FAFSA

Each student must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year to apply for federal and institutional financial aid at West Liberty University. Financial aid includes grants, loans, and work-study.

The FAFSA is completed online. The Central Processor will calculate an expected family contribution (EFC) figure based on the information provided on the FAFSA. You may obtain an unofficial calculation of what your EFC may be for the upcoming year by using the FAFSA4caster. The EFC is the estimated dollar amount the family should be able to contribute to the student’s cost of attendance (COA). The COA includes tuition and fees, housing and food, books, and personal and transportation expenses incurred while the student is attending classes. The EFC is subtracted from the COA to determine financial need and aid eligibility.

The student must also list on the FAFSA the Title IV code for any college or university that they are interested in attending. West Liberty University’s Title IV code is: 003823.

Each school listed on the FAFSA will electronically receive a copy of the student’s processed report. This report will have the student’s EFC listed on it. This report will be used to determine aid eligibility and the amount of financial aid offered.

Student Responsibilities for Receiving Financial Aid

• For first-time students, return signed Financial Aid Estimate Letter accepting aid package
• Returning students will be required to accept any desired aid on their WINS account prior to the semester starting
• Completing Promissory Notes for Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans and Direct Parent (PLUS) Loans (parent responsibility) if applicable
• Completing Entrance & Exit Counseling for Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans if applicable
• Maintaining satisfactory academic progress for financial aid as listed in the college catalog
• Notifying the Financial Aid Office of any outside aid received, change in housing arrangements, change in enrollment status, or change in marital status

WLU FINANCIAL AID OFFICE CODE OF CONDUCT

The West Liberty University Office of Financial Aid has adopted NASFAA’s (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ) Code of Conduct for Institutional Financial Aid Professionals as follows: is expected to always maintain exemplary standards of professional conduct in all aspects of carrying out his or her responsibilities, specifically including all dealing with any entities involved in any manner in student financial aid, regardless of whether such entities are involved in a government sponsored, subsidized, or regulated activity. In doing so, a financial aid professional should:

• Refrain from taking any action he or she believes is contrary to law, regulation, or the best interests of the students and parents he or she serves
• Refrain from taking any action for his or her personal benefit
• Ensure that the information he or she provides is accurate, unbiased, and does not reflect any preference arising from actual or potential personal gain
• Be objective in making decisions and advising his or her institution regarding relationships with any entity involved in any aspect of student financial aid
• Refrain from soliciting or accepting anything of other than nominal value from any entity (other than an institution of higher education or a government entity such as the U.S. Department of Education) involved in the making, holding, consolidation or processing of any student loans, including anything of value (including reimbursement of expense) for serving on an advisory body or as part of a training activity of or sponsored by any such entity
• Does not refuse to process, based upon the choice of lender, private loan applications
• Does not enter into any revenue-sharing arrangement with any lender
• Does not solicit or accept any gift (any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, or other item having a monetary value of more than a de minimus amount) from a lender, guarantor, or servicer of education loans. The term gift does not include food, refreshments, training, and informational material as part of an integral training session designed to improve the service of a lender
• Prohibits employees of the Financial Aid Office, or any employee who otherwise has responsibilities with respect to educational loans, from entering into any type of consulting arrangement or other contract to provide to a lender service relating to educational loans
• Prohibits external lenders’ employees, representatives, or agents from identifying themselves to students of the University or their parents as employees, representatives or agents of the Financial Aid Office
• Does not request or accept from any lender any offer of funds to be used for private education loans, including funds for an opportunity pool loan, in exchange for providing the lender with a specified number of loans made, insured, or guaranteed; a specified loan volume of such loans; or a preferred lender for such loans
• Does not permit any employee who is employed in the Financial Aid Office, or who otherwise has responsibilities with respect to education loans or other student financial aid of the University, and who serves on an advisory board, commission, or group established by a lender, guarantor, or group of lenders or guarantors, acceptance of any thing of value from the lender, guarantor, or group of lenders or guarantors, except that the employee may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in serving on such advisory board, commission, or group
• Disclose to his or her institution, in such manner as his or her institution may prescribe, any involvement with or interest in any entity involved in any aspect of student financial

For more information, please contact the Financial Aid Office:

Molly Daniels
Director of Financial Aid
West Liberty University
Title IV Code 003823
Phone # 304-336-8016
Toll Free #1.866.WEST.LIB
finaid@westliberty.edu
FAX # 304-336-8088