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Applying for Financial Aid

Students wishing to apply for financial aid, including Stafford and Plus Loans, must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA becomes available in January of each year. New York state residents who are enrolled full or part-time are eligible to apply for the New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and other New York State grants and scholarships. Upon completion of the FAFSA click on the state link which is located on the FAFSA confirmation page which will bring you to the New York State TAP application.

Once the FAFSA has been submitted the Financial Aid process may not be complete. Some students are selected at random for a process called verification. The verification process is described below. Students should check My SUNY Orange to see if more documentation is required.

Verification Process

Students may be selected at random by the Federal Government or by a Financial Aid Office Administrator for a process called verification. If you are selected for verification, you will be required to submit verification forms and all income documentation. NOTE: independent students require signed copies of student federal taxes and W'2's; dependent students require signed copies of parent’s federal taxes and W'2s, Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Benefits, etc. Your financial aid cannot be processed until all of the verification requirements have been met. To see if you have been selected for verification, go to Access Your Personal Financial Aid Information and follow the Financial Aid Status link to review student requirements for verification and review. A Financial Aid Checklist is available to help guide you through our proceedures so that your awards are processed seemlessly.

Other Financial Aid Requirements

In order to receive Federal Financial Aid, students are required to:

Be fully admitted into college by supplying valid high school transcripts or a GED, or by meeting the college’s Ability to Benefit standard.
Be enrolled in a degree program. Federal and State laws mandate the courses you take must apply to your degree program.
Students are required to have submitted their Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) documentation to Health Services.
Attendance is important. Excessive absence form school may cause students to have their financial aid reduced or taken away completely.

Returning, Transfer and Continuing Students

Returning, transfer and continuing students must review their academic status in relation to both Federal and State Satisfactory Academic Progress. Failure to meet Grade Point Average or Pursuit of Program requirements will result in the loss of financial aid eligibility. To review your Satisfactory Academic Progress information, follow the Access Your Personal Financial Aid Information link and select Financial Aid Status to view.

Target Dates

Target dates are not deadlines; they are dates which will ensure that Financial Aid funds which you may be eligible for, are in your account for tuition deferment before the payment-due date. Financial Aid and Loan applications can still be processed after these dates. You may need to make arrangements for alternative means of payment until your Financial Aid can be processed, using your own funds or participating in the Tuition Payment Plan.

The Electronic Student Aid Report which is the answer to the FAFSA, Immunization records, declare a major, high-school transcripts, admissions applications, etc.—need to be on file in the appropriate offices by the target date for financial aid processing.

If you are selected for verification, you will be asked to submit, documentation (such as the verification worksheet, 1040 tax returns, W-2’s, information on other untaxed income, etc.). This information should be submitted to the Financial Aid Office before the target date. (Please submit all paperwork as one-sided copies.)

Target Dates

Pell Grants

Fall Enrollees: July 1st
Spring Enrollees: December 1st

Stafford Loans

Fall Enrollees: July 1st
Spring Enrollees: December 1st

Campus-Based Aid [Including Perkins Loans, Federal Work-Study (FWS), Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)]

Fall Enrollees: April 15th

For information on the Payment Plan for the balance of your tuition, visit the Bursar’s office or go to: sunyorange.edu/bursar

http://secure.tuitionpayenroll.com/enroll/index.jsp?ficeNo=002876

For information on Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, or Campus-Based Aid, see Federal Aid Programs.

General Financial Aid Information:

(845) 341-4190 or
1-888-OCCCEXT (622-2398)
SUNY Orange
Office of Financial Aid
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940

Office Hours:

Middletown: M-F 8am-5pm Wednesday 8am-8pm
Newburgh: Mid-September through December and February through May: Tuesday and Wednesday 9am-5pm (Call for Newburgh summer hours)

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