Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

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You must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered for most types of financial aid.

Asset Information Form

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If you reported Assets on either your FAFSA or other documentation that did not match information already on file, or if we have information that suggests you have other assets you have not reported, you may be asked to complete this worksheet.  If so, complete and return this form to our office.

Authorization to Apply Current FA to Prior Charges

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If you have a bill from a prior academic year, you can not normally use your current year financial aid to pay that bill.  You may complete this form if you want to authorize the Business Office to apply your current Financial Aid to pay that prior bill (all current year charges must be paid first).

Authorization to Award Federal Student Aid

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If you have been awarded Financial Aid at more than one institution of Higher Education during the current academic term, you may need to complete this form to authorize the USC Lancaster Financial Aid Office to award you your Federal Student Aid.

Authorization to Release Financial Aid Information

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If you want the USCL Financial Aid Office to release information about your Financial Aid to another agency, you must complete this form.

Change of Campus for Financial Aid

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If you are attending another USC campus, but you initially authorized USCL to award your Financial Aid, you must complete this form to change that authorization.

Change of Dependency Form

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If you do not meet the requirements to be considered an Independent student, but you are unable to attain your parents’ information due to unusual circumstances you may appeal to have your dependency status re-evaluated.   

Decline Financial Aid Award

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If you wish to decline one or all of your Financial Aid Awards, complete this form and return it to our office.

Degree Status Form

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If there is question as to the status of your college degree, you can complete a Degree Status Form to clarify or correct this information.

Direct Deposit Form

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Have your financial aid overage checks directly deposited into your bank account.  Do this at least two weeks before your overage checks are available

Direct Parent PLUS Loan Borrower Information

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If you are borrowing a Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan, you will need to review and follow these instructions.  For more information on Direct Loans, please see this web site: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Direct Stafford Loan First Time Borrower Instructions

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If you are borrowing a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, you will need to review and follow these instructions. For more information on Direct Loans, please see this web site: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Direct Stafford Additional Loan Request

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If you are already borrowing a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, but need to increase the amount you are borrowing for the current academic year, complete and return this form.  For more information on Direct Loans, please see this web site: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Direct Stafford Loan Adjustment Form

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If you are borrowing a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, and wish to decline, reinstate, reduce or increase your student loans before the funds disburse, complete and return this form.  For more information on Direct Loans, please see this web site: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Direct Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling

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If you are borrowing a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, you must complete this Loan Entrance Counseling.  For more information on Direct Loans, please see this web site: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Direct Stafford Loan Exit Counseling

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If you have borrowed a Federal Direct Stafford Loan and will be or have left school recently, you must complete this Loan Exit Counseling. For more information on Direct Loans, please see this web site: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Direct Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note

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If you are borrowing a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, you must complete this Master Promissory Note using your Federal PIN.  Be sure to log in and then select “Sign Master Promissory Note.”   If you have forgotten your PIN please see this website: www.pin.ed.gov .  For more information on Direct Loans, please see this web site: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Household Size Update Form, Dependent

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If the number of people in your parents’ household has changed since the time that you filed your FAFSA, you must notify the Financial Aid Office.  You can do so using this form.

Household Size Update Form, Independent

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If the number of people in your household has changed since the time that you filed your FAFSA, you must notify the Financial Aid Office.  You can do so using this form.

Housing Status Form

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If your housing status (where you will live while attending college) is in question, you may need to complete a Housing Status Form to update or correct it.

Income Exclusions Form

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If you indicated on your FAFSA that one or more of the income exclusions applies to you and this information is in question, you may need to complete the Income Exclusions Form.

Legal Dependent Support Form

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If you indicated that you have a child or other dependent whom you provide at least half of the support for, but you are under the age of 24, you may be asked to complete this form.  If so, complete and return this form to our office with all supporting documentation.

LIFE Scholarship Affidavit

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If you are a LIFE Scholarship recipient, you must read and complete this affidavit to receive your scholarship.  You must also read the Terms and Conditions on VIP.

Lottery Tuition Assistance Certification

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If you are a Lottery Tuition Assistance recipient, you must read and complete this affidavit to receive your grant.  You must also read the Terms and Conditions on VIP.

 Lottery Tuition Assistance Application for Dually Enrolled High School Students

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If you are a high school student taking at least six hours of college courses at USCL, and are a south Carolina resident, you may qualify for Lottery Tuition Assistance.  Complete and return this form to our office.

Marital Status Form, Dependent

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If your parents’ marital status is in question, you may need to complete a Marital Status Form to update or correct it.

Marital Status Form, Independent

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If your marital status is in question, you may need to complete a Marital Status Form to update or correct it.

Minimum Hours Adjustment Request

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If you are taking less than full time (<12 hours), or if you are changing the number of hours you are enrolled for, you must inform the Financial Aid Office so your awards can be adjusted.  Complete and return this form.

