Appeals

Financial

If you have already filed a FAFSA but have had a major or unforeseen change to your financial circumstances, please review the attached Appeal Form. This form explains the circumstances in which you can submit an appeal to have your financial aid package reconsidered. In addition, the specific information required to complete a review of your appeal is listed for each circumstance. We must receive all of the documentation outlined in the Appeal Form before we will review your request for an appeal. Please remember that students are responsible for payment of their university charges even if an appeal is under review. The financial appeal form can be updated on-line from here and then printed and either faxed or mailed with all of the additional required documentation.

Dependency

A second type of appeal is called a dependency appeal. This appeal is for a student who feels that he/she should be considered independent from their parent(s) for financial aid purposes, even if he/she does not meet any of the automatic independent criteria as outlined in the FAFSA. Dependency appeals may be submitted for various reasons which are outlined in the Dependency Appeal form. Please download a dependency appeal form here and return it to our office via mail or fax.

Academic

SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS. Federal Title IV assistance programs require students to maintain progress towards a degree. These federal programs include the Federal Pell Grants, Federal Perkins and Nursing Loans, Federal College Work-Study program, Federal Family Education Loans(Stafford and PLUS) and Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and PLUS). Satisfactory progress for financial aid purposes requires:

1. Completion of a degree within six years of full-time attendance or its equivalent;
2. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) after 60 or more attempted hours; and
3. Successful completion of 67 percent of credit hours attempted.

Academic records will be reviewed at the end of each spring semester. Students who fail to make satisfactory progress will be ineligible for financial assistance until appealed. Students who are making unsatisfactory academic progress as defined above will be mailed a packet by our office. This packet enables students to appeal their status. If the appeal is approved the student may be granted a waiver to receive aid for the current academic year. To download the form please visit our Downloadables page.