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What is Financial Aid?
It is nancial help i you are enrolled in aneligible program and meet all other eligibility criteria. Financial aid is money provided toyou to assist you to meet college costs. It canbe git aid (grants and scholarships) or sel helpaid (loans and part-time work). Federal, stateand institutional unding are three sources o nancial aid. Grants are ree awards that arebased on nancial need. Grants don’t have tobe repaid unless, or example, you are awardedunds incorrectly or you withdraw rom schooland owe a reund. Scholarships are non-repay-able awards based either on merit or specialtalent alone or on merit and nancial need.Student loans are available to students or theirparents at low interest rates with repaymentusually deerred until ater graduation. Work-study employment allows students to earnmoney while attending school.
IMPORTANT
I you withdraw rom all o your classes within the rst 60 percent o the paymentperiod measured in calendar days, you’ll owea portion o unearned aid back to the ed-eral government. The college will also owe apercent o the reund o the institutional costs,and any amount that the college repays will bebilled to you.**Reer to “Federal Repayment Policy” onpage 8 or inormation on this issue.
Who Should Apply?
U.S. citizens, nationals or eligible non-citi-zens can apply or nancial aid. Many actorsare considered when awarding aid. You do nothave to be poor to qualiy, but you must provenancial need. You must have a high schooldiploma or GED beore nancial aid can beawarded.
EFFECTIVE NOW
The U.S. Department o Education will beeliminating mass distribution o paper FAFSAsto schools and libraries with the 2008-09 FAF-SA. This change will save money and reduce waste. We encourage you to submit your Free Application or Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)online at
www.asa.ed.gov/ 
. I you need apaper FAFSA, you can print out a 2008-09PDF version at our Web site
http://admin.scc.edu/~nancialaid/ 
or call 1-800-4-FED-AID(1-800-433-3243) to obtain a copy by mail.I you preer to write your answers beorecompleting the online application, downloadthe FAFSA on the Web Worksheet at
http:// www.asa.ed.gov/ 
. This orm allows you to readand complete the questions beore enteringyour inormation online. The questions arelisted in the same order as they appear on the Web site. The orm is also available at our o-ce R-122.
Where to Get Help?
I you have a question or need assistance with any part o the nancial aid process, theFinancial Aid Oce in R-122 is where you canget help. We are open Monday through Friday rom 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Financial aidspecialists are available Monday and Wednes-day 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Friday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Youcan e-mail us at
 nancial.aid@scc.edu
or call(352) 395-5480.Please ollow the ollowing ve steps tomake sure your nancial aid is awarded with-out delay:1. File your FAFSA application at
www.asa.ed.gov 
. You must apply ornancial aid each academic year.2. Apply or Admission to SFCC andsubmit proo o High School graduationor GED3. Visit the Career Resource Center4. View your degree audit online beoreyou register or see an academic advisoror a program advisor5. Check your nancial aid status ateSantaFe
Apply online:
1. You must apply or nancial aid eachacademic year. Your nancial aid needmay change and must be reevaluated.. Apply online using FAFSA on the Webat
www.asa.ed.gov 
. Please comply  with the signature(s) requirements asstated with the application. I you needhelp in transmitting the inormation,rst complete the 2008-2009 FAFSA onthe Web Worksheet and then contact theCareer Resource Center (S-254), (352)395-5508, or an appointment. They are open rom 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GetStarted Today! SFCC’S SCHOOLCODE IS 001519. Late applicantsshould be prepared to pay tuition, books,housing, etc. Read the FAFSA instruc-tions careully. List SFCC, Gainesville,Florida, with its ederal school code001519 and your housing plans in StepSix. I you leave your housing plansblank, you will be awarded Financial Aidbased on a Commuter Budget.Do notestimate your nancial gures. Respondquickly to requests rom our oce.Renewal Application: You must reapply or nancial aid each year by updatingyour nancial aid inormation and sta-tus. The Renewal Application onFAFSA on the Web has some o yourinormation rom the previous yearalready led or you to make the processeasier. Go to
www.asa.ed.gov 
and select“Fill out a Renewal FAFSA.”2. Apply or Admission to SFCC. The
Are You Meeting RequirementsFor Financial Aid?
