Govs R.O.W. 2015 Applying for Financial Aid www.fafsa.gov  Opens January 1st  2015-2016 FAFSA applies to:    Fall 2015  Spring 2016  Summer 2016 Can be completed before taxes have been.

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Transcript Govs R.O.W. 2015 Applying for Financial Aid www.fafsa.gov  Opens January 1st  2015-2016 FAFSA applies to:    Fall 2015  Spring 2016  Summer 2016 Can be completed before taxes have been.

Govs R.O.W. 2015
Applying for Financial Aid
www.fafsa.gov
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Opens January 1st
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2015-2016 FAFSA applies to:
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Fall 2015
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Spring 2016
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Summer 2016
Can be completed before taxes
have been filed
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Use estimated figures
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Make corrections with accurate
figures after taxes are filed
Must be completed every year
Verification
Your Response is Urgent!
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Random selection; notified by e-mail
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Verifies the FAFSA is correct
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You cannot be awarded until Verification is complete
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If selected, we need:
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Verification Worksheet (completely filled out)
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2014 IRS Tax Return Transcripts—not Tax Returns
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Can be loaded into FAFSA with IRS Data Retrieval
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Can also be found at irs.gov
Other documents as requested
Check your AP e-mail even after turning in documents!
Financial Aid Award
Announced as early as April
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Can be checked through:
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AP OneStop
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AP e-mail
If you receive outside resources:
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Must Report it to Financial Aid using the Additional
Resources form
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Scholarships
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Discounts
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Benefits
This can prevent over-awarding on your account
(over-awards sometimes result in billings to the student)
Cost of Attendance
A tool for Financial Aid
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Located on OneStop under Award Overview
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Not your billing statement
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Calculated as the average amount students need for the
following all added together:
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Tuition & Fees
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Books & Supplies
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Room & Board
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Misc. Expenses
Used as your budget for financial aid
Tennessee Hope Lottery
Scholarship
www.collegepaystn.com
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GPA Requirements
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2.75
at 24 and 48 attempted credit hours
 3.0 beyond 48 attempted hours
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Enrollment Requirements
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If you registered full-time, stay at full-time
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Failure to remain at full-time could result in a
permanent loss of the scholarship
If you lose your lottery scholarship:
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Appeal – Only with extenuating
circumstances (cannot appeal due to GPA)
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Regain – Every 24 attempted credit hours
Tennessee Promise
Available at APSU
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Currently estimated at $2,079 per semester
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The amount of the award may be reduced if other forms
of gift aid are received, including Lottery, Pell & TSAA
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Must be seeking an Associate’s Degree
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Must perform required community service hours prior to
the beginning of the semester it’s received
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Must maintain satisfactory academic progress
Satisfactory Academic
Progress
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Financial Aid is based on:
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GPA
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Completion rate of classes (Pace)
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Overall progress toward graduation
Failure to maintain satisfactory academic
progress will result in the cancellation of
financial aid
Readiness Checklist
Authorization Form
Optional
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Allows excess financial aid to be applied to:
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Bookstore debit program
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Health services
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Parking tickets
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Etc.
May be completed online at:
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AP OneStop
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Web Self Service
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Financial Aid
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Eligibility
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Authorization Form
Enrollment Intentions
Needed every year
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Required so our office plans for the correct budget
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Financial Aid is based on:
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Enrollment hours
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Length of coursework
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Attendance throughout the year
The Enrollment Intentions form can prevent overawarding on your account
(over-awards sometimes result in billings to the student)
Enrollment Intentions
Enrollment Intentions
Enrollment Intentions
Enrollment Intentions
Enrollment Intentions
Enrollment Intentions
Failure to enroll the hours you
indicate could result in a billing
to your account.
Terms & Conditions
Also needed yearly
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Reminds you of important rules regarding aid
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Located at:
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Onestop.apsu.edu
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Web Self Service
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Financial Aid & Veteran’s Affairs
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Eligibility
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Terms and Conditions
Lottery recipients have a separate
Statement of Understanding as well
Loans
Accepting your offers
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The offered amount is for the entire aid year
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Whatever you accept will automatically be split
between the Fall and Spring semesters
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If you plan on attending in summers, leave enough loans
remaining to be applied to the Summer semester
Loans
Steps to Take
Loans
Loans
Loans
Whatever you accept will
split between Fall and Spring
If you accept a partial amount, the remainder can be picked up
later through an Adjustment Form or in the Summer semester
Readiness Checklist Revisited
Loans
Additional Requirements
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Direct Loan Entrance Counseling
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Reviews all loan regulations
Master Promissory Note
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You affirm that you are responsible for repaying your loans
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Both must be completed at studentloans.gov
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Loans will not pay out unless these requirements have
been completed
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Good for 10 years
Debt Management
Borrow Responsibly
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Aggregate Loan Limits – the total you can borrow
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Undergraduate Dependent = $31,000
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Undergraduate Independent = $57,500
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Graduate = $138,500
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Maxing out on loans each year and taking more than 4
years to graduate could cause you to exhaust your limits
BEFORE you graduate.
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The average loan debt upon graduation: $25,000
Any Questions?
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Ellington Building, Room 216
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apsu.edu/financialaid
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(931) 221-7907
Welcome to APSU!