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Student Rights and Responsibilities

Some important factors should be considered when contacting Parkland for information concerning enrollment. Education is a large investment of time, money, and effort, and every student should carefully evaluate his or her potential commitment. In making this decision, the student should find out about the school’s academic programs, facilities, cost, job placement services, refund policy, and financial aid programs.

The student has the right to ask the college:

• what is the cost of attending and what is the refund policy for students who withdraw
• what financial assistance is available, including information on all federal, state, local, private, and institutional financial aid programs
• what are the procedures and deadlines for submitting applications for each available financial aid program
• what criteria are used to select financial aid recipients
• how it determines financial need, that is, how costs (tuition and fees, room and board, travel, books and supplies, and personal and miscellaneous expenses) and what resources (such as parental contribution, other financial aid, assets, etc.) are considered in the calculation of need
• how much of a student’s financial need, as determined by the institution, has been met
• to explain each type and amount of assistance in a financial aid package
• in the case of a loan, what is the interest rate, the starting date of repayment, the duration of repayment, and any cancellation and deferment provisions
• in the case of work-study, the type of job available; its working hours; duties; and the rate, time, and frequency of payment
• to reconsider a financial aid package, if a mistake has been made
• how the school determines if a student is making satisfactory progress and the consequences of unsatisfactory progress
• what special facilities and services are available to a student with disabilities

Along with these consumer rights, students must realize there are responsibilities assumed in order to qualify for and receive any award.

It is the student’s responsibility to:

• review and consider all information about a school’s program before enrollment
• pay special attention to the application for student financial aid, completing it accurately and submitting it on time to the right place (errors can delay financial aid payments)
• provide all additional documentation, verification, corrections, and/or new information requested by either the Office of Financial Aid or the agency to which the application was submitted
• read, understand, and keep copies of all forms that must be signed
• accept responsibility for the promissory note and all other agreements that are signed
• notify the lender, in the case of a loan, of changes in name, address, or educational status
• perform in a satisfactory manner the work that is agreed upon in accepting a Federal Work-Study job
• know and comply with the school’s refund/repayment policy
• know and comply with the school’s satisfactory progress policy for financial aid recipients