Student Financial Aid Services Checklist
PHONE: 954-201-2330 EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBPAGE: www.broward.edu/financialaid
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Apply for financial Aid:
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Go to www.FAFSA.gov
Create FSAID
o If student is independent (create an FSAID for student)
o If student is dependent (create a FSAID for student & a FSAID for parent)
MUST ADD BROWARD COLLEGE SCHOOL CODE: (001500)
Within 3 to 5 business days check your status (see step below)
□ 2015-2016 FAFSA WITH 2014 TAX FORMS for Fall 2015/ Spring 2016/ Summer 2016  FOR CLASSES
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Check Financial Aid Status:
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Obtain your Student ID Card from the Student Life Department after tuition fees are paid
Veteran Student can get Student ID Card with copy of Fee Advance form (See advisor for more details)
Bookstore Purchases:
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Purchase books at the campus Bookstore with Student’s ID Card & copy of class’s schedule; if your financial aid is available
You may also contact the Campus Barnes & Noble Bookstore for more details
Scholarship Steps for degree-seeking students:
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Log onto- myBC Login at www.broward.edu
Select “Financial Aid”
Select “View Award” -select award year [example: 20151(fall) or 20152(spring) or 20153(summer)]
Student ID Card:
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Log onto- myBC Login from www.broward.edu
Select “Financial Aid”
Select “Application Status”-select term
Select “View Status” button (Click on red flag
for document’s detail)
Check Award Status:
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STARTING IN AUGUST 2015
2016-2017 FAFSA WITH 2015 TAX FORMS for Fall 2016/ Spring 2017/ Summer 2017  FOR CLASSES
STARTING IN AUGUST 2016
Go to www.broward.edu, “Financial Aid” tab
On your left hand side, “Additional Types of Financial Aid” then “Scholarship/Outside Scholarships”
Please email [email protected] for more details
PELL ELIGIBILITY: Check award amount: Today’s Date_______________
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Go to www.broward.edu then click on “Financial Aid” tabscroll down, then click on Pell Grant CalculatorEnter your
EFC (Expected Family Contribution) ________________then select Enrollment Levelthen press “CALCULATE”
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Refund Information (EXCESS Funds after tuition & books are paid):
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Attendance in class MUST be verified before refunds are processed
The attendance verification occurs 10 to 14 business days after class starts
To Check Refund Dates: Go to http://www.broward.edu/financialaid  Then click on “Refund
Information” at your left hand side  then click on “Refund Dates” according to your course Session.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP):
ACADEMIC ADVISORS CANNOT
DETERMINE YOUR FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY.
They can ONLY advise students on meeting
their academic standard.
1) GPA - (Grade Point Average) must be at least 2.0
2) Quantitative Measure 1 - Completion Rate, must be at least 67%
3) Quantitative Measure 2 - 150% Rule: 150% of the prescribed time to complete a degree equivalent to 3 year full-time
Modified on 1/30/2015
***STUDENT’S LOAN PROCESS***
MUST BE ENROLLED IN AT LEAST SIX (6) CREDIT
HOURS
To apply for LOAN COMPLETE:
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Complete the MPN (Master Promissory Note)
logon to www.studentloans.gov
Complete Entrance Counseling, logon to
STEP 4: Submit Unsubsidized Loan Request Form*(If
eligible: Please see Financial Aid Advisor).
ACCEPT/REDUCE/DECLINE LOAN AWARD.
Go to www.broward.edu
Login into myBC Login at the upper right hand corner
Select “Financial Aid”
Select “Application Status”
o Choose the Financial Aid year (FALL 2014SUMMER 2015) and click on “View Status”
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Select “Std Accept/Decline Ln ” under “Required
Documents”
PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THE OPTIONS LISTED:
1. Accept
2. Reduce Amount
3. Decline Loan
www.studentloans.gov
OPTIONAL: Online Debt Management
Workshop on BC Website.
