Student Financial Services and Student Accounts

SOAR Orientation 2015

Complete the 2015-2016 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Will need to have filed 2014 income tax returns

Use IRS Data Retrieval when filing FAFSA UNA priority date for FAFSA filing is June 1,

2015 To complete online application go to:

www.FAFSA.gov

Grants Loans- parent and student loans Work study

Freshmen are eligible for up to $5,500 in Stafford loans per academic year ($2,750/semester)

This amount of loan money by itself will not be sufficient to pay all tuition and fee charges

Freshmen may be eligible for an additional $4,000 in unsubsidized Stafford loan if parent applies for and is denied a PLUS loan (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students)

PLUS application is available on:www.studentloans.gov

SFS will calculate loan eligibility and notify student via UNA Portal email/Self-Service

Student will accept, decline or reduce loan amount offer in UNA Portal Financial Aid Self-Service

Students must sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN) and complete Entrance Counseling with the federal Department of Education at:

www.studentloans.gov

There is a 30-day delay of the first loan disbursement for new freshmen. This delay applies to the first semester of attendance ONLY

A refund check will be issued to the student and mailed to student’s campus mailbox if the financial aid amount is greater than the student account balance

NOTE: The UNA bookstore does NOT bill through UNA Student Accounts. Students should be prepared to purchase required textbooks

Scholarship deadline for 2015-2016 WAS December 15, 2014

Your student may next apply for scholarships in UNA’s Endowed Scholarship program

Application will be available on the Student Financial Services website November 2015

Deadline for application is February 2, 2016

Student must make satisfactory academic progress in order to continue to receive aid

Student’s progress is evaluated after each semester

Student must ◦ Complete at least 75% of all attempted courses◦ Must have the required UNA GPA for their

classification ◦ Must not attempt over 172 hours in their first degree◦ Students who do not meet these requirements will

be in danger of losing financial aid eligibility

Scholarship recipients must meet the following criteria in order for scholarship to be renewed◦ Must have at least 3.0 UNA GPA and at least 27

earned hours within the year for Academic Scholarships

◦ Must have at least a 2.75 UNA GPA and at least 27 hours within the year for Leadership Scholarships

Student must indicate interest in work-study program on FAFSA application

Federal work-study is need-based University work-study is NOT need-based. All

students are eligible for UWS Go to our website- www.una.edu/financial-aid Click on “Work-study” Click the link to “Career Planning and

Development” Please read the instructions on how to apply

Pay for work-study jobs is NOT applied to the student account

Students are issued paychecks monthly

Students may work up to 20 hours per week Rate of pay is generally minimum wage Some students may begin working as early as

August 2015

UNA Portal is the official means of communication to the student

The student will be notified of his or her federal aid application status and awards through UNA Portal email and Self-Service ONLY

We will not notify the parent of the student’s financial aid status nor will we notify student or parent by postal mail

Via phone: 1-800-TALK-UNA or 256-765-4278

In person: Room 318, The Commons Building 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday- Friday

Via e-mail: sfins@una.edu For more information, visit our website:

www.una.edu/financial-aid Check us out on Facebook!◦ Search “UNA Student Financial Services”

Student Accounts

Billing Payment Plans Liaison for AL Rehabilitation, GI Dependent,

PACT, External Scholarships, Residual Refund Checks Process miscellaneous payments such as

housing application fees, and transcripts

Electronic Bills (e-bills) are the official means of providing student account statements

When a new bill is available an e-mail notification is sent electronically to the student’s UNA Portal e-mail account

If the student has assigned authorized users they will also receive a notification that a new bill is available

Students/Authorized Users will receive their first E-Bill notifications mid July

Authorized users can view the student’s financial account and make payments

Once a student has assigned an authorized user, the authorized user will receive an e-mail notification with their user ID and password

There can be multiple authorized users

The payment deadline is August 21 If the student has been awarded financial aid

or any other type of aid and there is a balance remaining, that balance must be paid by August 21

The payment deadline of August 21 is waived for payment plan enrollees but their account must be current

• UNA does offer an interest free monthly payment plan

• The payment plan is contracted through a third party company – Tuition Management Systems (TMS)

• There is a $60 per year enrollment fee – no interest

• The plan covers the Fall and Spring semesters• There are a total of 10 payments• Payments are divided 5 payments per

semester• Fall payments are July 10 – November 10• Spring payments are December 10 – April 10• Payments are due on the 10th of each month Payments are to be made directly to TMS

Tuition, fees, room and board can be set up on the payment plan – Books cannot be added

There is no minimum or maximum budget amount

Budgets may be adjusted at anytime

TMS can only estimate what the tuition and fees will be based on the information that they receive from the student

Once statements are available for the Fall 2015 term, you will need to compare your budget with your balance and increase or decrease the budget with TMS

Your last payment that is made for the term must pay in full any remaining account balance (November 10)

The first payment is due July 10th

Participants need to be enrolled by July 1

Contact TMS at www.una/afford.com or call 1-800-722-4867

TMS will need to know an estimate of how many hours your student will be enrolled

Will financial aid or scholarships be subtracted from the budget amount

Is the student considered an in-state or out-of-state student

Pay the $60 enrollment fee

External scholarships should be sent to the Business Office

In order for the scholarship to be applied prior to the payment due date of August 21

The student’s name and SSN is required to verify PACT

This information must be submitted to the Business Office

PACT will pay at the 2010-2011 tuition rates ($207 per hour). Any amount not covered will be due on August 21

The State Department of Veterans Affairs will send UNA a certificate of eligibility

They will also send a certificate to the student GI Dependent benefits will not cover all fees.

Fees not covered by GI Dependent will be due on August 21

Any other Veteran benefits is handled through our Veteran’s Affairs Specialist, Jeannie Kilpatrick

Have your student enroll you as an authorized user

Remember that the payment due date for the Fall term is AUGUST 21

If your student is receiving Financial Aid, be sure the student completes all necessary steps to ensure that aid is paid to the student’s account

If financial aid and/or a payment plan is needed, start the process ASAP

The student is ultimately responsible to be aware of due dates, drop dates, etc.

Web: www.una.edu/bursar By Phone: 1-800-TALKUNA or 256-765-

4442 By E-mail: student_accounts@una.edu In Person: The cashier’s are located in the

basement of Bibb Graves Hall