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Student Financial Aid Reference Guide
Creating Cost of Attendance
ADMISSIONS
Each school's Admissions Office confirms the expenses related to each program.
⤷STUDENT FINANCIALS
The Admissions Office sends the figures of the expenses to the Student Financials Office to confirm the budgets.
⤷BURSAR
The Office of the Bursar will provide an invoice outlining all charges to the student's LSUHS email account each academic term of enrollment.
⤷STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
The Office of Student Financial Aid develops and maintains the Cost of Attendance forms for each program that displays a breakdown of expenses for the academic year by term.
The Financial Aid Awarding Process
STUDENTS
Students must complete enrollment requirements and electronic aid documents to be eligible for federal aid funding. By completing the 5 Steps for Financial Aid, students can confirm all requirements have been completed.
⤷STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
The Office of Student Financial Aid will review the completed requirements and determine if anything is outstanding by creating “To-Do” checklist items for students to review in the PeopleSoft Student Self-Service Portal.
⤷STUDENT SELF SERVICE PORTAL
The Office of Student Financial Aid will post the aid offers to the Student Self-Service Portal once checklist items are complete and submit an electronic notification to students’ LSUHS email accounts indicating the aid offer is available to accept, reduce, or decline in the Student Self-Service Portal.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) & Continuing Eligibility Review
FACULTY
Faculty must upload the final grades of students at the end of each term.
⤷REGISTRAR
The Registrar will update the final grades to students’ accounts in PeopleSoft.
⤷STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
The Office of Student Financial will review grades and complete a SAP evaluation to determine if students are eligible to receive financial aid the following term. The Office of Student Financial Aid may be contacted regarding the SAP Policy, evaluations, and appeals.
Payment Processing and Disbursements
STUDENTS
To review billing and process electronic payments, students may go to the Student Center in the Student Self-service Portal.
⤷BURSAR
Payments are due to the Office of the Bursar on the first day of class. Students may contact the Bursar’s Office regarding billing and payment assistance.
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
Financial aid, scholarships, and waivers will be processed during the disbursement process. The Office of Student Financial Aid will initiate the disbursement process and provide the Bursar with a roster of financial aid information to process for disbursement, authorizing the release of funds.
⤷BURSAR
The Bursar will begin processing disbursements to students’ accounts on the 2 nd day of class, which may take up to 14 business days to complete.
⤷BankMobile DISBURSEMENTS
Once disbursements have been completed on students’ accounts, credit overages or refunds will be processed to students’ selected payment preferences via BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc
