Important Notices

Important Notices

Policy regarding your mail:

All financial aid notices (for missing documents and award letters) will be sent to students BSU email account. Paper letters will not be sent.

Please be sure to check your InfoBear account on a regular basis for updates to your financial aid record.

If you need to change your address at BSU, please do so by completing this form and returning it to the Registrar's office

IRS Tax Return Transcript Request Process

Online Request:  www.irs.gov. In the Online Services section of the homepage, click "order a tax return or account transcript". Click on "Order a Transcript". Enter the requested information, then click "Continue". In the Type of Transcript field, select "Return Transcript" and in the Tax Year field, select the tax year (ex: 2012).  Tax transcripts requested online cannot be sent directly to a third party by the IRS.

Telephone Request: 1-800-908-9946. Follow prompts by entering your social security number, etc, then select Option 2 and then enter the tax year (ex: 2012). Tax transcripts requested by phone cannot be sent directly to a third party by the IRS.

Paper Request: Form 4506T-EZ. Download at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506tez.pdf.  Complete lines 1-4, following the instructions on Page 2 of the form. Line 5 provides tax filers with the option to have their transcript mailed to a third party by the IRS. Enter the year (ex: 2012) on line 6. The tax filers must sign and date the form and enter their telephone number. Mail or fax the completed form to the appropriate address (or fax number) provided on Page 2.

If successfully validated, tax filers can expect to receive a paper IRS Tax Return Transcript at the address included in their online, telephone, or paper request, within 5 to 10 days from the time the request was successfully transmitted to or received by the IRS.

Repeat Coursework

Please click here to see the new policy regarding repeat coursework.

Your Student Accounts Bill

Bills are generated by and paid at the Student Accounts Office. If you have been awarded financial aid prior to receipt of your college bill, aid will be credited directly on your student accounts bill.

Change in Number of Credits

If you withdraw from the college during the semester, you may not be eligible for your entire financial aid award.

If you withdraw from any number of classes during the semester, your financial aid package may be adjusted. For example if you drop below 12 credits, your financial aid package may be reduced to that of a part-time student.

For more information, please see our refund policy.  It is also very important to review the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy if you are planning on withdrawing from BSU or from any number of classes.

Important Information About Disbursements, Enrollment, and Returning & Signing Promissory Notes

The Promissory Notes and Entrance Counseling requirements must be completed and received in our office prior to one of the following: our deadline, the last day of the semester, the student's last day of enrollment, or prior to dropping below 1/2 time enrollment status - whichever comes first. If you have not completed a required promissory note or entrance counseling by the deadline, the loan will automatically be canceled and in most cases cannot be reinstated. Please check our "Deadlines" page for dates.

Also be aware that if you drop below half time enrollment, and you have a loan that has not yet disbursed, the loan will be canceled. If the loan has disbursed, it may be revised or canceled. You must be at least 1/2 time to receive a Direct or Perkins Loan, and you must be full time to receive a Mass No Interest Loan.

FAFSA INFORMATION

The FAFSA for the 2013/2014 academic year may be filed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. A FAFSA must be completed every year, even if you are only receiving a federal loan (including a Plus loan).

Financial Aid Priority Deadline for 2013/2014 is March 1, 2013**

FAFSA's are processed after March 1 and throughout the school year.

**This is an application receipt deadline. Cannot be filed until January 1, 2013.

 

THE BSU SCHOOL CODE IS 002183

Want Priority?  To receive priority consideration for all types of financial aid at Bridgewater State University for the 2013-2014 academic year, your Renewal Application or Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be RECEIVED by the Federal Processor by MARCH 1st, 2013.

FILE ONLINE AT WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV

   QUESTIONS? Contact the Bridgewater State University Financial Aid Office at (508) 531-1341 or finaid@bridgew.edu if you have questions.

 

REMEMBER!   A Renewal Application or Free Application for Federal Student Aid MUST BE FILED EVERY YEAR!

 

Last Modified: April 11, 2013