Spring:

Summer:

• Stay in touch!  Make sure you keep your address updated in SIS so that we can contact you.  (Once logged in, click on the address you want to change, and click "edit.")  The student bears the full responsibility for any consequences resulting from University communications misdirected or not received because of an incorrect address. 
• The preliminary award letter will contain instructions for requesting loan funds.   Complete these instructions by July 1st to ensure your financial aid is applied as a credit on your tuition bill.  For help determining how much loan money you may need to request, you can complete our Budget Worksheet, or talk with your financial aid counselor.

• If you are a first-time Direct Loan borrower, be sure to follow the instructions to sign a Master Promissory Note and complete the entrance counseling. 
• Official award letters will be emailed in July.
• Student Accounts will email students regarding their online tuition bills in mid-July.  Most students, if they have completed their financial aid on time, will see their financial aid reflected on their tuition bill.  However, if your tuition bill does not include your financial aid, then the amount of aid indicated for fall on your official award letter may be subtracted from the amount due.  Fall tuition is due in August.

During the school year:

• If your financial aid exceeds the amount of tuition and fees, you will receive the excess in equal disbursements for the fall and spring semesters.  The disbursements generally occur within 1-2 weeks after final registration, near the end of August and the end of January. 
• Check your email and our What's New page for important announcements about seminars, upcoming events, and interest rates.
• Your counselor is always available to discuss money management, budgeting, financial emergencies, aid adjustments - and any other financial issues that may arise.
• You may apply for aid or adjust the amount of your aid (up to your Cost of Attendance) until March 1st.