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Accessorizing your Financial Aid

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FA Acronyms

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AGI Adjusted Gross Income

COA Cost of Attendance

EFC Expected Family Contribution

FAA Financial Aid Administrator

IFAP Information for Financial Aid Professionals

R2T4 Return to Title IV

SAP Satisfactory Academic Progress

USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (previously INS)

VA Department of Veterans Affairs

FA Acronyms

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A comprehensive list of financial aid acronyms is available at the end of this presentation.

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Web sites for Students Web Site for Financial Aid Professionals More Web Sites Listservs and E-mail Federal Student Aid Handbook Regulations, Statutes, Codes, Laws, etc.

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Web Sites for Students

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FAFSA on the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov Before beginning a FAFSA Filling Out a FAFSA FAFSA Follow-Up

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Federal Student Aid PIN: www.pin.ed.gov Apply For a PIN Check PIN Status Request Duplicate PIN Change My PIN Disable My PIN

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Student Aid on the Web: www.studentaid.ed.gov Applying for College My FSA Applying for Financial Aid Federal Student Aid Programs

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National Student Loan Data System: www.nslds.ed.gov This site displays information on Title IV loan and/or grant amounts, outstanding loan balances, loans statuses and disbursements. Conduct Exit Counseling

Web Sites for Students

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FAFSA4caster: www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov With the FAFSA4caster, the student and his/her family receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid. Much of the information entered in the FAFSA4caster later populates the FAFSA on the Web application, making the experience of applying for federal student aid easier.

Web Sites for Students

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Federal Direct Student Loans: www.studentloans.gov This site is the primary source for information from the U.S. Department of Education about how students and parents can manage their federal student loans. Sign their MPN Complete Entrance Counseling

Web Sites for Students

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Information for North Carolina students: www.cfnc.org College Planning Financial Aid Planning Financial Literacy/ College Savings Plans My CFNC Career Planning

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Web Sites for Financial Aid Professionals

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Information for Financial Aid Professionals: www.ifap.ed.gov The IFAP web site consolidates guidance, resources and information related to the administration and processing of Title IV federal student aid into one online site for use by the entire financial aid community.

Web Sites for Financial Aid Professionals

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NSLDS for Financial Aid Professionals: www.nsldsfap.ed.gov/nslds_FAP/default.jsp NSLDS provides a centralized, integrated view of Title IV loans and grants during their complete life cycle, from aid approval through disbursement, repayment, delinquency and closure.

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FSA COACH: www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/fsacoach/index.html FSA COACH is a free web-based tutorial from the U.S. Department of Education. It is a comprehensive introductory course on school requirements for administering the federal student aid programs.

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FAA Access to CPS Online: faaaccess.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/faa/faa.jsp View students’ SAR information Compare two ISIR transactions for the same student Enter a FAFSA and/or Correct a processed FAFSA Calculate/manage the return of Title IV funds

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Common Origination and Disbursement: www.cod.ed.gov Financial Aid Administrators, Servicers or other officials can use this site to perform a variety of functions related to student/award/disbursement data for Pell, Direct Loan and Campus-Based programs.

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FSA Assessment: www.ifap.ed.gov/qahome/fsaassessment.html In collaboration with financial aid professionals, Federal Student Aid has designed modules to help schools with compliance and improvement activities. The assessments contain links to applicable laws and regulations.

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Student Aid Internet Gateway: www.fsawebenroll.ed.gov This site is the tool that allows your school to securely exchange and access data with Federal Student Aid Application Systems.

Web Sites for Financial Aid Professionals

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FSA Publications: www.fsapubs.gov This site gives you access to ordering and downloading a wealth of free publications and application tools that explain the federal aid process and programs.

Web Sites for Financial Aid Professionals

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Default Prevention Resource Information: www.ifap.ed.gov/DefaultPreventionResourceInfo/index.html Through this page, Federal Student Aid consolidates delinquency and default prevention resources and techniques in one location for schools.

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Department of Education Training: www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/index.html Through this page, Federal Student Aid provides information on their current and future training activities and learning resources.