 You need to answer yes to the ollowing ques-tions:
1. Do you have a high school diploma orGED?2. Do you have a valid Social Security number?3. Are you a US citizen or an eligiblenon-citizen?4. I male, are you registered with theSelective Service or exempt?5. Are you degree or certicate seeking atSFCC?6. Are you enrolled in an eligible program?7. Are you making satisactory academicprogress?a. Do you have an all college 2.0 GPA?b. Have you completed 67 percent o your attempted credit hours at SFCC?c. Are you completing your degree within the maximum time rame?• AS and AA degree maximum o 90attempted credit hours.• Vocational and certicate programsmaximum o 45 attempted credithours.I you have previously attended a postsecondary institution, you must also answer yes to the ol-lowing questions:1. Have your academic transcripts romprior institutions been received andevaluated by SFCC ?2. Do you have a 2.0 cumulative GPA? All transer credits as well as all SFCC attemptedcourse work will be included as attempted credithours.
Important Dates/Deadlines
January 1, 2008
 Apply now (or as soon as possible ater thisdate); complete the Free Application or Student Aid (FAFSA) or the 2008-2009 academic year.
March 15, 2008
Priority “on time” deadline or ull unding2008-2009
June 30, 2009
The ederal processor must receive the FAFSA on the Web and the Renewal FAFSA on the Web by midnight Central Daylight Time. A paper FAFSA must be mailed in time or theprocessor to receive it by the deadline.
July 15, 2009
File must be complete and veried (or 10 daysprior to your last day o enrollment, whicheveris earlier).
August 8, 2009
SFCC must receive your Student Aid Report(SAR, the results o your processed FAFSA); (orby last day o enrollment, whichever is earlier)or you to receive any nancial aid.
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Welcome Center located at R-112 is theplace to start, or you can apply onlineat www.scc.edu and click on “Admi-sions”. We cannot award you until youhave completed the admissions process.This includes supplying academictranscripts rom your high school andother colleges or postsecondary instit-tions that you have attended. As wereceive more inormation about you,additional documents may be needed.Check eSantaFe at
www.scc.edu
to view the status o your nancial aid le.3. Visit the Career Resource Center in S-255, or go to www.scc.edu and select“Career Resource Center” in the indexor assistance in career planning.4. View your degree audit online ateSantaFe and select “View Degree Audit” to make sure you are signing upor classes needed or your degree, orsee an academic advisor or a programadvisor beore you register. You mustbe enrolled in an eligible degree orcerticate program. Some ineligible pro-grams are: 6907 Emergency MedicalTechnician and 7334 Home Health Aide. For a list o ineligible programsclick on:
http://admin.scc.edu/ ~admissions/APP/acrobat/ascodes.pd  
5. Check your nancial aid status by clicking on “My Financial Aid”ateSantaFe. Respond promptly to ourrequests i additional inormation isneeded. I you have already beenawarded nancial aid, your awardsby term are shown. Clicking on theaward amount will show the detail o the award (amount, deductions, andcheck amount - i applicable).
Transfer Students
 All transer credits as well as all SFCCattempted course work will be included as at-tempted credit hours. You must have at least a 2.0 minimumGPA ater transer credits are evaluated to beeligible or nancial aid. I you plan to transerto SFCC during the year (i.e. spring 2009 orsummer 2009) you must:1. Contact your current school and tellthem o your plans to transer.2. Make sure the SFCC Federal schoolcode--001519--is listed in Step Six onyour Federal Student Aid Report.3. I you are receiving a Federal DirectStudent Loan or a Federal Family Educa-tion Loan, you must cancel the loan with the school you are now attendingand reapply or loan eligibility at SFCC.I you are a transer student with a GPA less than 2.0 and you are attempting to qualiy or aid in subsequent terms, you must either:1. Raise your cumulative GPA to at least a2.0, or2. Earn a minimum term GPA o 2.5 orenrollment o at least hal-time status.This must occur in your rst term atSFCC.
