Respond promptly to your Financial Aid Offer
Respond promptly to the financial aid offer you
receive by logging in to the Financial Aid Award section of your USFConnect account and indicate your
decision to accept or decline the aid offered to you. Additional information
regarding the types of funds that have been offered to you is available in your
USFConnect financial aid section, as well as through links provided to you
there.
Be sure your FAFSA information is complete, correct, and verified.
The award offer you have received is based on the information made available
to us for the current academic year on the most recent FAFSA transaction we
received at the time that we made the award offer. Please note that
subsequent changes or corrections to your FAFSA information through tax
verification or other updates can result in adjustments to your financial aid
eligibility and your USF Financial Aid offer. If revisions to your
award offer become necessary, you will be notified by USFConnect email to view
your revised award offer on line through USFConnect.
Submit Requested Documents for Financial Aid to be credited towards
your bill
Respond promptly to all requests for information or correction from the
Federal processor on your Student Aid Report (SAR) and/or from the University of
San Francisco. Requirements that may be needed by the Financial Aid office can
be viewed in the Financial Aid Status section of your USFConnect account
(example: Proof of Citizenship, Tax Verification worksheet and completion of on
line IRS Data Match on FAFSA or submission of IRS Tax Transcripts). No
financial aid can be confirmed, credited towards your charges, or paid to your
student account unless all requested information and documentation has been
provided.
Complete Master Promissory Notes for Federal loans
If you accept an offered student loan (Direct, Perkins, PLUS) you must
follow the instructions in the Financial Aid Status section of your USFConnect
account to complete and submit one time on line Master Promissory Notes before
any loan funds can be disbursed to your USF student account. If you are a dependent Undergraduate student and your parent is credit approved for a parent PLUS loan, they must also complete their own Master Promissory note, including a new one each time a co-signer, or endorser, is involved.
Complete on line Loan Entrance Counseling for Federal Direct Loans
If you accept a Federal Direct student loan, you will need to complete a
one-time Loan Entrance Counseling workshop. You must follow the instructions for
completing the workshop in the Financial Aid Status section of your USFConnect
account before any loan funds can be disbursed to your USF student account.
Visit the Student Employment web site if you accept a work award
If you accept Federal Work Study of Campus Job Opportunity, visit the Student Employment website for detailed information about the necessary requirements to be able to work as a student employee (including completing an I-9 form, enrolling full-time and receiving a work clearance form).
Estimate your Tuition Charges
It is the responsibility of the student to ensure
that their accepted financial aid award is sufficient to pay for all USF charges
in a given semester. Keep in mind that books and supplies will not be charged to
your bill, but if you cannot pay for them out of pocket, make sure that your
financial aid award is sufficient to cover books and supplies in addition to
tuition charges.
If you are open to additional borrowing, you (or your parents, if Dependent Undergraduate) can
apply for a Parent or Graduate PLUS loan, or Private Student Loan. For PLUS, please
complete and submit the appropriate PLUS application form for your grade level, available on the OneStop Forms web page. For Private Loans, please view our Private Loan Option List, which includes lenders
that USF has worked with in the past five years, to supplement your loan
research.
Regularly view your USFConnect emails
The Financial Aid office, as well as many other USF offices, will send
important communications to your USFConnect email account. As soon as you are
able to, begin reviewing those emails on a regular basis so you do not miss
important communications.
Contact the Financial Aid Office
At any time during the process, you are encouraged
to contact the Financial Aid Office with any questions and/or concerns. You may
reach us via the OneStop office at (415) 422-2020, or by email at onestop@usfca.edu.
Re-apply for Financial Aid beginning January 1st each year
You must reapply for financial aid, preferably in January, before the start
of each academic year. All of the University, Federal, and State aid offered
must be applied for each year by filing the new year FAFSA starting after
January 1st.
