Some of the most popular and useful websites for online financial aid information are listed below. Each of these links will take you away from the Fuller Seminary website and the seminary is not responsible for the content of these sites.

General Financial Aid Information
Finaid.Org - more than you want to know about finaid!

Federal Government Services
FAFSA on the Web - Complete the FAFSA online
FSA PIN Request - Request a new or duplicate Federal Student Aid PIN number
National Student Loan Data System - Your loan history
Students.gov - U.S. government portal for students
Selective Service - Register or verify your registration with the Selective Service

Scholarship Searches
Fastweb - scholarship search service
Edupass - international student information

Lenders & Servicers (See our Lender Comparison Chart )
ACS Education Services
AMS TuitionPay
Bank of America
Campus Partners (Perkins Loan Servicing)
Chase
Citibank
EFSI
SunTrust
Sallie Mae - check your loan status online
Wachovia/Educaid
Wells Fargo 

Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

Policy. To be eligible for institutional and federal financial aid, you must meet the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy (FASAP). Fuller's Financial Aid SAP policy is designed to meet federal regulations and is therefore stricter than the seminary's regular Satisfactory Academic Progress policy. In most cases, if you maintain a 2.50 or greater cumulative GPA and complete your courses, you should have no trouble with the FASAP policy. Student Financial Services measures your academic progress each quarter in two ways:

1. Cumulative GPA. You must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 or better after attempting 16 units at Fuller.

2. Completion Rate. You must successfully complete your attempted coursework. The formula used to calculate your completion rate is: Earned Units ÷ Total Attempted Units = Percentage of successfully completed units.

   • Grades that indicate successful completion are A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C, P, SA, and CR. These grades are counted as attempted units and earned units.
     
     
   • Grades that do not represent successful completion are Incompletes (I), Holds (H, H1, H2, HI), Extensions (IE, IX), failing grades (F, NS, NC), and Withdrawals (W). These grades count as attempted but not earned units.
     
     
   • Drops (DD, DP, DR), In Process (IP), and Report Delayed (RD) grades do not count as attempted or earned units.
     
     
   • Transfer units count as attempted and earned units.
     
     
   • Federal regulations require that all of your Fuller coursework be included in the calculation, even if it is from a different degree program, or many years ago.
     
     
3. The percentage of classes you must successfully complete varies according to your degree program and the total number of units in which you have enrolled.
   • If you are enrolled in a master's-level program in any school, the Psy.D., Psy.Ph.D., or the SIS Th.M. programs, you must successfully complete 75% of your course work if you have attempted 24 or more units. If you have attempted less than 24 units, you must successfully complete 60% of your course work.
   • If you are enrolled in a doctoral-level program in the School of Theology or Intercultural Studies, or the D.Min. or Korean D.Min. programs, you must successfully complete 75% of all attempted course work.

The FASAP measurements are conducted during the fifth week of each quarter. If you currently receive financial aid and fail a measurement, you will receive a notification letter from Student Financial Services.

Consequences. Failing the FASAP can adversely affect your eligibility for current and future financial aid. If you fail a measurement, you will not be eligible to receive institutional grants or scholarships, federal student loan funds, Perkins loan funds, and Federal Work-Study funds until you regain eligibility or a petition is approved on your behalf. Even if your petition receives approval, you may not be eligible to receive funds from past quarters.

FASAP Petition Policy. Federal regulations limit the types of circumstances in which a FASAP waiver may be granted due to

• death in the family
• illness or medical emergency
• other performance factors beyond your control.

To petition, you must submit the following documentation:

• A letter explaining the exceptional circumstances that affected your ability to meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements.
  
  
• A resolution or plan of action explaining how you will assure future academic success.
  
  
• A statement from your academic advisor confirming your ability to meet the SAP requirements.
  
  
• Documentation of illness or medical condition. You must provide a letter from your attending physician confirming that your condition will no long hinder your ability to succeed academically. The letter must include the dates the condition occurred. The dates must coincide with the period in which you failed to meet FASAP requirements.

The Policy Review Team will review the petition or, if the team is unable to convene, the director of Student Financial Services will make a decision and notify you of a decision within 30 days of submission. Decisions of the Policy Review Team or the director are final.