Financing Your Education

• Immediately call Campus Police • Only move the patient [an injured/ill person] if the current location places them in danger • Stay with patient until help arrives • Stay on phone with dispatcher until medical personnel arrive

Elevator Malfunction/Utility Failure

Elevator Malfunction • If confined inside the elevator, use the emergency telephone and activate the elevator emergency bell • If you are outside the elevator and hear the elevator emergency bell, call Campus Police • Police dispatcher will send appropriate assistance Utility Failure (electric, gas, water) • Call Campus Police • During short interruptions, remain in place unless notified to leave • During prolonged utility failure, exit corridors and stairs while temporary emergency lights are on

Call Campus Police

• Call 314-516-5155 (pre-program/speed dial in your phone) • Use Red Phones located inside buildings • Use Blue Light Emergency Phones located outside of buildings throughout campus

Emergency Notification

To assure that you are notified in an emergency, verify your contact information is current: • Students should go to myview.umsl.edu and employees should go to myhr.umsystem.edu • Sign in, click on “Personal Information”, click “UM

Emergency Information” • Enter all phone numbers and e-mail addresses where you wish information to be sent

Assistance for Students with Disabilities

• Students are encouraged to self identify their special needs and develop a plan with Disability Access

Services • You have the right to make your own decisions about your life-safety evacuation assistance • If assistance is needed during an emergency, call or ask someone to call the Campus Police

Student Financial Services Office

327 Millennium Student Center

Cashier’s cashiers@umsl.edu | 314-516-5151

Financial Aid financialaid@umsl.edu | 314-516-5526

Financial Aid

Students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 1st for priority consideration of federal, state, and institutional aid. The FAFSA must be renewed for each academic year. The UMSL school code is 002519. The General Scholarship application is accessible by visiting the Financial Aid homepage and due by April 1st. Students will be notified over the summer via their UMSL email account of their financial aid award package for the upcoming academic year. The award package may include grants, scholarships, work-study, and/or federal student loans.

Undergraduate Tuition Rates for Fall 2021- Summer 2021

Missouri/Metro Residents $379.00 per credit hour*

Non-Residents $1,019 per credit hour* *There may be additional fees or rates that apply. See the course catalog in the MyView student system to find out if a course has a Course Fee, Supplemental Fee, or Special Rate.

Note: The cost of attendance presented is a standardized estimate of various University charges and educational expenses.

Our office subtracts the EFC (expected family contribution determined by your FAFSA) from the estimated cost of attendance (COA). The difference is called a student’s need. The amount of any scholarships and grants you receive combined with any other needbased assistance, such as a federal work study job, cannot exceed your need. COA - EFC = NEED

These are some of the scholarships and grants you may see on your award letter. Scholarships and grants may require full time enrollment (at least 12 credit hours). All awards are contingent on funding.

Federal Pell Grant Amounts vary and are based on enrollment and Expected Family Contribution (EFC). It is awarded to students with exceptional need who are seeking a first bachelor’s degree.

Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant (SEOG) For undergraduate students who are Pell eligible. Funding is very limited and awarded as available.

Federal TEACH Grant Available to students pursuing a teaching degree. Visit studentaid.ed.gov for eligibility criteria and other information.

UMSL Grant For undergraduate students with exceptional need. Funding is limited and awarded as available to full time students. A 2.5 or higher GPA is required for renewal.

Bright Flight Scholarship & Access Missouri Grant For undergraduate students who meet the eligibility criteria listed at dhe.mo.gov, are enrolled full time, and maintain a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA.

Non-Resident Scholarships Applied to non-resident fees only and cannot exceed the actual amount of eligible non-resident fees assessed any semester.

New: *Fast Track Grant (External Application) The Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant is a new financial aid program for adults through the MO Dept. of Higher Ed. Visit https://dhewd.mo.gov/initiatives/ fast_track.php for elibigility criteria and application.

Federal Work-Study

Federal Work-Study is awarded based on a student’s financial need and academic level. Please contact our office for a separate application. If you do not qualify for Work-Study, check for other on-campus opportunities at studentjobs.umsl.edu. Please contact Student Financial Services Office for more information on how to apply.

Receiving Your Financial Aid • All funds (except Federal Work Study) will be credited to your student account no sooner than 10 days before the semester starts. • The amount of accepted aid will be split in half between the fall and spring semesters. • Financial Aid will automatically apply to tuition, fees, and housing charges on your student account.

You must consent for it to cover other charges, like bookstore purchases, in TouchNet. • Refunds will be processed through the Student

Financial Services Office. You can set up direct deposit in TouchNet to have any excess funds automatically deposited into your account.

Financial Aid Checklist:

☐Have you completed the following? ☐Complete all of the items found on your To Do List in MyView ☐Check your student e-mail regularly and respond to requests for additional info quickly ☐Accept or Decline each award in MyView ☐Provide our office with information about any outside scholarships you will be receiving ☐All UMSL first-time borrowers of Stafford and PLUS loans must complete Loan Entrance Counseling &

Master Promissory Note at www.studentloans.gov before we can disburse any funds ☐Be sure to review your financial aid renewed criteria. ☐Review the Guide to Paying Fees at umsl.edu/sfs/

I’m Still Lost! What do I do?

Every student has their own personal Financial Aid Advisor! Contact us to find out who your advisor is and let us know how we can help you!