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Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Prior to completing the FAFSA, you and your parent(s), if you are a dependent student, should apply for a federal PIN number at www.pin.ed.gov. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) BPCC’s federal school code is 012033. The Department of Education provides a FAFSA worksheet Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) After your FAFSA is processed you will receive a SAR from the federal processor. If you complete your FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA online, you will receive a SAR acknowledgement. When you apply online, provide your e-mail address and meet certain criteria, you will receive an e-mail from Central Processing Service (CPS) that provides a link to a web page where you can view and print your SAR. If your SAR is rejected or requires correction, you should read the instructions carefully and take appropriate action. If corrections are necessary, you must send the corrected SAR back to the federal processor. When sending your corrections, whether on paper or electronically, include all necessary signatures and/or your PIN. Be sure to list Bossier Parish Community College (012033) to receive the corrections. Missing Information Letters: When the Financial Aid Office receives your SAR, you will receive a missing information letter outlining further information the office may require to complete your application. Please provide the information as quickly as possible to avoid delays in awarding your financial aid. Note that many "missing documents" may be accessed on this website and completed on-line. Even if you are not missing information to complete your file, you will be mailed a letter informing you that we have received your SAR and we will enclose a copy of the BPCC Satisfactory Progress Policy (2007-2008) Award Letter Mailed: After all financial aid data has been collected and you are admitted to Bossier Parish Community College, we can process your application to determine your eligibility and will mail your award letter. The award letter is mailed as an “offer” only. The Pell Grant award offer is based on information you provided on the FAFSA such as income, assets, household size, and number of people in the household that are attending college. The Financial Aid office may ask you to submit documentation at any time to verify this information is correct. If the FAFSA information is determined to be incorrect, the Financial Aid office will submit corrections to the federal processor. If your aid has already been credited to your account and the corrections reduce your award, you will be responsible for any overpayment. Review, Sign and Return Award Letter: You will need to review your award(s). You must sign the award letter and return it to our office within 15 business days of the award letter date so we will know your decision concerning the aid offered. This allows us to process your aid in a timely manner and to offer declined aid to other eligible students. The signed award letter also lets us know you intend to attend Bossier Parish Community College. Loan Acceptance Form: If you are awarded a loan, we will also enclose (along with your award letter) a Loan Acceptance Form. You must complete the form and indicate whether you accept the loan, decline the entire loan offer, or decline a portion of the loan. The Loan Acceptance Form also requires that you choose a lender. You may choose a lender from our Preferred Lender List, Master Promissory Note (MPN): It is your responsibility to complete an MPN with your lender (either electronically from the lender’s website or request a paper MPN). You must return the award letter to the Financial Aid Office indicating your acceptance of the award. The following steps occur after you return your signed award letter: Pell Grant are posted to your account as follows: The Pell Grant amount that is posted to your student account is based on your planned enrollment as stated on your FAFSA (if semester has not begun). If the semester has begun, the Pell Grant is posted to your account based on your actual enrollment. Pell Grants are posted to students accounts and if a refund is due the student, the refund checks will be mailed to the student. If the student has advanced registered for the upcoming semester, and the financial aid award(s) have been credited to the student’s account, refund checks will be mailed approximately 9 – 10 days prior to the first day of class. By releasing the refunds before classes begin, students are able to have the funds to purchase books and supplies. Changing your schedule affects your award: Pell Grants paid to advanced registered students will be based on the number of advanced registered hours. Pell Grants paid during registration and late registration will be based on the number of hours enrolled during registration and/or late registration. Pell Grants paid after registration and late registration will be based on the number of hours the student is attending at the time Pell is paid. Pell Grants will be adjusted through the last official schedule change date (date is published in the BPCC Academic Bulletin) to reflect actual hours. (Example: If you register for 12 hours, your financial aid will be awarded based on 12 hours. The aid will credit your account, pay your tuition/fee bill, and if a refund is due you, the refund check will be mailed to you. Then, if you drop classes during the official schedule change period, your financial aid will be reduced to reflect the actual hours, and you will owe the difference to BPCC). Remember that you are being paid based on enrollment. If you are no longer enrolled for those hours, you cannot expect to be paid for the hours. YOU WILL OWE MONEY IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FINANCIAL AID REFUND CHECK AND THEN DROP CLASSES DURING SCHEDULE CHANGE PERIOD. In order to be eligible for federally funded financial aid programs (and most state funded programs) at Bossier Parish Community College, all students must initially and continually meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements for satisfactory academic progress (2007-2008) The SAP Policy document (2007-2008)
All students are mailed the SAP policy twice; once with the Missing Information Letter, and once with the Award Letter. You may click here Take advantage of the FAFSA4caster Web site
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Your PIN allows you to produce an electronic signature on the FAFSA. Your application can be processed more quickly with a PIN.
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