Macaulay Honors Financial Aid Fact Sheet
Financial Aid Contacts:
At Brooklyn College: Ms. Grant, West Quad Center, 3rd Floor. Email:
phone: 718 951-5178.
At Macaulay Honors College: Ms. Maldonado, Email: . Phone: 212 729-2949.
If Ms. Grant is unable to assist, you can contact Veronica Maldonado and cc Ms. Grant. Please do not contact both Ms. Feliciano and Ms. Grant as they will each begin to assist you and duplicate their efforts in the process.
Brooklyn College Financial Aid Website: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/administration/enrollment/financial.php
What Is Covered By the Macaulay Scholarship:
· The scholarship provides a waiver for the amount of tuition not covered by TAP for eligible Macaulay students. You are responsible for all student fees, technology fees, and special fees such as materials and lab fees. You must also pay any charges incurred due to late program changes or dropping or withdrawing from a course.
· Enrollment in less than 12 credits in a semester must be approved by your advisor and the Macaulay Honors College Dean, or you risk not being funded. This includes withdrawing from a course after the semester begins.
· The Honors College supports summer course work of two courses totaling a maximum of eight credits during each summer, and one class up to 4 credits in the January session. The balance for courses over this amount is your responsibility, as are student fees.
· If you are studying abroad and are taking more than the supported number of credits, you must contact Ms. Feliciano to obtain approval to have your tuition covered.
FAFSA and TAP:
· You are required to file the FAFSA and TAP applications for each academic year. Your tuition scholarship is dependent on this, even if you don’t receive financial aid. Failure to file by May 15th will result in a Bursar’s stop on your record.
· You are responsible for verifying that the filing process is complete by contacting Ms. Grant’s office in Financial Aid at Brooklyn College. Login to the FAFSA and TAP websites to confirm your applications have been processed.
· Common Errors on the FAFSA and TAP:
§ -Student signature missing on FAFSA application
§ -CUNY school not listed on the FAFSA application
§ -Parent Signature missing on TAP application
§ -Incorrect TAP school code (Note: Macaulay Honors College does not have a designated college code for the FAFSA and TAP applications. Brooklyn College codes are: FAFSA: 002687 and TAP: 1410)
TAP Ineligibility:
· New TAP guidelines specify that once you’ve declared a major (by 60 credits) you must take 12 credits of classes towards requirements, which include your major and general core and basic skills classes. If you receive TAP and have questions about this, please let me know during your registration advising meeting.
· If you are found TAP ineligible during the semester, first visit the TAP Office (West Quad, 2nd Floor) to determine if a Core Exemption Form will address the problem. If so, see your MHC advisor for the form.
· If the TAP Office still determines that you are TAP ineligible, send Ms. Grant an e-mail so your file and waiver can be reviewed and adjusted.
Your Bill:
· You can view your bill through your CUNYfirst account by visiting your Student Center page, and clicking on the Accounts Inquiry hyperlink. If you would like to see an itemized listing of your financial aid, select the Pending Financial Aid link. Please review your bill before the semester begins to determine all aid, waiver and other information is accurate and current. It is also advisable to view your bill periodically during the semester and before the term ends to determine if any changes or updates were made that need to be addressed.
· Keep in mind that you are responsible for paying your fees.
· Report changes in your name, address or student identification number to your home campus
Registrar and Financial Aid Offices.
· Update your contact information (i.e. Home address, phone and email address) with Macaulay at
https://services.mhc.cuny.edu/changeInfo/
· It’s a good idea to retain a paid in full copy of your bill for each semester (with supporting documents).