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Student Rights And Responsibilities
Student Rights — A student has the right to ask a school:
- What financial assistance is available,
including information on all federal, state, and institutional financial
aid programs.
- What the deadlines are for submitting
applications for each of the financial aid programs.
- What is the cost of attendance and what
are the policies concerning refunds should a student withdraw.
- What criteria are utilized in selecting
financial aid recipients.
- How a student's financial need is determined.
- What resources are available (parental
contribution, other aid, savings, etc.).
- What portion of the financial aid received
must be repaid and what portion is grant aid.
- What is the school's policy for maintaining
satisfactory academic progress and the consequences for failing to meet
those standards.
Student Responsibilities —
A student has the responsibility to:
- Review and consider all information about
a school's program before he/she enrolls.
- Complete their financial aid forms accurately
and timely. Intentional misreporting of information on application forms
for federal
financial aid is a violation of law and is considered a criminal offense
subject to penalties
under the U.S. Criminal Code.
- Return all additional documentation,
verification, corrections and/or new information requested by either the
Financial Aid Office of the
agency to
which he/she submitted his/her application.
- Read and understand all forms that he/she is asked to sign, and
keep copies of them.
- Accept responsibility for all agreements he/she signs.
- If he/she has a loan, notify the lender of changes in name, address,
or school status.
- Know and comply with the deadlines for application or reapplication
for financial aid.
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