Critical Enrollment Information
Maximum eligibility or unding is basedon a ull-time enrollment status; however,part-time students may be eligible or nancialaid. Per ederal regulations, a student’s nancialaid must be calculated by determining thestudent’s enrollment status based only oncourse work applicable to the student’s degreeor certicate at SFCC.Enrollment status categories or undingare as ollows:• Full-time status is 12 credit hours ormore• Three-quarter time status is 9 to 11credit hours• Hal-time status is 6 to 8 credit hours• Less than hal-time status is 1-5 credithoursStudents who plan to register or less thanull-time enrollment status should pay close at-tention to the eligibility requirements listed oreach nancial aid program (see page 5).The ollowing are examples o enrollmentstatus and nancial aid eligibility:A. Melissa’s program o study is Associateo Arts (AA) 1133 and she has com-pleted all o her SFCC degree require-ments (60 credits). During the all o 2008, she is registered or 13 credithours o prerequisites required oradmittance to the upper division o astate university that she wants to transerto in the spring o 2009. Because herall 2008 courses do not apply to herdegree at SFCC, her nancial aid enroll-ment status is zero hours and she is noteligible or nancial aid.
Subject Credit Hours
INR 2002 International Relations 3SPN 1121 Spanish 2 4STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 3CPO 2001 Comparative Politics 3B. John’s program is Associate o Science(AS) 3315 Nuclear Medicine Technol-ogy and his all 2008 registration o 9credits includes a 3 credit hour classENC 1102 that is not applicable to hisdegree at SFCC. His enrollment statusor nancial aid is 6 hours (hal time).
Subject Credit Hours
NMT 1111 Patient Care 3NMT 1430 Radiation Biology 3ENC 1102 Writing/Lit 3
Your financial aid INFORMATIONis Online at eSantaFe
To nd out the status o your le or the awardsreceived, including the amount and disburse-ment date o your nancial aid check(s), visit usonline at eSantaFe. Once you are in eSantaFeclick on “My nancial aid”.
Confidentiality
SFCC ensures condentiality o student recordsin accordance with the Family EducationRights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Florida Statues(Privacy Rights o Parents and Students). Yourinormation and the type and amount o youraid are held in condence, and can be releasedonly when a written authorization is signed by you and is presented to the College. You candownload the “Student Authorization Form” athttp://admin.scc.edu/~records/PDF_DOC/stu-dentauto.pd The U.S. Department o Education will be elim-inating mass distribution o paper FAFSAs toschools and libraries with the 2008-09 FAFSA. We encourage you to submit your Free Applica-tion or Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.asa.ed.gov/. I you need a paper FAFSA,you can print out a 2008-09 PDF version at our Web site http://admin.scc.edu/~nancialaid/or call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) toobtain a copy by mail.
A Few Things to Know
The 2008-2009 Financial Aid Handbook inor-mation is available online athttp://admin.scc.edu/~nancialaid/ You may be eligible or a ee deerment.The Academic Competitiveness Grant requiresull-time enrollment o 12 hours or more. A standard term is 16 weeks in length andfexterms occur within the standard term orapproximately eight weeks.Transer students must have at least a 2.0 GPA to be eligible or nancial aid.The U.S. Department o Education selects 30percent o applicants or “verication.” This isa review process to make sure the inormationsubmitted is correct.Many outside organizations oer awards basedon place o residence, background, proessionalaliations and/or eld o study. There are sev-eral scholarship search engines on SFCC’s CareerResource Center page at www.scc.edu.
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