89% OF FUL L - T IME F I RST- YEAR STUDENTS RECE I VE F I NANC I AL A I D FSU's Financial Aid Office is here to assist with any financial aid questions you may have. “ It cost significantly less for me to gain a bachelor ’s degree here than at a private college or out-of-state. I ’m so g l ad I made t he a f fordab l e cho i ce and came to FSU ! ” - Brittany B. Biology Ma jor RENEWAL OF FINANCIAL AID Students are required to f ile the FAFSA by March 1 each year to meet the University ’s priority f iling deadline for f inancial aid. Because our funding is limited, students who f ile af ter the priority deadline may see a signif icant reduction in their f inancial aid offer that year. It is also impor tant to return any missing documentation to the f inancial aid off ice within a timely manner. Students who respond to document requests late may be offered aid on a funds-available basis. Financial aid offers may change each year based on available funding and changes to family circumstances, such as changes to family size/number in college, income changes, and asset changes. Students who apply ontime and have similar circumstances from year-to-year have the greatest chance of receiving similar f inancial aid each year. Please note that the federal f inancial aid formula that determines federal and state aid will change signif icantly in 2024-2025. This could change your eligibility for aid in future years. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS Upperclass students must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) guidelines to be eligible for f inancial aid from one school year to the next. The U.S. Depar tment of Education requires that students receiving federal f inancial aid meet the University academic progress standards ensuring suff icient progress toward their degrees. The full SAP Policy can be found on our website. Please contact us if you would like us to send you a copy of the policy. CHANGES IN ELIGIBILITY FOR AID Your f inancial aid offer may change if your circumstances change throughout the year. Please contact us if any of the following factors change so that we may counsel you on how these may affect your el igibi l i ty for f inancial aid. • A change in enrollment from full - time to par t- time OR par t- time to full - time • A change in enrollment from Day Division to Continuing Education OR Continuing Education to Day Division • A change from commuter to on- campus resident OR on- campus resident to commuter • A change in f inancial need as a resul t of the verif ication of FAFSA information and/or addi tional information submi t ted to the Financial Aid Off ice • F ai lure to complete disbursement requirements for cer tain funds may cause that offer to be canceled • N otif ication from the State of Massachuset ts regarding your el igibi l i ty for cer tain funding The Financial Aid Off ice checks enrollment and housing status af ter add/drop each semester, and wi ll adjust offers when necessary. If you wi thdraw from or stop at tending all courses during a semester, you may not qual ify for all f inancial aid avai lable to you. Your aid wi ll be adjusted in accordance wi th federal and state refund pol icies. Please see our websi te for more information. If changes occur to your financial aid after you have enrolled, you wi ll be notif ied via FSU student emai l . Most of our communication wi th enrolled students is sent via FSU emai l , so please check i t regularly.
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