ACTIONS TO TAKE CHECKLIST

(What you must do to ensure the timely crediting of your financial aid to your account)

NEW STUDENTS

2012-2013

1. Review your Financial Aid Award Letter. Review the College Fee Sheet and complete the Billing Calculation Worksheet to estimate your remaining balance owed to the college. For suggestions on how to cover your remaining balance please Review Additional Financing Options at the bottom of the Billing Calculation Worksheet.
   
   
   
2. If you wish to decline or reduce any of the awards offered, complete the Financial Aid Change Form. Without this form, we will assume you want all awards offered to you.
   
   
   
3. To apply for a Federal Direct Student Loan you MUST: Complete the Entrance Counseling and Federal Direct Master Promissory Note on-line at https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action beginning June 1, 2012.
   
   
   
4. To apply for a Federal Direct Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), your parent MUST: Complete the Federal Direct PLUS Master Promissory Note and the application request on-line at https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action, beginning June 1, 2012. PLUS applicants must also submit a FAFSA, if you have not already done so.
   
   
   
5. To complete the Federal Perkins Loan process, you MUST: Complete the Federal Perkins Loan Master Promissory Note, which we will mail to you by mid-May.
   
   
   
6. Virginia residents (if you and your parents are domiciled in Virginia), you MUST submit the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) application to the Financial Aid Office no later than July 31, 2012.
   
   
   
7. Read the Financial Aid Consumer Information Booklet which contains details regarding your financial aid.
   
   
   
8. On-campus jobs: we will post our Job List beginning July 1. Students may contact the position supervisor by email to inquire about the position.
   
   
   
9. Follow the Financial Aid Office on Facebook!
   
   

DATES TO REMEMBER

May 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reservation deposit due

May 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monthly payment plan application due

June 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin to e-sign the Master Promissory Note (MPN) for Direct Student and Direct PLUS Loans

July 1 . . . . . . .... . .. . . . . . .On and off-campus jobs are available on our website

August 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall payment due in the Treasurer’s Office

September 3 . . . . . . . . . . First day of classes for Fall term

January 10 . . . . . . .  . . . . Spring payment due in the Treasurer’s Office

January 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . First day of classes for January term

February 11 . . . . . . . . . . . First day of classes for Spring term