The primary way the Dalton State College Financial Aid Office will contact
you regarding the status of your aid is through your Dalton State email
account. It is important that you check your DSConnect email account
frequently. Review of your financial aid application will normally
take place within two to four weeks after your financial aid file is
complete. At that time, you will either receive notification of your
financial aid eligibility or a request for additional information.
Satisfactory Academic Progress for
Financial Aid is reviewed for all current/former Dalton State students and
transfer students when they apply for aid and again at the end of every
semester. Students eligible for aid will be sent award notification
identifying the type and amount of financial aid being offered to them by
Dalton State College. Award letters will be mailed to incoming Dalton
State students; email notification will be sent to current and returning
Dalton State students.
Students will also receive notification if they
do not qualify for HOPE and/or the Federal Pell Grant. If you have
filed a FAFSA, you may want to consider an on-campus
work study job or
Federal Stafford Loan.
Additional documents may be
required
The Financial Aid Office will let you know if additional documentation is
necessary. Approximately one-third of all applications are chosen by
the federal processor for review in a process called verification. If
your application is selected for VERIFICATION, you must provide the Office of Student Financial
Aid with a Verification Worksheet and submit signed copies of all required
federal income tax returns and W2s. Once this documentation has
been reviewed, you may be required to submit additional documentation to
resolve discrepancies.
If discrepancies occur between the information on your initial FAFSA and
your verification documentation, corrections will be submitted
electronically to the federal processor. The verification process must
be complete in order to receive federal aid.
How can I find out if I need to
turn in additional documents?
Incoming Dalton State students will receive a letter from the Financial
Aid Office requesting any additional documents. Current and returning
Dalton State students will receive an email asking them to check Missing
Information from the DSConnect Financial
Aid Menu. Students are able to review documents still needed and
those that have already been received through the Missing Information link.
Required forms may be opened as fillable PDF documents by clicking on the
form name.
How can I look at my financial
aid offer on-line?
Admitted students are able to view financial aid offers on-line through
DSConnect. Select Student and Financial Aid menu, and then Financial
Aid Award Letter. Click here to see an example of the on-line award letter.
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