1. September 12 th, 2015 FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION SESSION

2.  The FAFSA becomes available on January 1 st of the year it happens in.  March 1 Priority Deadline  Get a student aid username and password: fsaid.ed.govfsaid.ed.gov  File income tax return (1040, 1040A, 1040EZ) if required as soon as possible.  www.fafsa.gov www.fafsa.gov  Use IRS Data Retrieval Tool on the FAFSA FAFSA INFORMATION

3.  FAFSA- Free Application for Federal Student Aid  EFC- Estimated Family Contribution  COA- Cost of Attendance TERMS TO REMEMBER

4. Cost of Attendance (COA) - Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) = Financial Need FINANCIAL AID CALCULATION

5.  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)  DACA students are NOT ELIGIBLE to receive Federal or State student aid.  DACA students are not eligible to receive in-state tuition. FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY

6. Federal Aid  Federal Pell Grant  Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant  Federal Work Study  Federal Direct Loans  Federal Perkins Loans  Federal Parent PLUS Loans State Aid  NC Educational Lottery Scholarship  UNC Need Based Grant TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID

7. Institutional Aid  Institutional scholarships  Departmental scholarships  Need-based grants Other Types of Aid  Outside Scholarships  Private Education Loans *Must notify the Financial Aid Office of any outside funds that have been awarded to the student TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID

8.  Pisgah Scholars  Incoming Students Only  Awarded based on academic merit, community service, For further information contact the Admissions Office  Departmental Scholarships  3.0 GPA  Check with Department you are planning to Major  Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors In order to keep all institutional and departmental scholarships, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

9. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Students must give permission to the University in order to release any information about the student. This includes Financial Aid, Student Accounts, Academic History, and any other information. Students may give Proxy Access to parent or any person they choose. This allows that person to access certain University Information for the student. This can be done here- http://registrar.unca.edu/proxy-access- online-ferpa-release-informationhttp://registrar.unca.edu/proxy-access- online-ferpa-release-information FERPA

10.  Must be accepted to UNCA to be awarded Financial Aid. We cannot process a FAFSA for someone who hasn’t applied!  All correspondence through UNCA Email and UNCA One Port  Payment Plans  Health Insurance Waivers NEXT STEPS

11. UNCA Asheville Financial Aid Office 2 nd Floor Brown Hall CPO 1330 Asheville, NC 28804 828-251-6535 finaid@unca.edu http://financialaid.unca.edu/ FINANCIAL AID CONTACT INFORMATION

12. Questions? FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

13. In order to maintain Financial Aid Eligibility  Must maintain 2.0 Cumulative GPA  Must maintain 67% of all attempted credits If a student fails to meet one of the requirements above he/she will receive a WARNING semester. Financial aid will be cancelled after the second semester that these requirements aren’t met.  Must not attempt over 180 total hours  Further information provided here- http://financialaid.unca.edu/satisfactory-academic-progress http://financialaid.unca.edu/satisfactory-academic-progress SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS