Financial Aid
At Siena Heights University, a quality education is affordable. Once you’ve been accepted to SHU, the next step is to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Information from the FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for institutional, federal and state financial aid programs including grants, scholarships, and student loans.
Getting Started
The Office of Financial Aid is here to help you make the most of your investment. 我们将与您一起确定最佳赠款，贷款或其他资助机制来帮助您.
Following are just a few of the services we provide:
- 协助提交联邦学生援助免费申请（FAFSA）和完成财政援助文书工作,
- Exploring alternative sources of funding and payment plans,
- Getting access to financial aid information, account balances and payment options on MySiena (the Student Information System).
If you have questions or need help, please email the Financial Aid Office, or call (517) 264-7154.
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Tuition & Fees for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Undergraduate—SHU GLOBAL (Online and Off-site Locations)
Tuition Per Credit Hour: (Effective May 2023):
- SHU Global Undergraduate: $550
- Theological Studies (all sites): $300
- Nursing RN to BSN: $365
Fees:
- Compliance Fee: (all sites) $36 per session
- Technology Fee: (all sites) $300 per session
- Student Service Fee: (all sites) $90 per session
- International Student Support Fee: $100 per session
- Deferred Payment Fee: $300 per session or $150 per sub-session
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Tuition Per Credit Hour: (Effective May 2023)—New Enrollee Academic Year 2023
- Leadership, Teacher Ed., Clinical Mental Health: $680
- MBA Program: $765
- MSN Program: $680
Fees:
- Compliance Fee: (all sites) $36 per session
- Technology Fee: (all sites) $300 per session
- Student Service Fee: (all sites) $90 per session
- MSN/MBA Program Fee (Dual majors MSN & MBA): $250 per session
- International Student Support Fee: $100 per session
- Deferred Payment Fee: $300 per session or $150 per sub-session
Tuition & Fees for the 2024-25 Academic Year
Undergraduate—SHU GLOBAL (Online and Off-site Locations)
Tuition Per Credit Hour: (Effective May 2024):
- SHU Global Undergraduate: $550
- Theological Studies (all sites): $300
- Nursing RN to BSN: $365
Fees:
- Compliance Fee: (all sites) $36 per session
- Technology Fee: (all sites) $300 per session
- Student Service Fee: (all sites) $90 per session
- International Student Support Fee: $100 per session
- Deferred Payment Fee: $300 per session or $150 per sub-session
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Tuition Per Credit Hour: (Effective May 2023)—New Enrollee Academic Year 2023
- Leadership, Teacher Ed., Clinical Mental Health: $680
- MBA Program: $765
- MSN Program: $680
Fees:
- Compliance Fee: (all sites) $36 per session
- Technology Fee: (all sites) $300 per session
- Student Service Fee: (all sites) $90 per session
- MSN/MBA Program Fee (Dual majors MSN & MBA): $250 per session
- International Student Support Fee: $100 per session
- Deferred Payment Fee: $300 per session or $150 per sub-session
FEE SCHEDULES FOR ALL COLLEGES AND LOCATIONS
BANKMOBILE Disbursements
Our school delivers your refund with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. Visit this link for more information.
Our contract can be viewed here.
Financial aid and tuition refunds (*where applicable*) will be disbursed to Siena Heights University students via their selected refund preference with BankMobile Disbursements.
我们很高兴有机会为学生提供他们希望如何获得退款的选择. Even if you do not receive Financial Aid, you may be eligible to receive a refund from Siena Heights University. For example, if you drop a class during the drop/add period, you are eligible for a refund.
For more information or additional instructions, click here.
INSTRUCTIONS
- If you are not certain if we have your correct information, check your address in MySiena.
- If the information is incorrect OR if you are unable to view your account online, 请联系注册办公室，电话：（517）264-7120，根据需要核实和更新您的信息. NOTE: If we do not have your current address, you will NOT receive information from BMTX,Inc. Information will be mailed to the student’s legal address on file with the university. 因此，如果你的地址是错误的，你将不会收到你的退款，当你期待它. We encourage ALL students to verify that we have accurate mailing addresses.
- For more information click here or contact SHU Student Accounts at (517) 264-7110 or StudentAccounts@thereelstudio.com.
STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION
Federal Direct STAFFORD
Federal Direct Stafford loans are low-interest loans backed by the federal government. 这些贷款提供给符合条件的学生，以帮助支付他们的本科和/或研究生教育.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Once you are awarded a Federal Direct Student Loan, you must fulfill certain conditions before loan funds can be credited to your account. All first time Stafford Loan borrowers with Siena Heights University must complete three loan steps prior to their loan being certified and disbursed.
- Entrance Counseling,
- MPN,
- Accept your student loan eligibility via MySiena.
