Financial Aid

Announcements

ATTENTION: All students receiving VA educational benefits

AVA compliance survey is being conducted at this school. Although a VA representative will not be available on the campus physically, you are encouraged to contact VA directly at (1-888-442-4551) with any comments or concerns you may have concerning this school.

2013-2014 Applications

The Financial Aid Office would like to remind all of you that NOW IS THE TIME to start the application process for the 2013-2014 academic year. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 13-14 is available and may be completed on line. As soon as you have your tax information, complete your tax form. Talk to your parents and encourage them to get their taxes completed as soon as they possibly can. Remember, if you are an Oklahoma resident, the State Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant is basically a first come, first awarded grant. The only way to apply and possibly receive an OTAG is to get your FAFSA done early (March 15th is a good date to aim for). If you have any questions or need any help, please come by the Financial Aid Office (SL 106) we’d be glad to help.

Also, the deadline for the Foundation scholarship applications is March 1st, 2013. Pick up a list and application at the Foundation Office (SL207).

Filing applications early will mean less hassle next fall.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Satisfactory Academic Progress for current OPSU students has been completed for the Fall 2012 semester. For those of you who did not meet OPSU’s requirements and have been classified as Warning, or Suspension for financial aid for Spring 2013, an email has been sent to you

Please check your email prior to the first day of class to make arrangements for financial aid if you have received a suspension letter.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Thank you.

Exit Interview

If you DO NOT PLAN to return to OPSU in the Spring of 2013 and you have had a Federal Direct and or Plus loan during your attendance at OPSU, we are asking you to take the time to complete your Exit interview by clicking the link or if you would like to come by our office and complete it there.

www.studentloans.gov

If you have already completed the Exit interview disregard this notice and have a Merry Christmas!

Federal regulations require that any student that has borrowed Title IV loans and is planning to leave the university for any reason to complete an Exit counseling interview. The confirmation number will be automatically sent to Lori Ferguson.

Thank you and good luck in your future.

Individual Financial Aid

This week, December 17th-21st, the financial aid office will be working on SAP (satisfactory academic progress ) for the Fall 2012 semester. Due to the time it takes to complete all the student files we will not be working on students individual Financial aid until we return from Christmas break on January 2, 2013. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause anyone but to complete SAP by December 21st we must allow this week to do so.

Merry Christmas all.

Lori Ferguson
Director Financial Aid
PO Box 430
Goodwell OK 73939
580-349-1582 Telephone
580-349-2302 Fax

To setup an appointment for help with FAFSA questions: Email, call, or come by our office.

For questions regarding funds NOT posted to your account, please contact Stephanie Taylor

Correct Paperwork turned in by December 3rd will be eligible for funding for the Fall semester. Paperwork turned in after December 3rd will be subject to review of SAP before an award letter can be calculated. Please check with our office to make sure you have taken the necessary steps to ensure your financial aid has been processed successfully.

OPSU makes every effort to make higher education affordable to all students. Once a student's financial need has been established, there are several ways in which the University can help.

All financial aid paperwork should be completed at least six weeks prior to the beginning of each semester. All correspondence from this office will be utilized through your student email account. It is your responsibility to check this account.

Contact us for any questions

Phone: 580-349-1580

Email: financial.aid@opsu.edu

Fax: 580-349-2302

Mail:

OPSU Financial Aid

PO Box 430

Goodwell, OK 73939

Or stop by:

Sewell-Loofbourrow 106

Message From the Financial Aid Office

As the new year approaches and financial aid applications are pouring in for the 12-13 school year, I want to remind students that this is not an overnight process. Once you have filled out your FAFSA application at www.fafsa.ed.gov, you will receive a confirmation from FAFSA that your application has been submitted and they will provide you with an estimate of what financial aid you might receive. Please remember that this is just an ESTMIATE. The financial aid office at OPSU will not receive your application for approximately 24-48 hours. We will then start the process to determine exactly how much you qualify for. Expect this process to take up to 3 weeks if your paperwork is filled out correctly and no corrections are required.

We will correspond with you through your student email and your personal email. So please check your email periodically for communication from us. Students are selected at random from, the federal government, to verify their income reported on their FAFSA Application. When we receive your application we are notified of that request and at that time we will request you and your parents 2011 tax return from you. Depending on how quickly you return that information will also determine how long it takes to process your application.

Please call us anytime with questions but also be patient. It is not an overnight process.