Student Rights

Department Information

Hay Center
Stillman College
3601 Stillman Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Monday – Friday
8:00am – 5:00pm

As a student, you have the right to know:

What financial aid programs are available and how you can qualify for them.
The deadlines for submitting applications for each of the financial aid programs.
How financial need was determined and what items were considered in your Cost of Attendance budget.
How much of your financial need, as determined by Stillman College, has been met.
What portion of the aid received is a loan and what portion is a grant or scholarship.
The amount of the monthly loan payment and when the repayment must start.
The College’s policies concerning required attendance, enrollment, and academic standing.
How Stillman College determines whether you are making satisfactory progress, what happens if requirements are not met, and how eligibility may be re-established.
How Stillman College distributes student financial aid.
How and when financial aid funds will be disbursed.
Names of accrediting organizations.
The cost of attendance.
The refund/repayment policy.
How and when you will receive your refund (or receive a work-study pay check).
What services are available to disabled students.
Graduation and/or transfer-out-rate for student athletes and the general student population.
Athletic participation rate and financial support data for intercollegiate athletics.
Drug and alcohol abuse prevention information.
Campus security annual report.
Privacy rights as prescribed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.

As a student, you have the responsibility to:

Complete all forms accurately and truthfully.
Submit all required documents on time.
Check campus email and My Stillman Self-Service for Financial Aid messages.
Pay special attention to and accurately complete your application for student financial aid.
Read and understand all documents and forms that must be signed and keep copies of them.
Accept responsibility for all agreements that you sign.
Notify Stillman College and the loan lender of any changes in address.
Know and comply with Stillman College refund and withdraw procedures.
Perform in a satisfactory manner the work that is agreed upon in accepting a work-study job.
Know and comply with the deadline for FAFSA and financial aid documents.
Notify the Office of Financial Aid upon notification that you will receive additional funds from sources outside our office.