The first two steps should be completed at studentaid.gov. Student borrowers will log in using their FSA ID and password. 如果您还没有FSA ID和密码，或者您无法记住您的FSA ID或密码, you can request a new one or more information at studentaid.gov.
WHAT IS VERIFICATION?
Approximately 1/3 of students are selected for a random process called verification. This means the University is required to obtain copies of the prior year’s federal tax returns for the student and parents (unless the student is defined as independent by FASFA Guidelines). 此外，您必须完成一份验证工作表，该工作表可通过财务援助办公室在线获得, or through the “Missing/Received Documents” link on MySiena.
If you are chosen for verification you will be notified. 请立即退回所要求的项目，因为您的奖励将不会完成，直到验证完成.
LOAN REPAYMENT
直接贷款计划提供贷款偿还计划，旨在满足几乎所有借款人的需求. Direct Loans are funded by the U.S. 由正规博彩十大网站排名教育系和直接贷款服务中心管理, under the supervision of the Department. 直接贷款计划允许您选择您的还款计划，并在您的需求发生变化时切换您的计划.
Stafford loan repayment begins 6 months after you graduate, fall below half time (6 credit hours for both Undergraduate and Graduate Student), or leave school. If you return to school or if your enrollment increases to at least half time, there are deferment options that you could qualify for which will delay your repayment. It is important that you contact your loan servicer if your enrollment changes or if you are having problems making your payments.
If you would like to obtain information on any past or current loans and grants, you can do so by accessing information from the National Student Loan Data System.
FEDERAL DIRECT PLUS
The Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program is available to parents of undergraduate students, if they are credit-worthy applicants. A parent of an undergraduate student may borrow up to the total Estimated Cost of Attendance less financial aid resources received by the student. The U.S. Department of Education is the lender for the Direct PLUS Loan Program.
LIMITS
The maximum Parent PLUS Loan a parent may borrow per academic year is equal to your cost of attendance minus other financial aid (including Federal Direct Subsidized and/or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans for which you are eligible). There is no aggregate maximum loan limit for the Parent PLUS Loan.
FEES
The Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program requires a 4.248 percent origination fee. This makes the net disbursement 95.752 percent of the gross loan amount.
REPAYMENT
The first payment is due within 60 days after each loan is fully disbursed.
Parents have the option of deferring repayment based on your enrollment status. Specifically, parent PLUS borrowers may defer repayment:
- While the student is enrolled on at least a half-time basis, and,
- 在学生至少休学半年后的六个月内.
- Interest will be capitalized until repayment begins. If a deferment is chosen, the parent borrower will be sent a quarterly interest statement and will have the option of paying the interest as it accrues during the deferment period. The parent borrower may be allowed up to 30 years for repayment.
家长借款人必须致电直接贷款服务中心（DLSC），电话：（800）848-0979请求延期. Please note that if the parent borrower does not choose to defer payment, repayment begins 60 days after full disbursement of the loan. Therefore, the first payment of a fall/winter loan will usually be due in February. Interest begins to accumulate when the first disbursement is made.
WHEN TO APPLY
You should begin the application process prior to the beginning of the academic year in order to ensure timely processing. Depending on the time of year, it can take up to 4 weeks from the time Siena Heights University receives the PLUS Application until the servicer sends notice of acceptance or rejection.
HOW TO APPLY FOR PLUS
- At studentaid.gov, apply for a Direct PLUS Loan, and (once approved),
- Complete a PLUS Master Promissory Note (MPN) for Parents.
- Complete PLUS Credit Counseling.
The parent borrower will need to log in using their FSA ID and password. A FSA ID is required for an online PLUS MPN. This would be the same information that you used to sign the FAFSA. 如果您没有FSA ID，或者您无法记住您当前的FSA ID和密码, you can create or request that information at studentaid.gov.
After we receive the Application, Siena Heights University confirms student’s eligibility for a PLUS Loan and transmits the application to the PLUS loan servicer. Funds are sent directly to Siena Heights University and applied against student’s bill.
OPTIONS IF PLUS IS NOT APPROVED
These are some options the family may want to consider:
- Parent may be reconsidered and approved for the PLUS loan with an endorser (co-signer). An endorser promises to repay the loan if the parent borrower fails to do so, or
- The Student has the option of taking out an additional Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. 贷款金额将根据年级水平和学生已经获得的经济援助而有所不同. 对于大一和大二的学生，每年的金额最高为4000美元，对于大三和大四的学生，每年的金额最高为5000美元.
一旦正规博彩十大网站大学收到联邦政府关于PLUS申请被拒绝的通知, 我们将修改学生的经济援助计划，显示额外的无补贴贷款资格. The student will be notified and given the option to accept all or a portion of the new unsubsidized loan award or decline it all together. Additional loan eligibility cannot be awarded without a parent PLUS denial.
