A Guide to Financial Aid at CSUDH

Delores LeeDirector

Financial Aid Office“A Service of the Division of Student Affairs”

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CSU Dominguez Hills

The Financial Aid Office disbursed over $137 million in total financial aid awarded to assist students with their educational costs.

Of the $137 million, $84 million is in grants and scholarships.

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Applying for Financial Aid FAFSA or CA DREAM Application

• Students MUST complete the FAFSA or CA DREAM Application every year

• 2016-2017 FAFSA and DREAM Application are available 01/01/2016*

• Priority Deadline: March 2, 2016

• FAFSA www.fafsa.gov

• DREAM Act Application www.dream.csac.ca.gov

• CSUDH school code: 001141

***Proposal for 2017-2018 FAFSA available October 2016***

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Applying for Financial Aid Notifications

• Students may be randomly selected by FAFSA or DREAM Act applications for a verification process. In this event the office will send students an email notification and direct them to the Student Center at MyCSUDH to view their “To Do” List. – Students selected for this process must submit

documents to verify information reported– Students are notified through their campus email

account with a document submission deadline– Typical documents requested

• Tax Transcript (not a copy of the tax return)• Proof of citizenship or residency status• Verification Form

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Applying for Financial Aid IRS Data Retrieval

•The IRS Data Retrieval Tool allows students/parents to securely and accurately transfer their IRS tax information to the FAFSA.

•Using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool increases the accuracy of financial aid awards and reduces the amount of documents that the Financial Aid Office may request.

•If selected for verification, students/parents will not need to provide a copy of tax transcripts.cs

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Applying for Financial Aid Special Circumstances

Students with unique situations should contact the Financial Aid Office

Special Circumstances:•Death of a Parent •Parent/Student Loss of Employment •Parents Divorce/Separation•Student Estrangement from Parents•Homeless students

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Applying for Financial Aid Awards

• If students are eligible, they will receive an email notification to check their financial aid award on the Student Center at My.CSUDH

• Students will also receive a Financial Aid Award Guide which contains pertinent information about the different types of financial aid awards as well as explains their rights and responsibilities as a financial aid recipient

• Students must accept or decline their awards online on the Student Center at My.CSUDH within 15 days to avoid cancellation of their awards. cs

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Types of Awards

Gift Aid• Grants - federal or state funds awarded

based on need and do not require repayment

• Scholarships – free money based on merit

Self-help Aid• Loans - borrowed money that must be

repaid

• Federal Work-Study – federal funds provided to employ students (on and off campus) who qualify for financial aid

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Types of Federal Gift Aid

• Federal Pell Grant• Federal Supplemental Educational

Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)• Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant (same

a Federal Pell Grant)

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Types of State Gift Aid

• Cal Grants (A & B)• Chafee Grant• Middle Class Scholarship (MCS)• State University Grant (SUG)• Educational Opportunity Program

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Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships)

• CSUDH Presidential ScholarshipMost prestigious scholarship covering full fees for

up to 4 years to newly admitted freshman and up to 2 years for transfer students– High School Graduates

• Minimum 3.5 GPA• Minimum 1000 SAT I or 25 ACT

– Transfer Students• Minimum 3.4 GPA• 44 transferable units

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www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships)

• Katherine Boganovich Loker Scholarship– $4,000 – Awarded annually to newly admitted

freshman, renewable for up to 4 years– Minimum 3.0 GPA– Resident of Carson, Palos Verdes, San

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www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships)

• Honors Scholarship– $2,500 - $3,000– Renewable for four years for newly

admitted freshman and two years for newly admitted transfer students

– High School Graduates• Minimum 3.5 GPA• Minimum 1000 SAT I or 25 ACT

– Transfer Students• Minimum 3.2 GPA• Must meet all general education requirements

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www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships)

• Anne Peters Memorial Scholarship• Breedlove Family Scholarship• British Petroleum• California State University, Dominguez Hills Alumni

Scholarship• Carol Tubbs Dance Scholarship • Catalina Island Scholarship• College of Business And Public Policy Scholarships• CSU Future Scholars• CSUDH Faculty & Staff Scholarship• David Barclay Scholarship• Deborah C. Sears Scholarship• Dr. Herman Loether Memorial Social Research

Scholarship

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www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships)

• Dr. Lois W. Chi-Emeritus Faculty Association Science Scholarship

• Graduate Equity Fellowships• Herman O’Melia Scholarship• Jack Kilfoil Scholarship in History• James and Jocelyn Lyons Scholarship• Jamina O. Barnes Memorial Scholarship• Jubilee Choir Scholarship• Leo F. and Margaret B. Cain-Emeritus Faculty

Association Scholarship• Leonard Moite Memorial Scholarship• Lonnie Gene Sims Memorial Scholarship• Lucia and Leopoldo García Scholarship

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www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships)

• Mark Steven Sankey Memorial Scholarship• Math Department Scholarships• Miriam Mathews African American Visions Scholarship• Music Department Scholarships• Nursing Scholarships• René Romero Memorial Scholarship• School of Education• Shell Oil Co. Scholarship• Sigma Pi Robert Hashimoto Memorial Scholarship• Tri-Carson Scholarship• Vic and Curly Scholarship• Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Foster Youth Scholarship• Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Scholarship

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www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Types of Federal Self-Help Aid

• Federal Work-Study (FWS)• Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and

Unsubsidized Student Loans)• Federal Direct PLUS (parent) Loan

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Financial Aid Application Deadlines

• FAFSA and CA DREAM Application deadline - March 2, 2016

• All requested documents must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by May 12, 2016. csud

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Registration Fees Payment cont. cs

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may still submit needed documents

• Students will be responsible for paying their Fall 2016 tuition fees by the tuition due date or their classes will be dropped.

• CSUDH will accept payment for tuition fees in-full or may consider signing up for the Installment Plan.

Financial Aid Refunds

• Financial Aid Disbursement– Begin disbursing financial aid to student accounts the

week prior to start of semester– Continuous– Based on enrollment certain awards are adjust based

on enrollment (full time, three-quarter time, half-time, less than half-time)

– Other requirements • Loan requirements • Cal Grant forms

• Students may elect to receive their refund via Direct Deposit or a check will be mailed to their mailing address on file with the University

• Mailing address

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Maintaining Financial Aid Eligibility

• Satisfactory Academic Progress*– Unit Cap – GPA– Unit Completion– Appeals

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*Subject to change. Please refer to website

Financial Aid Office

Welch Hall B-250Phone: (310) 243-3691

Fax: (310) 516-4498www.csudh.edu/financialaid

Email: finaid@csudh.edu• Hours

– Normal hours• Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.• Friday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

– First Saturday of each semester• 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Extended office hours are offered at the beginning of each semester

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