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Financial Aid Clock Stoppers

While Financial Aid is a complex process involving many people and agencies, the Financial Aid Office tries to make it a smooth one for students. These are some of the barriers that require the student's help to resolve:

1.) Late Application

  • Filed after February 15th.

2.) Student Not Admitted, or Enrollment Status Change

3.) Documents Requested for Verification Not Received

  • Financial Aid Transcript
  • Tax Forms (1040, W-2, etc.
  • Verification of Untaxed Income
  • Military Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
  • Social Security Account Number (SSAN)
  • Verification Worksheet
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal
  • Selective Service Registration
  • Award Acceptance or Denial
  • Signed and completed Promissory Notes
  • Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Status
  • Veterans Administration Eligibility Confirmation

4.) Incorrect, Discrepant or Estimated Information on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

  • Social Security Account Number (no match)
  • Address and telephone number
  • Missing signature

5.) Enrolled in Special Programs- students are encouraged to inform their counseling team if enrolled in special programs such as:

  • Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IDS) (Bachelors & Masters combined)
  • Teacher Certification
  • English as a Second Language
  • VA Consortium for Professional Psychology (PsyD)
  • Consortium
  • TELETECHNET
  • Dual Degree
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School and DePaul Hospital Programs
  • Study Abroad
  • Physical Therapy
  • Academic Skills

6.) Division Conflict

  • Graduate vs undergraduate (improperly registered)

7.) Late Notification of Institutional and External Aid

  • Music Activities Scholarships
  • Outside Agency Awards
  • Contracts and Waivers
  • ROTC
  • Room Scholarships
  • Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Third Party Payors (i.e., Local School Board)

8.) Special or Extenuating Circumstances for Professional Judgments Financial aid administrators may exercise individual professional judgment concerning adjustments to data affecting a students eligibility for aid.

  • Dependency Override
  • Change in status due to death, divorce, or illness
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal
  • Budget Adjustments
  • Significant Change in Income
  • Exorbitant Medical Bills