Enrollment Guide - Stark State College
Enrollment Guide - Stark State College
Enrollment Guide - Stark State College
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o FAFSA follow-up<br />
Once your FAFSA has been processed, you will receive a confirmation from the U.S. Department<br />
of Education central processing system.<br />
After central processing, <strong>Stark</strong> <strong>State</strong> then receives an electronic copy of your FAFSA usually within<br />
a week. An email will be sent to your <strong>Stark</strong> <strong>State</strong> email address notifying you of any additional<br />
required documentation. If you are asked to submit additional documentation, do so as soon as<br />
possible. Your financial aid cannot be processed without the requested documentation.<br />
Additional requirements can be found on mystarkstate >> My Stuff tab >> Financial Aid Tools<br />
channel >> Student Requirements link.<br />
o Understand your award package<br />
• After all your documentation has been reviewed, an email will be sent to your <strong>Stark</strong> <strong>State</strong><br />
email address notifying you that your financial aid award package has been created.<br />
• Note that your award is based on your enrollment as a full-time student (12 credit hours) for<br />
the entire academic year. You do not have to be a full-time student to qualify for financial aid.<br />
Adjustments to your Pell grant are made based on your level of enrollment, depending upon<br />
whether you are full-time (enrolled in 12 credits or more) or part-time (enrolled in 11 credits<br />
or less).<br />
• Initially, the amounts awarded represent your funds for a fall/spring academic year. If you<br />
enroll in classes for the summer, your award will automatically be re-allocated to include<br />
all three semesters. Transfer students who have received financial aid from another school<br />
during the current award year should ask their previous school to cancel all pending financial<br />
aid. Once that aid has been cancelled, provide documentation of that cancellation to the<br />
<strong>Stark</strong> <strong>State</strong> Financial Aid Office.<br />
o Apply for a student loan<br />
• If you are offered a Direct Loan and are interested in borrowing those funds, you must formally<br />
accept the offered loans through mystarkstate >> My Stuff tab >> Financial Aid Tools channel<br />
>> Accept Award Offers link.<br />
• If you are a first-time loan borrower at <strong>Stark</strong> <strong>State</strong> you also must complete the loan application<br />
process. This includes completing a loan entrance counseling session and a Master Promissory<br />
Note. These can be accessed through mystarkstate >> My Stuff tab >> Financial Aid Tools<br />
channel >> Apply for Your Loan link or by directly accessing www.studentloans.gov.<br />
Your funds will not be processed until you complete this requirement. Keep in mind that<br />
you must be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours in order to receive your loan funds.<br />
• Federal regulations require first-year, first-time loan borrowers to wait 30 days after the start<br />
of their semester before funds can be disbursed to them.<br />
• If you are applying for a one-semester loan, your loan will be paid in two disbursements. The<br />
first half will be paid on the established disbursement date for that term; the remaining funds<br />
will be paid at the mid-point of the semester.<br />
your connection<br />
admissions | financial aid | registration<br />
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