and how financial aid recipients are selected.
- How financial need is determined.
- The interest rates and other costs fees associataed with student loans, the total amount to be repaid, the length of time for repayment, when repayment must start, and what cancellation or deferment (postponement) provisions apply.
- A sample loan repayment schedule.
- Work study details such as what job responsibilities and duties include, hours, rate of pay and payment schedules.
- Review of your financial aid package if you feel a mistake has been made or if your enrollment or financial circumstances have changed.
- How Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is determined and the result if a student is not making progress.
- How and when a student will receive disbursements on thier student account.
Your Responsibilities
To receive a financial aid package, students have the following responsibilities:
- Know and meet all the deadlines for applying or re-applying for financial aid.
- Complete the FAFSA accurately, and submit it successfully and prior to the deadline. Errors can delay or prevent the awarding of federal aid.
- Provide all documentation, corrections, and new information requested by either the Office of Financial Aid or the agency to which the student applied for aid.
- Complete Entrance Counseling prior to receiving the first disbursement of a Federal Direct Loan.
- Satisfactorily perform the work agreed upon for a federal work-study job, if awarded an allocation.
- Understand the university's refund policy. If a student withdraws from school within a short time after starting classes, the student may be entitled to a partial reduction in their charges. After a period of time, charges will not be reduced. The student must check with Student Accounts to determine deadlines for withdrawal if seeking partial reimbursements.
- Read, understand, and maintain copies of all forms the student is asked to sign.
- Notify the university of any changes in income or household size that has changed since filing the FAFSA.
- Notify the university of a change in name, address, or attendance status (half-time, full-time, etc.).
- Complete Exit Counseling when graduating or leaving the university.
- Repay any student loans. When a student signs a Master Promissory Note (MPN), the student agrees to repay any loans after leaving the university.