2. WELCOME to the Business Services and Financial Aid

3. Agenda  BUSINESS SERVICES:  Billing process  Electronic “paperless” billing  Payment options  FINANCIAL AID:  Process of applying for aid  QUESTIONS

4. Business Services  Prepares student bills  Processes payments  Works closely with Financial Aid

5. Electronic “Paperless” Billing  UNH does not send bills through the mail  Email notification to students through UNH-assigned email accounts  Students access bills through “Blackboard/MyUNH”  Payments may be made online or sent through the mail  Credit cards transactions include a non-refundable 2.75% service charge assessed by the processor

6.  Students set up user accounts and authorize services  Access to billing information, financial aid, final grades and important notifications  Students should create Parent Portal accounts ASAP  Parents receive email with temporary password and link to an activation page

7. Tuition & Fees – 2016/2017 NH ResidentOut-of-State SemesterYearSemesterYear Tuition7,20514,41014,10528,210 Mandatory fees (Does NOT include Health Insurance) 1,6073,2141,6073,214 Double room3,4106,8203,4106,820 Core meal plan2,0594,1182,0594,118 Total$14,281$28,562$21,181$42,362

8. Your tuition bill  Fall charges posted July 18th  Tuition, fees, room and board  Anticipated financial aid  Net balance is due in our office by August 11, 2016

10. Account Change Form  Important communications tool found on Business Services website used to make changes to student bill  Used if you are paying an amount different from what is billed  Mail or fax backup documentation for additional aid or outside scholarships

11. Student Health Insurance  Required as a condition of enrollment for full-time students and automatically charged to student accounts  May be waived if student has equivalent coverage  Waive prior to August 11 due date to avoid late fee

12. Monthly Payment Option  Tuition Management Systems  Pay fall tuition over 5 months July – November; spring semester is December - April  Interest free; pay only a $50 enrollment fee

13. Monthly Payment Option  Enroll now with estimated budget; make adjustment when bill posts  July payment is due when you enroll; future payments due the 1 st of each month  Monitor Parent Portal to avoid late fee

14.  Insures against loss of tuition dollars in the event of medical withdrawal  A.W.G. Dewar, Inc.  Mailing sent to families in mid-July Tuition Insurance Plan

15. Student IDs & SSN’s  Students will receive randomly- generated ID numbers and ID cards  SSN still needed by UNH for federal tax credits and financial aid  If SSN not already provided, please complete W9 form available on table outside

16. Applying for Financial Aid  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  www.fafsa.ed.gov www.fafsa.ed.gov  Deadline: March 1 st  Verification

17. Types of Financial Aid Grants  Do not have to be repaid  Will be credit on tuition bill  Need-based  Merit based

18. Types of Financial Aid (cont.) Work Study  Not a credit on tuition bill  Student searches for job http://www.unh.edu/uacc/wildcat-careers  Job not guaranteed  Paycheck every two weeks

19. Types of Financial Aid (cont.) Perkins Loans  Complete Promissory Note  Complete Entrance Counseling and Disclosure  5% interest  Pending credit on tuition bill

20. Types of Financial Aid (cont.) Direct Loans  Complete Master Promissory Note (MPN) at: http://studentloans.gov http://studentloans.gov  Must complete Entrance Counseling at http://studentloans.gov http://studentloans.gov  3.76% interest  Pending credit on tuition bill

21. Outside Aid  Notify Business Services  Aid may have to be adjusted

22. Other Financing Options  Tuition Payment Plan – http://afford.com/unhhttp://afford.com/unh  PLUS Loans – 6.31% interest PLUS Request Application & Promissory Note http://studentloans.gov http://studentloans.gov  Private Parent Loans Citizens Bank Sallie Mae  Alternative loans variable & fixed interest products http://financialaid.unh.edu

23. Things To Do  Complete the Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Promissory Note online  Complete Perkins Entrance Counseling, Disclosure and Master Promissory Note  Inform us if you choose not to borrow

24. Things To Do (cont.)  Notify us of any special circumstances or changes to family situation

25. Reminders  Apply for aid each year by the March 1 deadline  Change in income/assets will lead to change in EFC  All communications are with the student through email

26. Changes to 2017/2018 FAFSA  Can apply as early as October 1  Will look at 2015 income information again  Should use the Data Retrieval Tool

27. THANK YOU Time for your questions  Both offices are in the lower level of Stoke Hall and are open today  Business Services – 603-862-2230 business.services@unh.edu  Financial Aid – 603-862-3600 financial.aid@unh.edu

28. Tuition & Fees – 2016/2017 NH ResidentOut-of-State SemesterYearSemesterYear Tuition7,20514,41014,10528,210 Mandatory fees (Does NOT include Health Insurance) 1,6073,2141,6073,214 Double room3,4106,8203,4106,820 Core meal plan2,0594,1182,0594,118 Total$14,281$28,562$21,181$42,362