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    Georgia Perimeter College provides equal opportunity to students who without financial aid assistance might otherwise be unable to attend college. Students seeking financial assistance must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) listing Georgia Perimeter College (code 001562) on the application. To obtain information pertaining to the financial aid process and eligibility criteria visit Financial Aid & Veterans Affairs

    All students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA. Other funds (scholarships, institutional, and non-institutional) may not be available to the applicant if the FAFSA is not completed. All students applying for financial aid must review the financial aid section in the catalog utilizing the link provided, Catalog Financial Aid Section.

     

    Financial Aid Registration Instructions

    1. Register on the Web
    2. Select Financial Aid Option and select the menu item from which you need information.
    3. The web will show all financial aid funds that are applied to your account under student records by clicking the link summary options by term.
    4. If financial aid has not been applied to your account, you must click on the link "my eligibility" and view student requirements and satisfactory academic progress.
    5. Students can view their bill on the web. You will be able to see financial aid funds that have been paid, or authorized on your bill.
    6. Students whose tuition and fees are not paid or authorized in full by fee payment deadline will be purged for nonpayment.
     

    Deciding not to attend after registering

    Financial Aid Recipients, who decide not to attend Georgia Perimeter College after registering for a semester, will be obligated to repay the financial aid award if they do not officially withdraw from the college with Enrollment and Registration Services. Refund calculations are required for all students who receive financial aid funds and withdraw completely. Students who withdraw from a class or classes prior to verification of attendance will NOT be eligible to use financial aid funds. Any resulting balance will be the responsibility of the student.

    Students who are reported as No Shows will have financial aid adjusted to the hours they are attending. Students who drop below 6 hours and have loans, their loan funds will be returned to the lender.

     

    Summer & Fall 2008

    All continuing students must have completed the FAFSA by Summer 2008: March 1, 2008 Fall 2008: March 1, 2007, and submitted all requested information by Summer 2008: April 1, 2007 Fall 2008: April 1, 2008, to be considered for Financial Aid for all semesters during the 2007-2008 award year. Students who fail to submit all necessary documents by the specified priority date April 1 must be prepared to pay their fees at the time of registration.

    Students who register for class before completing the financial aid process will be responsible for their fees until it is determined that they have sufficient financial aid to cover their fees.

    Students who have credits after tuition and fees are paid from their financial aid award will have bookstore accounts set up to purchase books and supplies in the Georgia Perimeter College bookstore on the first day of class. To receive a bookstore account there must be remaining credit from a student's financial aid and the amount of the bookstore account may not exceed $750. Any unused portion of the bookstore account will be refunded to the student's debit card after all bookstore charges card after all bookstore charges are posted and the student remains eligible.

     

    New financial aid applicants

    In order to receive financial aid at registration all documents (Student Aid Report and supporting documents) must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office at Georgia Perimeter College by:

    • Fall 2008: June 1, 2008

    If the student's file is not complete by March 1, 2007 the student must be prepared to pay his/her own fees at the time of registration.
     

    Short-Term loans

    Limited funds are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and may not be reserved in advance. A student may borrow half of the tuition and fees to a maximum of $500. A student may use these funds only once an award year and never two semesters in a row for tuition and fees and or books. The student must also be enrolled at least half time (6 credit hours), be a continuing student, and be making Satisfactory Academic Progress. The deadline for applying is the last day of registration.

     

    Other important notes

    • Federal financial aid is not available for audit courses or for a course that is not required for graduation.
    • Federal financial aid can pay for only (30) thirty hours of Learning Support. English as a Second Language will be monitored for Satisfactory Academic Progress.
    • Most financial aid is awarded based on full-time enrollment and may be adjusted if enrollment is less than full-time.
    • Students must register for the semester and all mini-sessions of the semester by the last day of schedule adjustment. The financial aid award is based on the student's enrollment after schedule adjustment. Changes in enrollment status may cause a reduction in aid eligibility. If you change your enrollment status, you may have to repay all or part of the aid received.
    • If students with a valid FAFSA register for a mini session after schedule adjustment, they cannot receive federal financial aid.
    • To receive a student loan, students must be enrolled for a minimum of six (6) credit hours at the time the loan funds are received by the institution.
    • Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) must be maintained in order to receive federal financial aid. Please review these standards online.
    • Transient, special and continuing education students and provisionally accepted students are ineligible for federal financial aid.

    For specific details on financial aid, visit your campus financial aid office. Students submitting a financial aid appeal because of Satisfactory Academic Progress must prepare to pay for their classes.

    Students will be evaluated for continuing HOPE eligibility when they have attempted 30, 60 and 90 credit hours. Students also are reviewed at the end of every spring semester. Students who have not maintained a grade point average of 3.0 will no longer be eligible to receive HOPE funds and will need to be prepared to pay for their classes.

    HOPE Transient students must submit the HOPE Certificate for Transient Study from their home institution.

    Office of Financial Aid and Veteran Affairs:
    678-891-3400
    Or visit our web page at:     Financial Aid & Veterans Affairs: