About Life University

Financial Aid Applications

For the academic year 2008-2009, which is effective July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, the following must be completed and returned to our office in order to have your file reviewed for financial aid:

• 2008-2009 Financial Aid Certification Form (in PDF format)
• Results of the 2008-2009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
  Complete the FAFSA on the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov , select 2008-2009. Include the Life University school code of 014170. To sign your application electronically, apply with a federal PIN number. This can be obtained by going to http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/appinstr.jsp, select "Apply for A Pin".

After you complete the FAFSA, the processor will send a Student Aid Report (SAR) to your home and the electronic copy to Life. Read your SAR carefully. If you are selected for a process called verification, further information will be required; such as, you and your spouse's 2006 Federal Tax Return, Life University financial aid verification worksheet, etc. No further processing of your application will take place until all the information has been received. Avoid delays by responding quickly and completely to any requests from the Financial Aid Office. All paperwork must be received in the Financial Aid Office at least 2 weeks before the end of the term for which you want aid.

When your file is complete, the Financial Aid Office will send you an eligibility letter explaining the types of aid for which you may qualify. Separate applications are required for some grants and loans. Your eligibility is contingent upon your complying with all financial aid requirements including the Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements of Life University. You can track the status of your Financial Aid paperwork and awards on WebAdvisor.

We will certify your Stafford loans electronically provided your lender is Life University, AMS Education Loan Trust, or Suntrust. If you are a new or re-entering student, you will need to complete a Master Promissory note online at www.nelnet.net. If you are a returning student, your loan will be processed for the amounts listed on your eligibility letter. If you use a lender other than Life University, AMS, or Suntrust, please submit your loan application to our office for certification. Notify the Financial Aid Office in writing if you wish to deny or reduce any aid awarded.

Once you have completed all the paperwork listed above, have grants and loans processed, and have completed a Master Promissory Note, your money comes to the Student Accounts Office. Once the loan money is received, your tuition and fees for the quarter will be deducted from this amount. If a credit exists, a refund check will be processed for you to use towards books and living expenses. You can expect your living expense refund check approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the quarter begins. Therefore, it is important that you plan your finances accordingly. Contact the Accounting Office for further details and/or exact dates of refund disbursement.

Tips For Completing the 2008-2009 FAFSA Form

MAILING THE FAFSA: Processing time is 4-6 weeks.

APPLYING OVER THE INTERNET: We strongly suggest submitting the FAFSA using the Department of Education's website (or click on FAFSA listed above). Make sure to include Life University's school code- 014170. If you have your Federal PIN number, complete the "2008-2009 Renewal FAFSA" (no signature is required). Otherwise, complete the "2008-2009 FAFSA". You must print, sign, and send in the "Releases and Signatures" page of the application.

FAFSA QUESTION 16

If you are married the day you complete the FAFSA, answer the questions on the rest of the form using both you and your spouse's information, even if you were not married in 2007.

If you are currently divorced, separated, or widowed, answer the questions on the rest of the form using your information. If you filed or will file a joint return, give only your portion of the exemptions, income, and taxes paid asked for in Questions 35– 47 of the FAFSA.

FAFSA QUESTION 24

If you will be in our undergraduate program (including students specializing in pre-requisite classes to enter the D.C. Program), indicate your answer 0 - 5. You may not answer graduate/professional unless you are in the D.C. or Masters program. If you are in the D.C. or Masters program, answer 6 or 7.

FAFSA QUESTION 26

Answer "3" if you want to be reviewed for Federal Work Study Employment eligibility.

FAFSA QUESTION 31

DO NOT leave this question blank.

FAFSA QUESTIONS 35-47

Report only whole dollar amounts, not cents. (For example, list $12,345.30 as $12,345)

FAFSA QUESTION 49

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS:

• If you are entering an undergraduate program (B.S., B.A., or A.S. Program); answer "NO" regardless of earned degree(s) and regardless of whether you will be entering the D.C. program.
• If you are entering the D.C. or Masters program answer "YES".

CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT LIFE: (For each of the following, answer based on your status as of the 1st day of the Summer term, JULY 1, 2008)

• If you are in any of the undergraduate programs (B.S.,B.A.,or A.S.), answer "NO", regardless of earned degrees.
• If you will be in the D.C. program as of 7/08, answer "YES".
• If you are enrolled in the Masters program, answer "YES".

FAFSA QUESTION 97

Code = 014170
Life University
1269 Barclay Circle
Marietta GA

CONTACT THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE IF YOU NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION.

(770) 426-2901 or (800) 543-3345