ALTERNATIVE
If you need additional resources to assist with paying your college expenses, 正规博彩十大网站大学将证明您有资格获得的任何替代教育贷款. 正规博彩十大网站大学建议您通过填写联邦和州财政援助 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), as well as private scholarships prior to applying for an alternative education loan.
你可向你所选择的任何其他贷款机构申请，或选择下列其中一间贷款机构. Once you have satisfied the lender’s requirements for loan disclosure notification and acceptance governed by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008, the lender will submit the application to Siena for school certification. 贷款金额不能超过你的就读费用减去任何已经收到的经济援助, and a co-signer may be required.
You may be required to provide additional information to your lender by completing a Private Education Loan Applicant Self Certification Form. If this is the case, please print the form (if not provided by the lender) and contact Siena’s student loan processor at (517) 264-7154 for assistance with this information. （如借款人提供的资料不正确，可能会延误贷款申请的处理）.
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EXIT COUNSELING
Exit Counseling is a requirement from the federal government which provides students with valuable information about their rights and responsibilities as a federal student loan borrower.
Before graduating, withdrawing, or dropping below ½ time enrollment, federal student loan borrowers are required to complete exit counseling. 退出咨询将为你提供关于你作为学生借款人的权利和责任的宝贵信息. The sessions should take 20-30 minutes.
Please contact the National Student Loan Data Systems (NSLDS), or call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) for more information on your student loan.
- Click here to access the Direct Loan Exit Counseling Guide.
- Click here to access the exit counseling session.
VIEW LOAN HISTORY
Access your student loan information online through the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). NSLDS is the U.S. Department of Education’s central database for student aid.
Statements of accounts are mailed to the student’s permanent address prior to the start of the semester or cycle. 付款必须在报表上列出的到期日之前收到，以避免延迟付款费用. Failure to receive an official statement of account does not relieve any student of the responsibility for payment by the due dates. Students may also view their statements online.
Students can pay their tuition bills by check payable to Siena Heights University and send to the address listed below or by utilizing the ePayment system.
Remittance address for payments:
Siena Heights University
Office of Student Accounts
1247 E. Siena Heights Dr.
Adrian, MI 49221
Siena Heights University does not drop students for nonpayment. 学生有责任在上课第一天之前退课，以避免被收费.
ONLINE PAYMENTS
Siena Heights University has partnered with Transact, a leading payment processing company in higher education, to enable students to make on-line payments. Students, parents and other authorized users can pay charges and fees online, confidentially and secure, via credit cards or ACH.
With online payments, you and for family members have a faster way to pay your tuition charges and fees! It’s not only fast, it’s easy! You simply choose the payment method that best fits your needs.
- ACH—electronic funds transfer from a checking or savings account with no convenience fee,
- Credit Card with 2.85% convenience fee,
- Reoccurring or one-time Only.
For more information about Transact, visit the FAQ section below.
MONTHLY PAYMENT PLANS
We’ve all been there; sometimes you just can’t pay the entire bill all at once. Payment plans are easy, convenient and can fit any financial situation. Benefits include:
- Early enrollment allows you to make up to 5 payments per semester.
- Autopay feature.
- Save money by not having to pay a deferred payment fee or purchase stamps.
- Easy online account access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Faster posting to your account.
- Added confidentiality and security of your information.
THIRD-PARTY BILLING (SPONSORS—Employers)
第三方收费是指私人或政府机构为你支付学费的任何部分, fees, or books AND they are requesting a bill from the University.
FORMS
Third party authorizations that include the following information need to be submitted to the Office of Student Accounts before the payment due date.:
- Student’s name,
- Student’s ID Number,
- Specific charges the company is willing to pay,
- Specific semester covered by the contract,
- Name and signature of officer authorizing the contract.
Students are responsible to pay any remaining balance that the authorization may not cover. Otherwise, a deferred payment fee may be assessed. Students are ultimately responsible for any default in payment by the sponsoring agency.
The authorization may be faxed to (517) 264-7728, emailed to Student Accounts, or mailed to:
Siena Heights University
Office of Student Accounts
1247 E. Siena Heights Dr.
Adrian, MI 49221
BILLING
赞助商将在授权期限后的每学期收取费用.
PAYMENT
Student accounts are credited once payment is received from the sponsor. Student refunds may be impacted by the amount and timing of funds received. Please note that third party payments are considered to be a form of financial assistance and your financial aid award may be adjusted.
REFUNDS
Refunds are not issued until a credit balance is reflected on a student account. Please note, that third party payments are considered to be a form of financial assistance and your financial aid award may be reviewed and adjusted according to federal guidelines.
DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
An individual will be in default if the amount due, as listed on the statement, is not paid in full by the specified due date. In addition to the assessment of a deferred payment fee, a student in default will not be allowed to register for future semesters, receive an academic transcript, have academic credits certified, or receive a diploma at graduation. A student in default may also be subject to withdrawal from school and their account being referred to a collection agency.
STUDENT FINANCIAL HOLDS
财务控制不限制当前注册的学生访问锡耶纳网络或学生活动. Financial holds could however restrict access to academic records, future registration and/or issuance of your diploma. 如果你注意到你的学生记录被搁置，你可以点击加号图标查看详细说明.
REFUND OF CREDIT BALANCES
Overpayments, billing adjustments, loan disbursements, and financial aid payments may result in a credit balance on an account.
The refunds for credit balances are typically directed to the student, but when requested, the refund can be directed to a scholarship/grant agency, parent or third party payer whose payment created the credit balance.
- 信用余额的退款将在学费账单上出现信用余额后的14天内处理.
- 由学生付款计划产生的信用余额将在付款期结束时退还.
退款将通过他们选择的退款偏好与银行移动支付支付给学生, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. For more information about BankMobile Disbursements, visit this page.
RETURNED CHECKS
If a check is returned by the bank because of insufficient funds or a closed account, the returned check, along with a $25 returned check fee, will be charged to the account of the student in which the payment was originally applied. Balance is due within 15 days.
Transact FAQS
WHAT IS Transact?
Transact允许学生通过电子支票向他们的账户进行安全的在线支付, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. A Convenience fee of 2.85% will be added to payments made by a credit/debit card.
Students can avoid the convenience fee by using an electronic check to have the payment deducted from their checking account.
WHY IS A CONVENIENCE FEE CHARGED FOR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS?
而信用卡支付为学生和家长支付学杂费提供了方便的方式, the cost to the University for providing this convenience grew to an unaffordable level. The University decided to require those who want the convenience of paying with a credit card to cover a portion of the University’s cost of providing the service.
CAN I STILL USE A CREDIT CARD AT THE OFFICE OF STUDENT ACCOUNTS OR OVER THE PHONE?
No. Credit cards will no longer be accepted at our office or over the phone. Credit card payments can only be made in Transact. You can still use your credit card at the Bookstore.
WHAT IS AN ELECTRONIC CHECK (ALSO KNOWN AS ACH)?
An electronic check is similar to writing a check. In Transact ePayments in MySiena, choose the e-Check Payment option, choose the payments you want to make, and then follow the Checkout instructions. 您将需要您的银行账号和转接号码（位于支票底部）。, and this information can be saved for future use if you choose. If you do not save your account and routing number, you must re-enter it each time you make an e-Check payment. This option is entirely free to students and authorized users.
WHO CAN I AUTHORIZE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON MY ACCOUNT?
Anyone you choose. 在Transact中，只需为它们设置一个用户ID和密码，并向它们提供该信息. 这是在e-Check选项中设置的，但可以用于进行e-Check或信用卡支付. Once that person has logged into Transact, he/she can change the password. This authorization gives access only to payment information; it does not allow access to any other students’ information. The authorization will remain in force until de-activated by the student.
WHERE DO AUTHORIZED USERS LOGIN TO Transact?
Authorized users can login to Transact here.
Can I still pay at the Office of Student Financial Services?
Yes. The cashier will still accept payments by cash or check only.
WHAT IF I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY Transact TRANSACTION?
Please contact the Office of Student Accounts at (517) 264-7110 or StudentAccounts@thereelstudio.com.
HOW DO I KNOW MY INFORMATION IN Transact IS SECURE?
Transact complies with all applicable federal, state, and banking regulations and is secured through VeriSign. It is compliant with both FERPA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley requirements. However, 学生在使用MySiena和Transact时仍应谨慎使用并遵循以下指导方针：
- Set up a separate user ID and password for parents or other authorized users;
- Authorized users should login only with their own user ID and password and should not use the student’s ID and password;
- Do not share your user ID or password with anyone else;
- Do not leave your user ID or password where others can see it;
- Do not leave your computer logged into Transact or MySiena when you are not using it;
- Do not allow anyone to watch you log into or use MySiena or Transact.
Recognizing the national trend of rising tuition costs in higher education, Siena Heights University is taking a bold step to remain affordable for its students.
The Siena Tuition Advantage price certainty plan locks in tuition rates for full-time students enrolled at both its Residential Campus as well as at its SHU Global locations and Online. This is for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Our promise: to hold tuition rates steady for two academic years.
The Siena Tuition Advantage simplifies the financial management and promotes improved financial planning for our students by introducing price certainty. Siena Heights hopes to improve student success, class and degree planning and degree completion rates with this new model.
Ask about the Siena Tuition Advantage today!
