Student Rights & Responsibilities
- Rights
- Responsibilities
1. Rights
Students have the right to know which aid programs are available
to them.
Students have the right to know the basis for aid decisions, including
the resources considered in the aid calculation.
Students have the right to an explanation of the aid awarded them,
including which portion must be repaid and which portion is grant
aid.
Students have the right to be informed about the loans made to
them, including the interest rate, the amount to be repaid, the
payback procedures, and the repayment time period.
Students have the right to appeal a financial aid decision to
the director of financial aid. All appeals must be made in writing.
2. Responsibilities
Students are required to submit the necessary aid application materials
by the established deadlines and to respond to requests from the
Office of Financial Aid in a timely manner.
Students are required to submit honest and accurate information
on their financial aid applications.
Students are required to certify that funds they receive from student
financial aid programs will be used only for expenses related to
their attendance at Bucknell.
Students are required to make satisfactory progress toward the completion
of their degrees, as defined by the academic deans, in order to
continue to receive financial assistance.
Students are required to notify the Office of Financial Aid if their
enrollment status changes or if they receive grant assistance from
a source other than the university.
Students are required to notify the Office of Financial Aid if there
is a change in their family status or income from that which was
described on the CSS PROFILE, Bucknell aid application, or FAFSA.
The university reserves the right to adjust aid eligibility based
on this information.
Students are required to sign statements prepared by the federal
government as a condition for receiving aid. These statements include:
- Statement of updated information.
- Statement of registration status.
- Statement of educational purpose.
- Certification statement on refunds and default.
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