Important Notices

Policy regarding your mail - NEW!

Effective for the 2009-2010 school year, all financial aid notices (for missing documents and award letters) will be sent to students BSC email account. Paper letters will no longer be sent.

Please be sure to check your InfoBear account on a regular basis for updates to your financial aid record.

If you need to change your address at BSC, please do so by completing this form and returning it to the Registrar's office

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Your Student Accounts Bill

Bills are generated by and paid at the Student Accounts Office. If you have been awarded financial aid prior to receipt of your college bill, aid will be credited directly on your student accounts bill.

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Change in Number of Credits

If you withdraw from the college during the semester, you may not be eligible for your entire financial aid award.

If you withdraw from any number of classes during the semester, your financial aid package may be adjusted. For example if you drop below 12 credits, your financial aid package may be reduced to that of a part-time student.

For more information, please see our refund policy.  It is also very important to review the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy if you are planning on withdrawing from BSC or from any number of classes.

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Important Information About Disbursements, Enrollment, and Returning & Signing Promissory Notes

Promissory notes* must be returned to the Financial Aid Office or signed online and processed in our office prior to one of the following: our deadline, the last day of the semester, the student's last day of enrollment, or prior to dropping below 1/2 time enrollment status - whichever comes first. In some cases, we require it to be completed and in our office (either by paper or electronically) at least a few weeks before the semester ends.  If you have not completed and/or returned a required promissory note by the deadline, the loan will automatically be canceled and in most cases cannot be reinstated. Please check our "Deadlines" page for dates.

Also be aware that if you drop below half time enrollment, and you have a loan that has not yet disbursed, the loan will be canceled. If the loan has disbursed, it may be either revised or canceled. You must be at least 1/2 time to receive a Direct or Perkins Loan, and you must be full time to receive a Mass No Interest Loan.

This same rule applies to all loans and also applies to Entrance counseling for each loan program.

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FAFSA INFORMATION

The FAFSA for the 2010/2011 academic year may be filed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. A FAFSA must be completed every year, even if you are only receiving a federal loan (including a Plus loan).

Financial Aid Priority Deadline for 2010/2011 is March 1, 2010**

FAFSA's are processed after March 1 and throughout the school year.

*This is an application receipt deadline.

**Cannot be filed until January 1, 2010.

THE BSC SCHOOL CODE IS 002183

Want Priority?  To receive priority consideration for all types of financial aid at Bridgewater State College for the 2010-2011 academic year, your Renewal Application or Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be RECEIVED by the Federal Processor by MARCH 1st, 2010. FILE ONLINE AT WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV

QUESTIONS? Contact the Bridgewater State College Financial Aid Office at (508) 531-1341 or finaid@bridgew.edu if  you have questions.   REMEMBER!   A Renewal Application or Free Application for Federal Student Aid MUST BE FILED EVERY YEAR!

 

Last Modified: January 8, 2010