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Information for Financial Aid Professionals: www.ifap.ed.gov Downloadable Software and Manuals Training, Workshops and Webinars Links to SAIG, COD, and many othersHandbooks, Verifications Guides and Worksheets

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Information for Financial Aid Professionals: www.ifap.ed.gov Downloadable Software and Manuals Training, Workshops and Webinars Links to SAIG, COD, and many othersHandbooks, Verifications Guides and Worksheets

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Financial Aid Administrator: www.cfnc.org/home/info_faa.jsp State Scholarship and Grant Program Regulations Access to Grant Application System Review services offered to FAAs

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More Web Sites FinAid-The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid www.finaid.org National College Access Network www.collegeaccess.org NASFAA www.nasfaa.org SASFAA www.sasfaa.org NCASFAAwww.ncasfaa.org U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov Selective Service: www.sss.gov KnowHow2Go www.knowhow2go.orgFree Scholarship Searches

www.fastweb.com www.collegeboard.com www.scholarships.com www.petersons.com

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OTHERRESOURCES

NCASFAA

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List Servs & E-MailSASFAA: sasfaal- www.sasfaa.org/ListLock/

NCASFAA: ncasfaal- www.ncasfaa.org/ListLock/

IFAP: www.ifap.ed.gov/ifap/newuserreg_01.jsp (IFAP, FSATECH, DIRECT LOAN)

NASFAA : www.nasfaa.orgCreate myNASFAA Account

FINAID-L Discussion List: finaid-l-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu

Other List Servs - List available at:www.finaid.org/educators/maillists.phtml

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Federal Student Aid Handbook

A comprehensive annual guide to regulatory and administrative requirements for Title IV federal student aid programs. It is published each year and available on www.ifap.ed.gov > Publications

Application and Verification Guide   Volume 1 - Student Eligibility   Volume 2 - School Eligibility and Operations   Volume 3 - Calculating Awards and Packaging   Volume 4 - Processing Aid and Managing Federal Student Aid Funds   Volume 5 - Overawards, Overpayments, & Withdrawal Calculations   Volume 6 - Campus-Based Programs   What's New in the 2010-2011 Federal Student Aid Handbook

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Regulations, Statutes, Codes, Laws, etc.www.ifap.ed.gov > Laws & Regulations

www.nasfaa.org > Regulatory

www.nasfaa.org > Legislative

www.cfnc.org > North Carolina Regulations

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APPENDIX A:FA ACRONYMS

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FA ACRONYMS ACA Administrative Cost Allowance ACH Automated Clearinghouse ACG Academic Competitiveness Grant AGI Adjusted Gross Income AI Available Income APR Annual Percentage Rate ATB Ability to Benefit CB Campus Based

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FA ACRONYMS CDR Cohort Default Rate CFL Current Funding Level COA Cost of Attendance CCRAA College Cost Reduction and Access Act COD Common Origination and Disbursement COH Cash on Hand CPS Central Processing System DCS Debt Collection Services DHS Department of Homeland Security DO Dependency Override

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FA ACRONYMS DPA Destination Point Administrator DRN Data Release Number DUNS Data Universal Numbering System E-App Electronic Application to Participate eMPN Electronic Master Promissory Note ED U.S. Department of Education EDE Electronic Data Exchange EFC Expected Family Contribution EFT Electronic Funds Transfer

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FA ACRONYMS EIN Employer Identification Number ESARElectronic Student Aid Report FAA Financial Aid Administrator FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid FDLP/DL William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan

Program FERPA Family Education Rights and Privacy Act FFELP Federal Family Education Loan Program FISAP Fiscal Operations Report and Application

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FA ACRONYMS FPL Federal Perkins Loan FSA Federal Student Aid (Dept. of Ed) FSEOG Federal Supplemental Educational

Opportunity Grant Program FWS Federal Work Study Program FY Fiscal Year GA Guaranty Agency GAPSGrant Administration and Payment

System HEA Higher Education Act

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FA ACRONYMS HPSL Health Professions Student Loan ICC Institutional Capital Contribution IFAP Information for Student Aid Professionals IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Education

Data System ISIR Institutional Student Aid Report JLD Job Location and Development LEAP Leveraging Educational Assistance

Partnership LLR Lender of Last Resort

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FA ACRONYMS MPN Master Promissory Note MRR Multiple Reporting Record NASFAA National Association of Student

Financial Aid Administrators

NDSL National Direct Student Loan Program or National Defense Student Loan Program

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rule Making NRM Negotiated Rule Making

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FA ACRONYMS NSLDS National Student Loan Data System OPE-ID Office of Postsecondary Education

Identifier P-Note Promissory Note PIN Personal Identification Number PJ Professional Judgment PLUS Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students PPA Program Participation Agreement QA Quality Assurance R2T4 Return to Title IV

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FA ACRONYMS SAIG Student Aid Internet Gateway SAP Satisfactory Academic Progress SAR Student Aid Report SPT School Participation Team SSI Supplemental Security Income SSA Social Security Administration SSN Social Security Number SSCR Student Status Confirmation Report SSS Selective Service System

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FA ACRONYMS SMART National Science and Mathematics

Access to Retain Talent Grant TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families TIN Tax Payer Identification Number TIV Title IV of the HEA USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services (previously INS) VA Department of Veterans Affairs YTD Year to Date