 Log onto www.broward.edu
 Click on “Financial Aid > Debt Management Workshop
o Select SchoolBuck$ and click “here”.
o Complete and print Certificate
STEP 5:
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For more information regarding your student loan contact DOE
(Department Of Education) at 1-800-557-7394 or check
WWW.NSLDS.ED.GOV to check loan history. For
Dept. of FL Default call 850-410-5213
***OPTIONS TO RETRIEVE IRS INCOME INFORMATION***
STUDENTS HAVE 2 OPTIONS:
 Option 1: Use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool while
completing your FAFSA
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For video instructions go to youtube.com type in
“IRS Data Retrieval – 2012-2013 FAFSA”
Option 2: Request IRS Tax Transcript
o Three ways to order your transcript:
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click on “Get
Transcript of Your Tax Records”
MUST be a Tax Transcript
You MAY be able to pick it up at these locations to
request the Tax transcripts
www.irs.gov
Call 1-800-829-1040
Transcripts for Victims of IRS Identity Theft: The
alternate transcript is known as the TRDBV (Transcript
DataBase View). For more details call 800-908-4490,
Protection Specialized Unit (IPSU).
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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
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What’s an FSA ID and Why Do I Need One?
The FSA ID, which replaced the Federal Student Aid PIN in May 2015, is the username and
password you use when you visit certain U.S. Department of Education websites. When you type in
your FSA ID at these sites, you are saying either “Yes, it’s really me” or “Please accept my FSA ID
as my signature on this online form.”
How do I get an FSA ID?
Visit StudentAid.gov/fsaid to learn about and create an FSA ID.
Here’s what you need to get your FSA ID:
• your Social Security number (you must have an SSN to get an FSA ID)
• your full name (must match your Social Security card)
• your date of birth
Although you’re not required to provide your e-mail address when you set up your FSA ID, it’ll make retrieving
your username and password easier if you forget them. Just make sure you don’t use the same e-mail
address as someone else (your parent, for instance). Each e-mail address can be associated with only one
FSA ID.
What are some of the uses for my FSA ID?
Among other things, you can use your FSA ID to
• sign and submit, correct, and check the status of your online Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) at fafsa.gov;
• review what federal student aid you have received in the past by logging in at StudentAid.gov/login; or
• sign federal student loan documents, complete loan entrance or exit counseling, and/or apply for incomebased loan repayment at StudentLoans.gov.
Visit StudentAid.gov/fsaid#where for more ways you can use your FSA ID.
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Top FSA ID Tips
• Never tell anyone else your FSA ID—not even your parent, child, school official, or loan company
representative. Remember, your FSA ID is your signature. Protect it!
• Create your own FSA ID. Letting someone else create or use your FSA ID can cause problems or delays
with your student aid. And never make an FSA ID for someone else.
• You’ll use your FSA ID every year you fill out a FAFSA and for the lifetime of any loans. So be sure to take
a little time while making it to create a memorable username, password, and answers to your “challenge
questions.” Keep your FSA ID in a safe place, or memorize it.
• One of your parents might need an FSA ID as well. If you need to provide information about your parents
on the FAFSA, one of your parents will have to sign the application. Your parent can create an FSA ID and
then sign the FAFSA electronically using that FSA ID. Not sure whether you will need to put your parents’
information on the FAFSA? Check out StudentAid.gov/dependency.
• Each e-mail address can be associated with only one FSA ID. If you share an e-mail address with
someone else, only one of you will be able to use that e-mail address to create an FSA ID. So, for instance,
if you’re a dependent student, and you and your mom share an e-mail address, one of you should use a
different e-mail address when creating an FSA ID.
• If you had a Federal Student Aid PIN, you can link that with your FSA ID and use your FSA ID immediately
on any of the websites that require it. If you didn’t have a PIN, or didn’t link it to your FSA ID, at first you will
only be able to use your FSA ID to complete, sign, and submit an original FAFSA. Within one to three days
of creating your FSA ID, you should receive an e-mail indicating that you may now use your FSA ID for all
of its purposes—including to submit a Renewal FAFSA.
November 2015
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