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, Grad
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.
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.
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. For Online Degree students,
usually the only charge on your bill is for tuition. 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 your accepted financial
aid award is not enough to cover all educational expenses, you may need to
reallocate loan funds from another semester or borrow additional funds. If you
are taking more units in the current or upcoming semester than in others, you
may want to reallocate some of your loan funds from another semester with a
lighter course load to cover the additional cost. To do so, email onlinefinaid@usfca.edu from your
usfca.edu email address to make the request. Make sure to specify the
appropriate semesters and numerical dollar amount of your reallocation in your
email.
If you are open to
additional borrowing, you can apply for a Graduate PLUS or Private Student
Loan. For Grad PLUS, please complete and submit the Graduate
PLUS Loan Application and Grad Change forms, published together on our website.
For Private Loans, feel free to 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 at (877) 830-4687, or by email at onlinefinaid@usfca.edu.
Reapply 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.
