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Financial Aid Dictionary

• Financial Aid
• Financial Aid Office (FinAid)
• FAFSA
• SAI
• The Financial Aid Offer
• Cost of Attendance
• Verification
• Professional Judgement
• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
• Exit Counseling

Institutional Aid

• SEAL Scholarship
• Visit Grant
• Endowed Scholarships
• Scholarships

Financial Aid Policies

• Communication from FinAid
• Withdrawals
• Notice of Federal Student Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Violations
• FinAid Code of Conduct

Federal Student Aid

• Types of FSA
• Federal Pell Grant
• FSEOG
• Direct Loan Program
• Federal Work-Study
• The FAFSA
• Deadlines
• Verification
• Corrections & Updates

Deadlines

FAFSA availability
2026-2027 academic year: Opens October 1, 2025, at studentaid.gov
2027-2028 academic year: Opens December 1, 2026, at studentaid.gov

Missouri students applying for Missouri aid
2026-2027 academic year:
February 1, 2026 (priority deadline)
April 1, 2026 (final deadline)
July 31, 2026 (correction deadline)
2027-2028 academic year:
February 1, 2027 (priority deadline)
April 1, 2027 (final deadline)
July 31, 2027 (correction deadline)

Federal FAFSA deadline
2026-2027 academic year: June 30, 2027
2027-2028 academic year: June 30, 2028

Verification work
120 days from notification of verification

Loan paperwork (Counseling, MPN, credit check, data sheet)
Prior to starting classes

Financial aid in place
Prior to starting classes

Professional judgement work
Prior to starting classes

Appeals
10 days after notification of loss of aid