The College ofSaint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany New York 12203 1-800-637-8556
Information for Current HEOP/ACCESS Students
Road Map To Financial Aid
What to expect and what must be done EVERY year. Check off
items as they are completed to see what is left
for you to do.
Documents In January, start to collect your, your spouse's and parent's
tax documents, including: Federal tax returns, W2's, Social Security
statements and Social Services benefits statements. Look out for
these; you will need them!
FAFSA- (Code: 002705)
A renewal form and or pin number will be sent you every year in
December. This form must be filled out and mailed in EVERY year,
by March 1st to avoid delays. With your pin number, the FAFSA
can be done online at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
or to have a copy mailed to you call 1-800-433-3243.
ETA-(Code: 0140)
Once the FAFSA has been completed, NYS will generate an Express
Tap Application. This pre-printed document must be checked
for accuracy and sent to The Higher Educational Service Corporation
(HESC).
Verification Worksheet This is required of all freshman and selected
upperclassmen. If selected, the Saint Rose Financial Aid Department
will notify you by mail.
You will need to fill out the worksheet AND gather COPIES of
the DOCUMENTS that support the information that you put on your
FASFA.
Parent and Student/Spouse Federal tax forms,
if filed.
Parents and Student/Spouse W2's, if no tax
form was filed.
Social Security benefits statements for the year
A Social Services document on letterhead stating year and
benefits received.
Award Letter After all this information has been processed, The Financial
Aid Office at the College will generate an award letter every
year which you must sign and return to the Financial Aid Office
on campus.
Promissory Note
(Freshman only)
Once the award letter has been signed indicating acceptance of
your grants and loans, an Entrance Interview sheet and promissory
note will be sent to you where you select a bank you want to get
your loan from and complete any additional information requested.
The promissory note must be sent to: The
Higher Education Services Corp-
oration, and the Entrance Interview must be sent to:
The Financial Aid Office at The College of Saint Rose.
Refund Once ALL of the above steps are taken, your grants and
Loans will come in to the Financial Aid office and pay your bill
with The College. Once the bill is paid, any monies received over
and above the amount of the bill will be refunded to you.
Breakdown Anywhere during this process, there can be difficulties
that can cause needless delays. To avoid delays, you and the people
at your permanent address should work TOGETHER to resolve the
problem. DO NOT disregard any correspondence
from The College or from The Higher Educational Services Corporation.
Usually correspondence is simply a request for more information,
and if ignored will cause further delays and frustration.
Confusion Any questions can be referred to The Financial Aid Office
at 518-454-5168, and, as always, we
at the Heop/Access office are here to assist at
518-454-5280.
If you have any questions please contact
the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at:
