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.
