Student Services

Dear Student,

The Financial Aid & Scholarships office would like to welcome you to Sinclair Community College for the 2011-2012 academic year. We would also like to take this opportunity to provide you with financial aid information including important changes for the year.

Below is a summary of the critical items that the Financial Aid office will communicate with you via your Sinclair email address at my.sinclair.edu, or mail to your home address. For more information regarding the items listed below, please follow the link for each item.

The Financial Aid Process:
1. Apply: Your 2011-2012 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) has been received.
2. Check: Check your email at my.sinclair.edu for updates regarding your financial aid package. Information on how to access your Sinclair email account is available in the Guide to Your Sinclair Email and Web Advisor at this link.
3. Verify: Submit all documents required to determine financial aid eligibility. These documents will be requested via email.
4. Accept: Review financial aid awards on Web Advisor. All Federal awards and the Access Grant and Book Scholarship must be accepted before the funds will be available to pay for tuition and/or books. Information on how to accept these awards on Web Advisor is available at this link.

Review of Critical Financial Aid Dates:
1. Summer Quarter: Information regarding financial aid for summer quarter is available at this link.
2. Fee Bill: Federal financial aid will not be applied to your student account until ten days before the start of the term. More information is available under “How to Apply for Financial Aid” at this link.
3. Book Charges: The dates to use your financial aid to purchase books in the Sinclair Bookstore are available at this link.
4. Add/Drop Policy: A student’s financial aid is determined by their enrollment status on the census date which is the 8^th day of the term with the exception of short-term classes. The policy is available at this link.

3. Maintaining Your Financial Aid:

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy: The Department of Education requires that the Financial Aid & Scholarships office monitor a student’s academic progress while working toward a degree or certificate program. Note: Due to changes in federal regulations, a new SAP policy is in effect beginning summer quarter, 2011. The complete policy and the appeal process are available at this link.
Transfer Credits: Students must have their transfer credits evaluated by an Academic Advisor and a Transfer/SCC Graduate Financial Aid Appeal form must be completed before their eligibility for federal financial aid can be determined. The policy is available at this link.
Graduates from a Degree or Certificate Program: Students, who have already graduated from a program at Sinclair, must have their Academic Advisor complete a Transfer/SCC Graduate Financial Aid Appeal form before their eligibility for federal financial aid can be determined. The policy is available at this link.
Retaking Courses: Information on retaking classes is available under the Repeated Coursework Policy at this link.

4. Federal Student Loans:

a. If you decide to borrow a student loan while attending

Sinclair Community College, you must first accept the loan

on Web Advisor. The promissory note (legal binding contract

for the loan) can be completed online. We will send you an

email after loans are accepted on Web Advisor and provide a

direct link to the Electronic Promissory Note.

b. If you are a new student loan borrower at Sinclair Community

College, you must complete online entrance counseling. We

will send you an email after loans are accepted on Web

Advisor and provide a direct link for online Student Loan

Entrance Counseling.

c. Students will be notified if they may be eligible for additional

loans.

d. If eligible, students will need to receive additional loan

counseling.

Loan Limits

Year

Dependent Student

Independent Student

First Year

$5,500 – No more than

$3,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.

$9,500 – No more than

$3,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.

Second Year

$6,500 – No more than

$4,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.

$10,500 – No more than

$4,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.

Maximum Total Debt from loans

when you

graduate

$31,000 – No more than

$23,000 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.

$57,500 – No more than

$23,000 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.

Note: The amounts shown in the chart are the maximum for one academic year. However, the amount offered may be less depending on the other financial aid received during the same academic year.

For additional information related to the Financial Aid process, please feel free to email us at finaid@sinclair.edu or contact the Sinclair Communications Center at 937-512-3000.

Thank you so much for your interest in Sinclair Community College and best of luck with your educational goals.

Sincerely,

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Loan Limits Year	Dependent Student	Independent Student
First Year	$5,500 – No more than $3,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.	$9,500 – No more than $3,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.
Second Year	$6,500 – No more than $4,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.	$10,500 – No more than $4,500 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.
Maximum Total Debt from loans when you graduate	$31,000 – No more than $23,000 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.	$57,500 – No more than $23,000 of this amount may be in subsidized loans.