FINANCIAL AID INFORMATIONEmily Bliss, DirectorScholarships & Financial Aid

Topics

Satisfactory Academic Progress Unofficial withdraws Financial aid comes after academic

decisions Academic Freedom Funding levels of aid Questions from students

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Unofficial Withdraws

The dreaded e-mail from our office We are required to adjust aid back to the date of

last academic activity for students who disappear at some point during the semester and earn F’s.

We have 45 days to make the determination. If we do not receive a response from the e-mail,

we have to assume the student never attended. Once we make that assumption and adjust aid,

it is not always reversible if student later proves they attended class.

Aid versus Academics

We try to have students address their academic issues before they come to us with financial aid questions.

Students do not always do this and they are not always truthful with us.

When in doubt, we call the department.

Regulations…Guidelines…Rules…

Academic Freedom

Over 70,000 regulations to administer financial aid

Financial Aid Figures2008-2009 academic year

Gift Aid $23,698,038

Gift Aid, continued

Work Programs – $919,000; Other external grants - $904,000

Loans $52,173,054

The average loan indebtedness at graduation is $16,115.

Assistance

If you are talking with a student and need help, please call us.

If you identify yourself as faculty, we will make sure you are connected with a counselor right away.

Questions?

Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid

962-3177

Thank you!