1989-1990 Academic Catalog

Method for Appeal Students who have been discontinued from financial aid have a right to appeal and can do so by \vrilten notification to the Director of Student Financial Aid. All appeals must include substantive reasons for failure to comply \Vith the provisions of this policy, and all extenuating circunlStances n1ust be supported by documenta– tion. The Director of Student Financial Aid will respond by letter to each appeal and either approve or disapprove the student's continuation of financial aid. Further appeals can be made to the Financial Aid Committee and to the Vice President for Student Services, if required. Student Rights You have the right to know what financial aid progran1s are available at your school. You have the right to kno\v the deadlines for subn1itting applications for each of the financial aid programs available. You have the right to kno\V ho\v financial aid \Viii be distributed, how decisions on that distribution are made, and the basis for these decisions. You have the right to kno\v ho\v your financial need was determined. This in– cludes ho\v costs for tuition and fees, room and board, travel, books and supplies, personal, and miscellaneous expenses, etc., are considered in your budget. You have the right to know what resources (such as parental contribution, other financial aid, your assets, etc.) were considered in the calculation ofyour need. You have the right to know how much of your financial need as detennined by the institution has been met. You have the right to request an explanation of the various progrruns in your student aid package. You have the right to kno\v your school's refund policy. Financial Information 189 Student Responsibilities 1. You nn1st con1plete all application fonns accurately and submit them on thne to the right place. 2. You must provide correct infonnation. In most instances, misreporting infom1a– tion on finru1cial aid application fonns is a violation of la\v and may be considered a cri1ninal offense \vhich could result in indictment under the U.S. Crinllnal Cocle. 3. You must return all additional docu1nentation, verification, corrections, and/or ne\v information requested by either the financial aid office or the agency to which you subn1itted your application. 4. You arc responsible for reading and understanding all fonns that you are asked to sign and for keeping copies of them. 5. You 1nust accept responsibility for all agreements that you sign. 6. You n1ust perform the \York agreed upon in accepting a College En1ployment a\vard. 7. You n1ust be a\vare of and comply \Vi th the deadlines for application or reapplica– tion for aid. 8. You should be a\vare of your school's refund procedures. 9. All schools rnust provide infonnation to prospective students about the school's progran1s rutd perfom1ance. You should consider this information carefully before deciding to attend a school. Students "make a differe11ce" throughfrie11dships by investing in 1he lives ofchildre11 at the Ohio Veterans Children's Ho111e.