Award Letter

As a financial aid recipient, you have a right to:

• Expect that your eligibility for financial aid be determined in an equitable manner consistent with federal regulations and university policies
• Be considered for those programs for which you qualify as long as funds are available
• Receive information about how your financial aid eligibility was determined
• Obtain full information about financial aid programs and pertinent regulations, policies, and procedures
• Expect notification of your financial aid offer and any adjustments to it
• Expect that your financial records, your parents’ financial records, and your award information be kept confidential in accordance with the Federal Education Right to Privacy Act
• Receive information about your student loan debt burden
• Receive information regarding monthly and total repayment options available as well as debt management strategies

As a financial aid recipient, you are responsible for:

• Supplying complete and accurate information on which we base your eligibility for aid
• Using the aid offered for educationally related expenses as defined in the estimated student expenses
• Completing entrance counseling before you receive your first loan disbursement
• Reporting additional resources of financial assistance such as scholarships, stipends, tuition waivers, etc
• Maintaining eligibility for financial aid by continuing the same enrollment level throughout the term
• Seeing a financial aid counselor if you withdraw from school. Federal Perkins Loan recipients must see a student loan account representative in the Business Affairs Office.
• Reporting any change in your status. You are responsible for informing the university and your loan servicer of changes in your name, address, social security number and graduation date. You must notify your loan servicer if you transfer to another school, withdraw from school, or drop below ½ time enrollment in any term
• Completing exit counseling to receive information regarding loan repayment when you graduate or leave the university
• Repaying any loan you receive
• Reporting any portion of grants and scholarships that exceed tuition, fees, books, and supplies as taxable income when filing your tax return
• Being aware of your obligations and rights

In order to have eligibility for financial aid, you must complete your degree in a timely manner as mandated by federal regulations. The University of Oregon's policy related to your making satisfactory academic progress toward your degree is as follows:

Policy

You must complete an undergraduate degree before accumulating 150 percent of the attempted credits required for completing your major.

Attempted credits include all earned, unearned, and transfer credits. Grades of I,Y,N,F,X, and W are considered as unearned credits. 150 percent of the attempted credits required for most majors is 270. The exceptions to this are:

• Art (B.F.A. degree) 330
• Landscape Architecture 330
• Interior Architecture 338
• Architecture 347

You will lose financial aid eligibility if you demonstrate that you are unable to fulfill the requirements for your degree before reaching this maximum attempted credit limit. Your prior use, or lack of use, of financial aid in the past is not a factor in our reviewing your future financial aid eligibility.

Petition Process

You have the right to petition our office requesting a review of the exceptional circumstances that prevented you from completing  your degree in a timely manner. An approved Maximum Attempted Credit Limit Petition will allow you financial aid eligibility for a prescribed number of terms.

Graduate students are expected to complete the requirements for your degree in a reasonable length of time.