The financial aid FAQs will answer most of the common questions that your students may have as they explore the funds available for their college education. For additional questions regarding financial aid, please contact SEU’s financial aid counselors.
Students at SEU extension sites and regional campuses may be eligible for federal financial aid, including grants and loans. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to see what they may qualify for. SEU academic scholarships are not available to extension site/regional campus students.
The FAFSA can be completed on www.fafsa.ed.gov. You will first need to ensure you have an FSA ID in order to complete the FAFSA. You will use that same FSA ID annually when you complete the application. The FAFSA is available October 1st of each year for the upcoming award year. You must enter SEU’s FAFSA school code: 001521.
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Please visit seu.edu/verify to complete the necessary process.
Students are required to be enrolled at least half time in order to receive Federal student loans for that 16 week semester. Half-time enrollment is determined by your degree program. Most undergraduate level programs at SEU require 6 credit hours over the course of the full semester in order to be considered half time. Federal Pell Grant funds are prorated based on enrollment and do not require a particular amount of credits to qualify, but eligibility does depend on your FAFSA application. Florida Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) Grant funds do require full time enrollment of at least 12 hours per semester in addition to meeting the residency and academic requirements.
Before students can receive personalized financial aid award information, they must complete the SEU admission process and the FAFSA. Once the FAFSA has been received and you have completed the Admission process, the Student Financial Services Office will email you your personalized award notification. In order to view personalized financial aid info, students must log in to Net Partner to check their status and complete any additional required documents. If it’s your first time logging in, you’ll need to choose “First Time User,” and then use your student ID to set up your PIN. Otherwise, use your PIN to sign in and explore your financial aid information. View video tutorials.
Financial aid is provided primarily to cover tuition and fee costs charged by Southeastern University, and in some cases cover all of the tuition and fees if students utilize student loans. However, it may also be used to cover additional program expenses included in your Cost of Attendance (COA) such as books, supplies, transportation, and living expenses
In order for financial aid funds to disburse, Student Financial Services must first confirm all documents have been completed and verified that the appropriate amount of financial aid is packaged based on the student’s enrollment, as confirmed through the Office of the Registrar. Depending on students’ schedules, this may cause disbursement times to vary by student.
Assuming all necessary financial aid documents have been received, we can start disbursing financial aid for students once enrollment is verified. We are able to disburse Federal financial aid (Pell Grants, Loans, etc.) based on their full semester schedule. However, other aid, such as the Florida EASE Grant, may be delayed until later in the semester due to differing requirements for disbursing that grant.
Once aid has disbursed, and a credit balance is on students’ account, we can begin the process of releasing financial aid refund checks for any left over funds disbursed to the student account. Please keep in mind that we cannot refund aid that has not yet been disbursed to students’ accounts.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the varied disbursement times for various funds, multiple refund checks may be required to be issued or may not create a credit balance or a refund on your student account until AFTER enrollment confirmation in the 2nd term each semester. You may need to plan ahead for expenses such as rent, transportation, and child care until the financial aid disbursement occurs.
The typical disbursement timeframe is 1-2 weeks after the end of the add/drop period or start of each term to allow for enrollment confirmation from faculty and the Office of the Registrar.
The annual tuition for the standard program (including the practicum) can be found at http://partners.seu.edu/admission/ (select a specific site at the bottom of the page). For evening, online, or graduate tuition information, contact the site director. Please make sure to contact the site director about any additional costs associated with the site’s programs.
You will need to first ensure you have filed your FAFSA. The SEU Office of Student Financial Services will then notify you of your financial aid eligibility, including your student loan options. If you wish to accept those loans, you will need to visit www.studentaid.gov , sign in with your FSA ID, and complete the loan entrance counseling session and e-sign the master promissory note (MPN).
If additional funding is still needed, the parent of a dependent student may choose to apply for a Federal Parent PLUS loan. The parent will need to sign in at studentloans.gov with their parent FSA ID and complete the PLUS application process. If the parent’s credit is approved, they must then also complete the PLUS entrance counseling and master promissory note (PLUS MPN). If denied, there may be additional student loan funding available to the student as a result.
The interest rate depends on many factors, including the type of loan. Federal interest rate information can be found at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans/interest-rates.
This depends on the amount of your loan, its interest rate, and the type of repayment plan selected. You may use this tool to help estimate repayment details: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/mobile/repayment/repaymentEstimator.action.
Students who have enough financial aid to cover the cost of tuition and fees with remaining funds for books may choose to purchase books online from the SEU bookstore. Before submitting a Fire Card Transfer request, you must FIRST complete all required financial aid and admission documents. The Fire Card Transfer form can be accessed by logging into your MySEU account. If you prefer to purchase books off campus, you will need to wait for your credit balance/refund (if applicable) in order to cover those expenses.
For additional Financial Aid information, reach out to our Partner Site Financial Aid team.
SiteFA@seu.edu
