If you are requesting all possible federal funds and/or state funds (PELL, SEOG, Work Study, HOPE, Zell Miller, and/or Direct Student Loans, and Direct Parent PLUS Loans), you MUST complete a FAFSA applications. The online form can be found on https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa or by selecting the app in your MyABAC dashboard. HOPE recipients may opt to only complete the GSFAPPS (Georgia State Financial Application). However, the GFSAPP is for state aid only; no federal aid, including Federal Direct Loans, will be available when completing this application. Students who only complete the GSFAPP, must also complete the HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship Only Waiver. If HOPE was paid out by your previous institution, please complete the HOPE Evaluation Form and submit it to the ABAC Office of Financial Aid.
Incoming Transfer Students
ABOUT Incoming Transfer Students
Financial Aid Steps for Incoming Transfer Students
- Complete the FAFSA or add ABAC’s School Code (001541) and re-submit the FAFSA.
- If you are transferring, you will need to make sure that you have included ABAC’s School Code (001541) in the FAFSA associated with the academic year in which you will be enrolled at ABAC.
- If it is at the beginning of the school year (Fall semester), then you must make sure to use the ABAC School Code when renewing your FAFSA.
- If you are transferring in the middle of the school year (Spring or Summer), you may have submitted the current FAFSA to your previous institution. To add the ABAC School Code, log in to your account and go to your Dashboard. Select the submitted FAFSA form. Then, select the processed FAFSA submission in the “My Activity” section. Select the “Add or Remove Schools” button and complete a search or enter the ABAC School Code, 001541. Then, select the school from the search results. Make sure to submit the form to update.
After making the correction, you will then go all the way through the FAFSA application and resubmit the form.
- You will also need to make sure that you contact your former Financial Aid Office and cancel all aid, including loans so that we can process your information.
- If you complete the FAFSA online, it will be processed, and your information will be released to our office. It typically takes 3 – 5 business days for your FAFSA to be sent to us. If you complete the paper FAFSA, please submit it to the Department of Education for processing (Federal Student Aid Programs, P.O. Box 70204, London, KY 40742-0204).
- NOTE: Processing time can take up to three weeks or longer depending on the time of year for online submission and six weeks or longer if submitting the paper FAFSA by mail. Your information will be available with current updates through Banner. Please check Banner for all updates.
- If you are transferring, you will need to make sure that you have included ABAC’s School Code (001541) in the FAFSA associated with the academic year in which you will be enrolled at ABAC.
- Complete verification, if selected.
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- Once we have received your FAFSA information; we will contact you via email (through your ABAC email address) Required documents will also be listed in Banner. Please check Banner for all updates.
- If your FAFSA is selected for standard verification by the U.S. Department of Education, you may follow the steps in the email that are sent to you and that are provided below to complete the online verification process.
- Note: you MUST be accepted to the college to create an account.
- Go to https://abac.studentforms.com.
- From the MyABAC Portal screen, enter your ABAC credentials and sign in.
- From the Account Creation screen, enter/confirm your student information.
- Click the ‘Create Account’ button.
- You will complete the Dependent/Independent Verification web form and upload any documentation that is listed in the portal.
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- Aid is posted on the Banner Student Landing Page.
- After all required documents are received, a processor will review the student’s file to determine aid packaging.
- Note: During the verification process, it can be determined that additional documents are needed to complete the verification process. Once this process is complete, the financial aid offers will be available for viewing.
- NOTE: Awards are made beginning in January for the following academic year, so early completion of the FAFSA application is important.
- Your Financial Aid Offer will be sent to you via email.
- Once your financial aid has been processed, a financial aid offer notification email will be sent to you through your ABAC email account with amounts.
- NOTE: Please read the aid offer email thoroughly. Keep in mind that if anything changes on the account, the aid can also change. Your information will be available with current updates through the Banner student landing page. Please check the Banner student landing page for all updates.
- Aid will be authorized to accounts of students who are registered for courses.
- If you have received federal and/or state offers (i.e. HOPE, PELL, SEOG, scholarships, etc.), these are automatically applied to your account once you have registered for classes. (Some of these amounts may be adjusted if the enrollment status changes by adding or dropping classes).
- NOTE: Please check with a Financial Aid Counselor if you are interested in the Federal Work-Study Program (FWS) to see if you are eligible.
- NOTE: If you do not wish to take out any loans, you are done.
- Accept Loans in Banner, if needed.
- Loans are offered in the award packaging. You can accept loans online through Banner.
- Loans are sent up to the Department of Education for certification before applying the amount on the account as credit. This can take up to 5 days after accepting the funds.
- NOTE: The Direct Parent PLUS application is available via StudentAid.gov. Please make sure that your Parent logs in with their FSA ID when applying for the Parent PLUS Loan.
- Aid is authorized and disbursed.
- Once awarded, you can use your excess aid to purchase books and supplies in the ABAC Stallion Shop (bookstore). Excess funds for financial aid awards are usually refunded after the fourth week of courses if you are not a new student or first-time loan borrower. If you are a first-time loan borrower or have a single-term loan, your excess will be refunded around mid-term.
Deadlines to Apply
Priority deadlines are dates set to give ample time for processing before the payment deadlines. FAFSA applications, verification documentation, etc. turned in after priority deadlines will be processed, but there is no guarantee that the application and awarding process will be completed by payment deadlines. In this case, students should have alternative funding in place to guarantee their registration status.
Priority Deadline for Summer 2024 Admittance – March 15, 2024
Priority Deadline for Fall 2024 Admittance – June 1, 2024
Please note that completing the FAFSA is one of the two options to “Reserve Your Spot” on the New Student Checklist. Please visit the New Student Checklist for details.
ABAC Scholarship Application Process
Incoming and current students will be considered for all ABAC scholarships by completing the ABAC Foundation Scholarship Application. It is not necessary to apply for individual ABAC scholarships separately. Once all required documentation is submitted, the College will then make selections based on the awards criteria available. Because scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
To learn more about the ABAC Scholarship Program, go to www.abac.edu/scholarships.
