Students' Rights & Responsibilities
Students have a right to know:
- What Financial Aid is available,
including federal, state and institutional aid
- That the information they give to the Financial Aid
Office will be treated confidentially
- The cost of attendance and the policies for students
who withdraw
- How their Financial Aid budget and financial need
was determined (including how other resources affect their need)
- How their aid was calculated and awarded
- What types of aid they were awarded and the criteria
used to award each Financial Aid program
- Which Financial Aid programs must be repaid and
which do not
- They can have their financial need reviewed through
the Re-evaluation process if their family circumstances have changed
- How Satisfactory Academic Progress is determined and
how it might affect their financial aid eligibility
- Provide any additional information requested for the
processing of their Financial Aid file (such as Federal tax returns,
verification worksheets, or other documentation)
- Read and understand all forms that they are asked to
sign and keep a copy of such forms for their record
- Make Satisfactory Academic Progress as determined by
the Financial Aid Office
- Inform the Financial Aid Office of any additional
Financial Aid they receive such as scholarships, outside grants,
assistantship or other educational/tuition assistance
- Repay all loans according to the payment schedule.
Students who default on a loan are not eligible for additional
Financial Aid
- Perform their Federal Work-Study job in a
satisfactory manner
- Know and comply with any refund procedures
- Inform the Financial Aid Office if their personal
information changes such as:
- Their permanent
or local address
- Their residency
status
- Their enrollment
status (credit load)
- Their
classification (Undergraduate, graduate, second degree, special student)
- Change in
governmental benefits (veterans, TANF)