2007-08 - Pitzer College

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only for programs sponsored by Pitzer College and approved by the Study Abroad
Committee. Students are typically eligible to receive financial aid for only one Study
Abroad program (normally one semester in duration). Students may apply a portion of their
financial aid package to the Summer Health Program in Costa Rica or the Summer Study
in Japan Program. Financial aid is not available for other summer study abroad programs.
Financial aid awards do not cover any lab or course fees, course overload fees, single
room fees, the graduation fee, or any other miscellaneous fees not included in the budget
listed above. Further, financial aid to New Resources students will not exceed the cost of
tuition and fees, or any needed part thereof.
How to Apply
All new students who are admitted to Pitzer and demonstrate financial need are offered
financial aid to meet their need, provided that they have completed the required
applications by the appropriate deadline. Students who do not complete the required
forms or who do not meet the deadlines may be placed on a financial aid wait list and
may not receive financial aid. It is important to note that the financial aid deadline is
different from the admission application deadline.
First Year Applicants
All applicants for financial aid must complete two forms: the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) and the PROFILE Form of the College Scholarship Service. Pitzer
must be listed on both forms as a recipient of the information. Pitzer’s Federal School
Code number for the FAFSA is 001172. Applicants may apply on the web at
www.fafsa.ed.gov. In addition, all applicants must register for, and complete, a PROFILE
application through the College Scholarship Service (CSS). Students may complete the
PROFILE application on-line at www.collegeboard.com. Pitzer’s CSS code number is 4619.
Both the FAFSA and the PROFILE application must be filed by February 1.
In situations where the applicant’s parents are divorced or separated, the parent with
whom the applicant resides should complete the FAFSA and the PROFILE form. In
addition, the parent with whom the applicant does not reside should complete the Non-
Custodial PROFILE.
Students applying as Early Decision candidates should submit the PROFILE application
by November 10.
Transfer Applicants
Transfer candidates applying for financial aid must file both the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the PROFILE Form of the College Scholarship Service
by March 2. For code numbers and other instructions see the first year applicant section.
New Resources Applicants
Students applying to the New Resources Program need to complete the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2. Applicants to the New Resources Program
are not required to complete a PROFILE Form.
Returning Students
Students applying for renewal of aid, or current students applying for the first time,
should submit the FAFSA and the PROFILE form to the appropriate processing center no
later than March 2.
Pitzer encourages all California residents applying for financial aid to also apply for a Cal
Grant by submitting a Cal Grant GPA Verification form to the California Student Aid
Commission. All applicants for financial aid need to submit a copy of their parent’s 2007
federal income tax return, complete with all schedules and attachments, by May 1. Any
financial aid offer made before receipt of the tax return is considered tentative. Further,
students should know that once they have entered Pitzer College as dependent students,
the College will not recognize a change to independent status in awarding college aid.
For federal financial aid an independent student is one who is 24 or older by December
31 of the award year; is an orphan or ward of the court; is a veteran of the Armed Forces;
has legal dependents other than a spouse; or is married. Pitzer College requires that all
applicants who are less than 24 years old on August 31 of the award year provide
parents’ financial information, regardless of status, to be considered for College funded
financial aid. In general no applicant under the age of 24 is considered to be independent
of parental support for purposes of College aid.
How Need is Determined
At Pitzer, financial aid is viewed as supplementary to the resources of the student and
his/her family. Using the information provided on the FAFSA and the PROFILE form, the
Financial Aid Office will determine the amount that the family can be expected to
provide, taking into consideration taxes paid, family size, number of family members in
college and other factors. Each student is expected to use a part of his/her accumulated
savings and to contribute approximately $1,550-1,900 for books and personal expenses.
The amount the family is able to contribute is subtracted from the total educational
budget and the difference is the student’s financial need.
No aid is renewed automatically. Each student is responsible for reapplying each year by
submitting the FAFSA and the PROFILE form by March 2. The Financial Aid Office
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