Special Income Considerations

Last year's income or your parents’ (if you are dependent) may not accurately reflect your financial strength or your family’s ability to contribute towards your college education. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances only, and with adequate documentation of those circumstances, the Financial Aid Counselor may make adjustments to your income data to more accurately measure your or your family’s ability to pay for educational costs.

If any of the above applies to you and if your earnings will be drastically reduced in 2007, please contact the Financial Aid Office.  Any adjustment requires a one-on-one meeting with a Financial  Aid Counselor. Remember, you must provide adequate  documentation of your special circumstance before any adjustments will be made to your application data. Only one adjustment will be made per award year. No adjustment for 2008-2009 will be made before July 1, 2008. All adjustments end March 1, 2009.

Dependent Student Special Circumstance Form 

Independent Student Special Circumstance Form