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Student Rights and Responsibilities

Statement of Rights and Responsibilities

Rights:
The student has the right to receive the following information from the school:

  • What financial assistance is available, including information on all federal, state and institutional financial aid programs.
  • The procedures and deadlines for submitting applications for each available financial aid program.
  • How financial aid recipients are selected.
  • How financial need is determined.
  • How and when financial aid will be disbursed.
  • The criteria for measuring satisfactory academic progress, and how a student who has failed to maintain satisfactory progress may reestablish eligibility for federal financial aid.

Responsibilities:
The student is responsible for:

  • Submitting the appropriate application forms within published deadline dates.
  • Responding to all requests for additional information in a timely manner. 
  • Using all refunds of financial aid for expenses related to his/her education.
  • Following the requirements and repayment schedules of educational loan programs.
  • Informing the Student Financial Services Office of all grants, scholarships, or other funds received for his/her educational costs from outside organizations.