2. A Guide to Financial Aid at CSUDH Delores Lee Director Financial Aid Office “A Service of the Division of Student Affairs” csudh

3. CSU Dominguez Hills The Financial Aid Office disbursed over $137 million in total financial aid awarded to assist students with their educational costs. Of the $137 million, $84 million is in grants and scholarships. csudh

4. Applying for Financial Aid FAFSA or CA DREAM Application Students MUST complete the FAFSA or CA DREAM Application every year 2016-2017 FAFSA and DREAM Application are available 01/01/2016* Priority Deadline: March 2, 2016 FAFSA www.fafsa.govwww.fafsa.gov DREAM Act Application www.dream.csac.ca.govwww.dream.csac.ca.gov CSUDH school code: 001141 ***Proposal for 2017-2018 FAFSA available October 2016*** csudh

5. Applying for Financial Aid Notifications Students may be randomly selected by FAFSA or DREAM Act applications for a verification process. In this event the office will send students an email notification and direct them to the Student Center at MyCSUDH to view their “To Do” List. –Students selected for this process must submit documents to verify information reported –Students are notified through their campus email account with a document submission deadline –Typical documents requested Tax Transcript (not a copy of the tax return) Proof of citizenship or residency status Verification Form csudh

6. Applying for Financial Aid IRS Data Retrieval The IRS Data Retrieval Tool allows students/parents to securely and accurately transfer their IRS tax information to the FAFSA. Using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool increases the accuracy of financial aid awards and reduces the amount of documents that the Financial Aid Office may request. If selected for verification, students/parents will not need to provide a copy of tax transcripts. csudh

7. Applying for Financial Aid Special Circumstances Students with unique situations should contact the Financial Aid Office Special Circumstances: Death of a Parent Parent/Student Loss of Employment Parents Divorce/Separation Student Estrangement from Parents Homeless students csudh

8. Applying for Financial Aid Awards If students are eligible, they will receive an email notification to check their financial aid award on the Student Center at My.CSUDH Students will also receive a Financial Aid Award Guide which contains pertinent information about the different types of financial aid awards as well as explains their rights and responsibilities as a financial aid recipient Students must accept or decline their awards online on the Student Center at My.CSUDH within 15 days to avoid cancellation of their awards. csudh

9. Types of Awards Gift Aid Grants - federal or state funds awarded based on need and do not require repayment Scholarships – free money based on merit Self-help Aid Loans - borrowed money that must be repaid Federal Work-Study – federal funds provided to employ students (on and off campus) who qualify for financial aid csudh

10. Types of Federal Gift Aid Federal Pell Grant Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant (same a Federal Pell Grant) csudh

11. Types of State Gift Aid Cal Grants (A & B) Chafee Grant Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) State University Grant (SUG) Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) csudh

12. Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships) CSUDH Presidential Scholarship Most prestigious scholarship covering full fees for up to 4 years to newly admitted freshman and up to 2 years for transfer students –High School Graduates Minimum 3.5 GPA Minimum 1000 SAT I or 25 ACT –Transfer Students Minimum 3.4 GPA 44 transferable units csudh www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

13. Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships) Katherine Boganovich Loker Scholarship –$4,000 –Awarded annually to newly admitted freshman, renewable for up to 4 years –Minimum 3.0 GPA –Resident of Carson, Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Torrance, or Wilmington, CA csudh www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

14. Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships) Honors Scholarship –$2,500 - $3,000 –Renewable for four years for newly admitted freshman and two years for newly admitted transfer students –High School Graduates Minimum 3.5 GPA Minimum 1000 SAT I or 25 ACT –Transfer Students Minimum 3.2 GPA Must meet all general education requirements csudh www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

15. Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships) Anne Peters Memorial Scholarship Breedlove Family Scholarship British Petroleum California State University, Dominguez Hills Alumni Scholarship Carol Tubbs Dance Scholarship Catalina Island Scholarship College of Business And Public Policy Scholarships CSU Future Scholars CSUDH Faculty & Staff Scholarship David Barclay Scholarship Deborah C. Sears Scholarship Dr. Herman Loether Memorial Social Research Scholarship csudh www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

16. Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships) Dr. Lois W. Chi-Emeritus Faculty Association Science Scholarship Graduate Equity Fellowships Herman O’Melia Scholarship Jack Kilfoil Scholarship in History James and Jocelyn Lyons Scholarship Jamina O. Barnes Memorial Scholarship Jubilee Choir Scholarship Leo F. and Margaret B. Cain-Emeritus Faculty Association Scholarship Leonard Moite Memorial Scholarship Lonnie Gene Sims Memorial Scholarship Lucia and Leopoldo García Scholarship csudh www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

17. Types of Gift Aid (Scholarships) Mark Steven Sankey Memorial Scholarship Math Department Scholarships Miriam Mathews African American Visions Scholarship Music Department Scholarships Nursing Scholarships René Romero Memorial Scholarship School of Education Shell Oil Co. Scholarship Sigma Pi Robert Hashimoto Memorial Scholarship Tri-Carson Scholarship Vic and Curly Scholarship Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Foster Youth Scholarship Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Scholarship csudh www.csudh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

18. Types of Federal Self-Help Aid Federal Work-Study (FWS) Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized Student Loans) Federal Direct PLUS (parent) Loan csudh

19. Financial Aid Application Deadlines FAFSA and CA DREAM Application deadline - March 2, 2016 All requested documents must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by May 12, 2016. csudh

20. Registration Fees Payment cont. csudh Students that miss the May 12 deadline, may still submit needed documents Students will be responsible for paying their Fall 2016 tuition fees by the tuition due date or their classes will be dropped. CSUDH will accept payment for tuition fees in-full or may consider signing up for the Installment Plan.

21. Financial Aid Refunds Financial Aid Disbursement –Begin disbursing financial aid to student accounts the week prior to start of semester –Continuous –Based on enrollment certain awards are adjust based on enrollment (full time, three-quarter time, half-time, less than half-time) –Other requirements Loan requirements Cal Grant forms Students may elect to receive their refund via Direct Deposit or a check will be mailed to their mailing address on file with the University Mailing address csudh

22. Maintaining Financial Aid Eligibility Satisfactory Academic Progress * –Unit Cap –GPA –Unit Completion –Appeals csudh *Subject to change. Please refer to website

23. Financial Aid Office Welch Hall B-250 Phone: (310) 243-3691 Fax: (310) 516-4498 www.csudh.edu/financialaid Email: finaid@csudh.edufinaid@csudh.edu Hours –Normal hours Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. –First Saturday of each semester 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Extended office hours are offered at the beginning of each semester csudh