TUHSC Office of Financial Aid

2014 Summer

Financial Aid Workshop

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Introduction

• TUHSC Office of Financial Aid Staff CounselorsA - HO Carl Hudson, CounselorHP - MB James Bourgeois, Associate

Director MC - Z Shirley Davis, Counselor Administrative Secretary A - Z Donna Fasullo

Workshop Outline

• Introduction / Outline• Applications required• Types of aid available• Annual loan limits• Federal aid eligibility• Academic year:

’13-14 vs. ‘14-15• Cost of attendance

Tuition & FeesWeeks of

attendance Abroad programs

• Loan processingFederal StaffordFederal Grad

PLUS Private (non-federal)

• Billing of tuition & fees • Disbursements of aid• Refunds for living

expenses• Reconsiderations• Applying for 2014-2015

Applications Required

• 2014 Summer Addendum

• 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

• 2013-2014 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

• Federal Direct Loan Applications: Federal Direct Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note

Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note

• Private (non-federal) Student Loan Application

• IRS federal tax transcript (being filed by 4/15/14)…if necessary

• Verification Addendum (if necessary)

• Website: http://tulane.edu/financialaid/hsc/index.cfm

Types of Financial Aid Available

• ScholarshipsDean’s Grants/ Departmental Grants

Outside Scholarships

• LoansUnsubsidized: Federal Unsubsidized

Stafford Loan Federal Grad PLUS Loan Non-federal, Private Student Loan

• EmploymentFederal Work Study will NOT be available!

Annual Loan Limits

• Federal Stafford Loan: PH Annual Limit

Federal Unsubsidized Stafford $33,000

MD Annual LimitFederal Unsubsidized

Stafford $40,500

• Federal Grad PLUS Non-federal, private alternative loan:

No annual limitCost of Attendance less Other Aid

Academic Year: 2013-2014 vs. 2014-2015

• 2013-2014:7/1/13 through 6/30/14

Use only if 13-14 annual loan limits available.

• 2014-2015:7/1/14 through 6/30/15

Use if 13-14 annual loan limits exhausted

• CAN NOT MIX ACADEMIC YEAR ELIGIBILITY!

Federal Aid Eligibility

• You must enroll for at least 5 credit hours and/or “Practicum” or “Dissertation” each semester to be eligible for federal aid.

• Realize that academic decisions, especially the adding and dropping of credit hours, will most likely directly impact your financial aid award.

Cost of Attendance

• 2014 Summer Tuition & Fees Based on current 2013-2014 rate schedule:

$ 1,064 tuition per credit hour+ $ 45 academic support fee per credit

hour = $1,109 total per credit hour

+ $ 100 technology fee for summer semester

• Living ExpensesBased on actual weeks of enrollmentBased on 2014-2015 budgets

$475 per week for resident students or $195 per week for commuter students

$50 per credit hour for books ($150 for Practicum and/or Dissertation)

Cost of Attendance Example #1

• 2014 Summer Enrollment:EPID6420-01 3 hrs $3,327 tuition & fees

6/2/14 – 6/27/14 4 weeks

GEHS6030-01 3 hrs$3,327 tuition & fees 6/2/14 – 6/27/14 4 weeks

Summer Cost of Attendance:$6,654 tuition & academic support fee +

$ 100 technology fee for summer semester+ $ 300 books (6 hrs @ $50 per hr)+ $1,900 living expenses (4 weeks)

= $8,954 TOTAL

Cost of Attendance Example #2

• 2014 Summer Enrollment: EPID6420-01 3 hrs $3,327 tuition & fees

6/2/14 – 6/27/14 4 weeks

GCHB6030-02 3 hrs$ 3,327 tuition & fees6/30/14 – 7/25/14 4 weeks

Summer Cost of Attendance:

$ 6,654 tuition & academic support fee+ $ 100 technology fee for summer semester

+ $ 300 books (6 hrs @ $50 per hr)+ $ 3,800 living expenses (8 weeks)

