The Daily Bulletin Archive

As recruitment and retention is a campuswide effort, this week’s FACTS article focuses on financial aid considerations and challenges in the undergraduate and graduate admission process. The Undergraduate Admissions Guide and the Graduate Admissions Guide examine several scenarios and offer targeted advice. 

Below are highlights of the admissions guides: 

• Proof of Prior Degree(s): All undergraduate students (new and transfer) must have their final high school transcript on file with Admissions. Additionally, transfer students must submit copies of all final college transcripts. Graduate students must submit an official transcript to the Graduate School as proof that a bachelor’s degree was conferred. Students without the required documentation on file will be denied federal financial aid.
• Eligible Program and Coursework: Students must be admitted into an eligible program and enrolled in required coursework to receive federal financial aid. Students admitted as nonmatriculated are not eligible for any federal or state aid.
• Readmission: Students readmitted to Buffalo State may or may not have aid eligibility upon their return. Encourage readmits to meet with the Financial Aid Office to determine their eligibility before course enrollment.
• Late Admits: Students admitted at the start of a semester often experience delays in receiving refunds, lack eligibility for textbook deferments, and in some cases, are ineligible for aid because of satisfactory academic progress regulations. Routinely, late admits begin classes without knowing their aid eligibility.
• Determining Cost to the Student: Students can use the Financial Aid Office’s bill estimator to determine out-of-pocket costs or refunds in advance of receiving a bill.

If you have questions regarding this article, please contact us at finaid@buffalostate.edu or ext. 4902. All questions and answers will be posted in the “You Asked for It” section of the FAO website. Click on the “Faculty and Staff” link (bottom left).