Selection, Notification, and
Disbursement
All students must be admitted before they
can be considered for financial aid. Once you have applied and it has
been determined that you are eligible for financial aid, the Financial
Aid Office will assemble a package to meet your needs and will
notify you of the awards to which you are
entitled. Most awards are made to those students whose forms are
received in the Financial Aid Office by February 1.
Late applications will be considered only as aid
becomes available. The February 1 deadline does not apply to the Federal
Pell Grant and the Federal Stafford Loan Programs.
You will be notified by mail of the
awards you are eligible to receive and you must then notify the
Financial Aid Office which awards you will be accepting.
All grant and loan awards will be shown
as a financial aid credit on the student's account for
full-time enrollment status. (Student's who
intend to enroll less than full-time must complete a
"Change of Hours" form indicating the number of
hours for which they plan to attend. This may affect the
amount of financial assistance for which the student is eligible.)
Financial
assistance must first be used to pay the required university charges.
Students who have funds remaining after university charges have been
paid will receive a refund check the second week of classes.
Students who have set up
direct deposit
of excess Federal Direct Stafford Loan funds will have these funds
direct deposited into their cash/savings account.
Except in rare cases, all awards will be
distributed in two equal disbursements over the course of the academic
year.
See the following pages for additional
information:
Undergraduate
financial aid programs
Graduate
financial aid programs
Your
Financial Aid Award Notification Email
Payment of Awards