Student Rights and Responsibilities

• Know all the financial aid programs.
• Know the deadlines for submitting applications for each of the programs.
• Know the estimated costs of attending the university.
• Know to what extent your financial need as determined by the institution, has been met.
• Know the resources considered in calculating your financial need.
• Know the university's refund policy.
• Know the Return of Title IV Funds policy for repayment.
• Know the portion of financial aid you receive that is grant aid.
• Know the portion of financial aid that is a loan and must be repaid.  If the aid is a loan, you have the right to know the interest rate, the total amount that must be repaid, the length of time you have to repay the loan, and when repayment is to begin.
• Know the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements for aid recipients.

Your Responsibilities as an Applicant

• Complete all application forms accurately and submit them on time to the proper office.
• Provide correct information. Purposely misreporting information on financial aid forms is a violation of the law and could result in federal criminal charges.
• Submit all additional documentation, verification, corrections, and/or new information requested by either the financial aid office or the federal processing agency to which you submitted your application.
• Read, understand, and keep copies of all forms that you sign.
• Abide by all agreements you sign.
• Perform the work agreed upon in accepting a Federal Work-Study Program job.
• Report name and school enrollment status changes to the financial aid office and to the lender(s) of any educational loan you receive.
• Report address changes to the registrar's office.
• Contact our office to check on your application status if you do not receive information in a timely manner.
• Read and understand all information provided here.