Admissions and financial aid
Debralee
Divers, M.Ed., director of admissions and financial
aid
Cheryl L. Chafee, B.S., admissions and financial aid
officer
Sandra K. Yandell, student services counselor, admissions
Patricia A. Hric, student services counselor, admissions
Julie A. Freitas, student services counselor, financial
aid
The
procedures for admission to Bowling Green State University
are described in the Admissions
Policies section of this catalog. Students seeking
admission to BGSU Firelands should follow the same procedures;
however, test scores are not required. If a student
has not taken either of these tests, he/she will be
required to take the ACT Compass Placement test before
or during New Student Orientation/Registration. This
allows for accurate placement in courses. For specific
information, tours or an interview, contact the BGSU
Firelands Office of Admissions.
The
Financial Aid Office provides counseling services to
all students who are interested in applying for federal,
state and campus-based financial aid. A variety of printed
materials are maintained by this office for student
use. Additionally, the Financial Aid Office provides
enrollment certification services for students who are
eligible for veterans administration educational benefits.
More
than $120,000 in annual scholarships is administered
by BGSU Firelands. Applications for these scholarships
are available from the offices of admissions and financial
aid and must be filed by May 1 to be considered for
the next academic year. Special need analysis forms
are not required for scholarships administered directly
by BGSU Firelands.
Short
Term Extension Plan (S.T.E.P.)
The objective of the special loan fund is to assist
students who, for one reason or another, find it extremely
difficult or impossible to make payment for University
instructional and general fees by the payment due date.
The maximum loan that may be granted is two-thirds of
the total for instructional and general fees. (It is
expected that the borrower will be able to pay one-third
of the total as a down payment. However, the amount
of the loan is contingent upon the time of the application
and is determined by the person administering the loan
fund.) All loans may require a co-signature. The special
loan program is available to continuing BGSU Firelands
students who have at least a 2.0 ("C") accumulative
grade point average. Exceptions to these criteria may
be considered on an individual basis.
During
any semester all loans become due as specified in the
loan agreement. Students may request an extension. The
finance charge for all loans is established by the Ohio
State Loan Commission prior to the beginning of each
calendar quarter. Students who fail to repay special
loans by the date due are charged a late payment fine.
Fines are assessed at a rate of 5% late charge against
the amount due for the first two months following the
due date. Thereafter, a 2% late charge will be assessed
for each subsequent month that the account remains delinquent.
Payments received later than 10 days after the date
due will be subject to the late charge calculated as
if the amount due were a full month late. Students not
repaying loans by the end of the grace period may have
their class registrations for that semester canceled
and all records in the Office of the Registrar frozen.
Also, they will be denied registration for any future
semesters until the loan and penalty are repaid.
Emergency
loan program
The emergency loan program is available to continuing
BGSU Firelands students who have at least a 2.0 ("C")
accumulative grade point average. Exceptions to these
criteria may be considered on an individual basis.
During
any semester all loans become due as specified in the
loan agreement. Students may request an extension. The
finance charge for all loans is established by the Ohio
State Loan Commission prior to the beginning of each
calendar quarter. Students who fail to repay special
loans by the date due are charged a late payment fine.
Fines are assessed at a rate of $.50 per day (including
Saturdays and Sundays), but will not exceed $25. Students
are granted a three-day grace period. If payment is
not made during the grace period, the fine on the fourth
day is $2. Students not repaying loans by the end of
the grace period (three days after the due date) will
have their class registrations for that semester canceled
and all records in the Office of the Registrar frozen.
Also, they will be denied registration for any future
semesters until the loan and penalty are repaid.
Harry
G. Beare Memorial Loan Fund
This loan is available to BGSU Firelands students who
are graduates from Edison High School in Milan, Ohio.
The loan is based on proven financial need and is interest-free.
However, it is suggested that the student make a gift
to the loan fund after repayment of the loan.
Third
and Fourth Degrees of Sandusky Knights of Columbus,
Firelands Shrine Club and Singara Grotto Loan Fund
A loan fund has been provided by these organizations
since BGSU Firelands was opened. Typically, the loans
are for up to $350 and are issued for up to 45 days.
Charles
E. Schell Foundation student loan program
This loan fund was made possible by the Charles E. Schell
Foundation in an effort to assist students in achieving
their college education. Schell was raised in a family
of moderate means and he worked to support himself through
law school. Upon his death, he provided for his wife
and a few relatives, but the remainder of his estate
was used to establish the Charles E. Schell Foundation,
a program of educational assistance for students who
would not otherwise be able to achieve an education.
It was Schell's belief, and he so specified, that students
should be lent money for educational expenses and repay
it without interest.
Students
are eligible for the Schell loan fund if they are between
the ages of 15 and 25, were born in and are now a citizen
of the United States, are loyal to the United States
and its institutions, have a 2.0 minimum cumulative
grade point average and have parents who were born in
and are currently citizens of the United States. Except
in unusual circumstances, repayment of the total amount
of this loan should be completed within 10 years of
the date after which the student leaves BGSU.
