Student Rights
As a student, you have the right to know:
- What financial aid programs are available and how you can qualify for them
- The deadlines for submitting applications for each of the financial aid programs
- How financial need was determined and what items were considered in your budget
- How much of your financial need, as determined by Savannah State University, has been met
- What portion of the aid received is a loan and what portion is a grant or scholarship
- The amount of the monthly loan payment and when the repayment must start
- The University's policies concerning required attendance, enrollment, and academic standing
- How Savannah State University determines whether you are making satisfactory progress, what happens if requirements are not met, and how eligibility may be re-established
- How Savannah State University distributes student financial aid
- How and when financial aid funds will be disbursed
- Names of accrediting organizations
- The cost of attendance
- The refund/repayment policy
- How and when you will receive your refund (or receive a work-study pay check)
- What services are available to disabled students
- Graduation and/or transfer-out-rate for student athletes and the general student population
- Athletic participation rate and financial support data for intercollegiate athletics
- Drug and alcohol abuse prevention information
- Campus security annual report
- Privacy rights as prescribed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
Student Responsibilities
As a student, you have the responsibility to:
- Complete all forms accurately and truthfully
- Submit all required documents on time
- Check campus email and PAWS for Financial Aid messages
- Pay special attention to and accurately complete your application for student financial aid
- Read and understand all documents and forms that must be signed and keep copies of them
- Accept responsibility for all agreements that you sign
- Notify Savannah State University and the loan lender of any changes in address
- Know and comply with Savannah State University refund and withdraw procedures
- Perform in a satisfactory manner the work that is agreed upon in accepting a work-study job
- Know and comply with the deadline for FAFSA and documents
- Notify the Office of Student Financial Aid upon notification that you will receive additional funds from sources outside our office.