Financial Aid, Student Employment and The Cashier’s Office www.uwplatt.edu/finaid www.uwplatt.edu/cashier

Applying for Financial Aid Apply for financial aid-Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) fafsa.ed.gov Federal and State Grants Federal Student Loans Federal Work-Study

Federal Student Loans (Direct Loans) Federal Direct Loans studentloans.gov Must accept offered loans in PASS Master Promissory Note Entrance Loan Counseling Interest Rates Subsidized-4.45% (2017-2018) Unsubsidized-4.45% (2017-2018)

Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) The PLUS Loan is a federal loan parents can borrow for a dependent student. Not Based on Financial Need Credit Check Required Payment Begins 60 Days After the Last Disbursement Payments Can Be Deferred Fixed interest rate at 7.0% (2017-2018) PLUS request form at: www.uwplatt.edu/finaid/parentplus.html

Private Alternative Loans Non-federal student loans Student borrows from private lender Variable or fixed interest rates Generally requires a co-signer

Student Employment Two types of student employment Regular Work-Study Online Employment Board on our financial website: www.uwplatt.edu/financial-aid/jobs Complete I-9 form. Two types of identification: Social Security card or birth certificate. Picture ID Also needed

Financial Literacy GradReady Financial Literacy Page Access to GradReady can be found on the UW-Platteville Financial Aid Website or at uwplatt.gradready.com Interactive tool to help with budgeting, planning, assessing debt level and much more Best Part—It’s Free

Billing-Cashier’s Office Student will receive an email when the bill is calculated. The email will instruct the student to view the bill in PASS.  No paper bills will be mailed. Grants and loans will be directly applied to the student’s account in the first days of each semester.

Billing-Cashier’s Office Options to Pay: Pay in full by September 10th (no additional charges) Pay remaining balance of which grants and loans will not cover Partial Payment Plan (1%    finance charge on remaining       balance)

Guest Access: Cashier’s Office Students may allow guest users to view their pass account. Students allow what they want the guest user to access

Cashier’s Office-Refunds If a student has a credit balance, a refund is generated thru Bank Mobile. When initiating an account with Bank Mobile,  a student may choose one of the following options to receive their refunds: Direct Deposit into student's personal checking or savings account. Direct Deposit into a Bank Mobile Customer Bank Account.

Locations Cashier’s Office Student Employment Office Financial Aid Office & Student Employment 204 Brigham Hall (608) 342-1836 800-616-0412 http://www.uwplatt.edu/finaid Cashier’s Office 236 Brigham Hall (608) 342-1211 http://www.uwplatt.edu/cashier Student Employment Office 1313 Markee Pioneer Student Center (608) 342-1174 https://www.uwplatt.edu/human-resouces/student-employment