Law Financial Aid Handbook

The Law School Financial Aid Office (LFA) administrators prepared this handbook to help you understand our financial aid policies and process.

In addition to this booklet, our financial aid staff are available to assist you throughout your time as a Law student. If you have any questions about the information contained in this guide or the financial aid process, please feel free to contact our office. You may also arrange an individual appointment with a financial aid administrator to discuss your financial situation. Please see page fourteen for more information on how to contact our office.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Responding to the Award
  3. Types of Financial Aid
  4. Satisfactory Academic Progress
  5. Applying for Federal Loans
  6. Applying for Private Educational Loans
  7. Cancellation or Reduction of Loans After Processing Completed by Law Financial Aid
  8. Fiscal Responsibility and Planning
  9. Withdrawing or Leave of Absence
  10. Appeals
  11. Disbursement of Financial Aid, Payment of Charges, Late Fees, and Refunds
  12. Renewal of Federal Student Loans
  13. Deferment of Prior Federal Educational Loans
  14. Repaying Student Loans
  15. Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)
  16. Financial Aid Office Code of Conduct
  17. Law Financial Aid General Office Information