Non-parental Information Form

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If you filed your FAFSA using information that is not that of your parents’ you may be asked to complete a Non-Parent Information Form.

Perkins Loan Indebtedness Statement

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If you have Perkins loans you must complete a Loan Indebtedness Statement.

Perkins Loan Recipient Instructions

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If you have been awarded a Federal Perkins Loan these are the instructions on what you need to do to receive the funds.

Private Loan Certification Form 

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If you are borrowing a loan from a private lender (not a Direct Stafford Loan), then you must complete this form.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal

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Appeal form for students not meeting the Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards. The SAP Policy can be found here: http://saeu.sc.edu/finaid/sap.html.

 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Graduation Plan

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Additional Appeal form for students who have or will have exceeded the maximum number of attempted hours for completing their degree (90 hours for Associate’s degree, 105 hours for AND, 180 hours for 4 year degree).  The SAP Policy can be found here: http://saeu.sc.edu/finaid/sap.html

South Carolina
Need Based Grant
Affidavit

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If you are a South Carolina Need Based Grant recipient, you must read and complete this affidavit to receive your grant.  You must also read the Terms and Conditions on VIP.

South Carolina
Need Based Grant
Transfer Form

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If you are a South Carolina Need Based Grant recipient and have attended classes at another public college in South Carolina, you must complete this form and provide it to the financial aid office at your previous college.  They must return it to us signed, even if you did not receive the grant at their college.

Special Circumstances Appeal, Dependent Students

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If you have already applied for financial aid, but have had a significant change in your family income since the prior tax year, you may complete this form to request an adjustment to your application information.

Special Circumstances Appeal, Independent Students

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If you have already applied for financial aid, but have had a significant change in your family income since the prior tax year, you may complete this form to request an adjustment to your application information.

State Military Dependents Form

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Non-Resident students who qualify to pay in-state tuition due to being a dependent of an active duty military service member must complete this form and return it to the Financial Aid Office in order to be eligible for State Scholarship Funds.

Supplemental Information Request Form

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If the information you provided in the past is contradictory to the most recent information we have received from you, you will need to complete this form to confirm which is accurate.

Summer Financial Aid Application

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If you intend to take courses during the Summer semester, you must notify the financial aid office by completing this form.  The form becomes available around the end of February.

TAA Budget and Book Worksheets

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If you are a Trade Investment Act recipient you must complete this two page form and return it to this office every semester to receive your funding.

Transfer Student Form

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If you need to report colleges you may have attended in the past, you can complete the Transfer Student Form.

Verification, IRS Data Retrieval Instructions

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If you were selected for verification, you may provide your IRS Tax Information through the IRS Datamatch process.  Follow these instructions. 
Don’t forget to also complete the proper Verification Worksheet. 
If this process doesn’t work for you, you may instead order an IRS Tax Transcript at www.irs.gov or by calling 1-800-829-1040

Verification Worksheet, Dependent Student

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Worksheet to complete for students selected for verification.  Dependent students must include parent information as well.  Both the student and parent must sign the form.

Verification Worksheet, Independent Student

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Worksheet to complete for students selected for verification.  Independent students need only include themselves and their spouses (if applicable) information, not parent information.

Veterans Instructions

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Instructions for students receiving Veterans GI Bill benefits on how to initiate and maintain these benefits while attending USCL.  See also the GI Bill website: http://www.gibill.va.gov/  

Veterans Aid Certification Request, Fall 2012

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Students receiving Veterans GI Bill benefits must request certification of their enrollment.  The Financial Aid Office will need a copy of one of the following: DD-214, NOBE, or Certificate of Eligibility.  Certification Requests should be submitted at least 30 days prior to the beginning of classes. You can apply to use your GI Bill at the following website: http://www.gibill.va.gov/

Veterans Aid Certification Request, Spring 2013

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Students receiving Veterans GI Bill benefits must request certification of their enrollment.  The Financial Aid Office will need a copy of one of the following: DD-214, NOBE, or Certificate of Eligibility.  Certification Requests should be submitted at least 30 days prior to the beginning of classes. You can apply to use your GI Bill at the following website: http://www.gibill.va.gov/

Veterans Aid Certification Request, Summer 2013

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Students receiving Veterans GI Bill benefits must request certification of their enrollment.  The Financial Aid Office will need a copy of one of the following: DD-214, NOBE, or Certificate of Eligibility.  Certification Requests should be submitted at least 30 days prior to the beginning of classes. You can apply to use your GI Bill at the following website: http://www.gibill.va.gov/

Veterans Status Form

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If your status as a veteran needs clarification, you may need to complete this form.

WIA Budget and Book Worksheets

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If you are a Workforce Investment Act you must complete this two page form and return it to this office every semester to receive your funding.