How to Keep Your Financial Aid Award

Student Consumer Information

Federal regulations require that institutions provide specific consumer information about the school and about financial aid to enrolled and prospective students. The following list includes available web sites or addresses for the information required to be disclosed.

Financial Aid Information	Address
Available financial aid programs and possible amounts	Office of Student Financial Aid Web Site sfa.osu.edu
The application process	sfa.osu.edu/howtoapply
How eligibility for aid is determined	sfa.osu.edu/howitworks
How aid is distributed among students	sfa.osu.edu/howitworks
Rights and responsibilities of financial aid recipients	sfa.osu.edu/howtokeepit
How and when financial aid will be disbursed	Award Letter Guide
Terms and conditions of Federal Work Study	sfa.osu.edu/Forms/award/FWS.pdf
Availability of community-service FWS jobs	sfa.osu.edu/jobs
The terms of loan repayment	sfa.osu.edu/loans
FSA Ombudsman's Office	ombudsman.ed.gov
Criteria for meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress	sfa.osu.edu/howtokeepit
The availability of federal financial aid for study abroad	oia.osu.edu/content/view/117/196
Who to contact for information on financial assistance	sfa.osu.edu/howitworks
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)	www.nslds.ed.gov

General Information	Address
OSU degree programs	bulletins.osu.edu
List of the faculty and other instructional personnel	Check individual sites: http://www.osu.edu/academics/a-z.php
Licensing and accreditation	oaa.osu.edu/reaccreditation.php
Transfer credit policy	www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/Transfer_Credit/tcpolicy.html
Costs of attendance	Award Letter Guide
Buildings associated with academic programs	See campus map: www.osu.edu/map
Procedures for withdrawing from school	www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/scheduling/schedulingcontent/withdrawal.html
Institutional refund policy	What Happens to Your Financial Aid When You Drop Classes or Withdraw?
Return of Title IV aid and repayment policy	What Happens to Your Financial Aid When You Drop Classes or Withdraw?
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (FERPA)	www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/more/ferpa_pg1.html
Facilities and services available to disabled students	www.ods.ohio-state.edu
Information on preventing drug and alcohol abuse	swc.osu.edu/for-students/alcohol-tobacco-and-other-drugs-atod
Institutional policies on vaccinations	housing.osu.edu/current_policies_vac.asp
Completion or graduation rates	www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/srs/srscontent/retention/retindex.html
Who to contact for information on general institutional issues	www.osu.edu/webmaster.html

Athletics	Address
Athletic opportunities available to males and females	www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Financial resources and personnel dedicated to men and women's teams	www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/fls/17300/pdf/hr/eada-2007.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=17300
Graduation rates of athletes	web1.ncaa.org/app_data/inst2007/518.pdf

Campus Crime	Address
Security policies and procedures	www.ps.ohio-state.edu/police/campus_safety
Crime prevention programs	www.ps.ohio-state.edu/police/campus_safety
Campus crime statistics	www.ps.ohio-state.edu/police/campus_safety/crime_statistics.php

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