特殊的条件 Policy
Section 479A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 修订的, authorizes the Director of 金融援助
to use professional judgment, 具体情况具体分析, for students with "special circumstances" that
affect a family's ability to pay for a college education that is not reflected in the information provided
on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The 特殊的条件 Application is available for students and their families who have already completed a FAFSA if
there has been a change to the student, parent or spouse's financial information.
美国.S. Department of Education allows financial aid administrators to determine which conditions warrant further
审查. There are limitations to what conditions financial aid administrators can consider. To remain equitable, our office
will 审查 all applications 具体情况具体分析.
The following items are considered for special conditions:
- Loss of job/reduction in income
- Reduced earnings due to 残疾 or natural disaster
- Loss of benefits or untaxed income
- Divorce or separation of parents listed on the current FAFSA since completion
- Death of a parent listed on the current FAFSA since completion
- Farm or farm related conditions
- Medical/dental expenses not paid by insurance
- Cost of dependent care expenses and/or the cost of private elementary or high school. 私人成本
- elementary or high school will be considered only if medically or psychological necessity.
The following items are not considered for special conditions:
- Expenses related to personal living. Examples include but are not limited to:
Payments on any consumer loan
Payments on student or parent education loans
Payments on back taxes owed to the IRS
- Bankruptcy, foreclosures or collection costs associated with outstanding debts
- Debt forgiveness that reflects as income on a tax return (credit card, loans, 等.)
- Lottery or gambling winnings or losses
- One time occurrence of TAXED income
- Income annually reported on line 17 of 你r Federal 1040 Tax Return
- Credit card or personal debt problems
- Cost of college expenses incurred for any sibling seeking a degree or parent seeking a second/advanced degree
- Cost of college courses taken while in high school
- Students/families with an EFC already equaling 0
- Graduate or doctoral students
- Any costs associated with illegal activity
- Cost of private elementary or secondary education unless medically or psychologically necessary
As part of the application, 你, 你r spouse and/or 你r parent(s) will be asked to estimate 你r income and possibly 你r
expenses for the current year. If 你 underestimate 你r projected income or overestimate 你r projected expenses, it may
be decided that a subsequent appeal will not be 审查ed and/or 你 may be required to pay back financial aid that was
received 结果是 of substantially incorrect estimations. When estimating income, please include all sources of potential
年度收入, included but not limited to wages, 奖金, 遣散费, 失业, 残疾, 等.
评审过程:
Make sure 你 include all applicable documentation to support 你r special condition. Documentation submitted with 你r
application will not be released back to the student or family, 结果是, please do not submit original copies of documents.
A copy of the original document will be sufficient for 审查 of the 特殊的条件 Application. 首选的文档
is listed on the application.
The 审查 process can take four to six weeks to complete depending on the receipt of a completed application, 请求
for additional information, and the time of year the application is submitted.
When our office receives the application, a counselor will contact the student and/or parent via email if any additional
information or clarification is needed. The counselor will also be in contact with the student and/or parent once the application
审核完成.
Not all application 审查s will warrant a change to the student's original financial aid award offer. 的任何更改
student's financial aid award offer will depend on when our office is notified of the change, the impact on the student's
financial need and funding levels at the time the application is completed.