= $10,854 TOTAL

Cost of Attendance Example #3

• 2013 Summer Enrollment:GHSD6010-01 2 hrs $ 2,218 tuition & fees

6/30/14 – 7/18/14 3 weeks

GCHB6030-02 3 hrs $ 3,327 tuition & fees 6/30/14 – 7/25/14

4 weeksSummer Cost of

Attendance:$5,545 tuition & academic support fee +

$ 100 technology fee for summer semester+ $ 250 books (5 hrs @ $50 per hr)+ $1,900 living expenses (4 weeks)

= $7,795 TOTAL

Cost of Attendance

• Summer Abroad ProgramsAdd additional costs associated with program

Airfare, lodging, visas, etc.

Allow for local rent charges while abroad

Can NOT disburse aid prior to your summer semester start

Recommend completing all possible application materials

Recommend signing up for “direct deposit”

Loan Processing

• Federal Direct Stafford Loan * No need to e-sign a new Direct MPN if borrowed this year

* Unless you tell us differently, we will certify for the maximum amount eligible

• Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan * No need to e-sign new Direct Grad PLUS MPN if borrowed this

year; HOWEVER…Note that for Grad PLUS for 2014 summer and then again for the 2014-2015 academic year a credit check is performed by DOE.

• Non-federal Private Loan

If borrowing non-federal, private student loan funds, then must complete lender’s loan application process (preferred private lenders offer an on-line application process).

You need to complete separate private loan applications for the 2014 summer and for the 2014-2015 academic year.

All non-federal, private loans are credit based.

Billing of Tuition & Fees

• You are billed tuition for every credit hour enrolled.

• Practicum is billed at $50 tuition per semester.

• Tuition and fees are billed at the start of the summer semester.

Example #1 Revisited

Financial Aid Budget for the 2014 Summer Semester:assumptions: * enrolled for 6 credit hours

* enrolled for 4 weeks * not residing with parents

Tuition & fees: $ 6,754Room & Board: $ 1,424Books: $ 300Transportation: $ 312Miscellaneous: $ 164TOTAL: $ 8,954

Example #1 Revisited

Financial Aid Award for the 2014 Summer Semester:(based on prior cost of attendance = $8,954)

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan: $ 8,954

TOTAL: $ 8,954

Thus, total financial aid award = total cost of attendance.

Disbursements of Aid

• Loan period for the 2014 spring semester:05/19/14 to 08/7/14

• Federal regulations allow for a single disbursement of Stafford loan funds during a loan period, all at the start of enrollment.

• Federal Direct loans disburse loan funds via electronic fund transfer (EFT) to Tulane.

• All eligibility criteria must be satisfied prior to disbursement of aid.

Refunds

With all aid arriving at start of the semester:

Tuition & fees $ 6,754

- Unsubsidized Stafford $ 8,954

= A/R balance ($2,200)

+ Refund $ 2,200

= A/R balance $ 0

Refunds

Sign up

for

“direct deposit”

for refunds

http://pandora.tcs.tulane.edu/acctrec/

Reconsiderations

• SUMMER IS A SHORT SEMESTER…so decide on summer schedule before

submitting Summer Addendum!• If drop credit hours, can impact tuition costs as well as

number of weeks of living expenses! • If add credit hours will process additional aid after

priority processing is complete.• Receive any other financial assistance:

departmental grantoutside scholarship

• DEADLINE is JUNE 13, 2014!!

Applying for 2014-2015

• 2014-2015 FAFSA

• 2014-2015 SPH&TM Financial Aid Addendum

• No need to complete Federal Direct Stafford and/or Federal Direct Grad PLUS MPN (unless using loan program for the first time)

• Apply for private loan (if applicable)

Additional Information

• Communication:e-maillocal address

• Always borrow conservatively• Complete a “Title IV Release” form

allows for federal aid to be used to cover all non-tuition & fee expenses

• Reminder: Sign up for “direct deposit” to receive refunds expeditiously

Final Thoughts

Questions???