Announcements from Shields

• Student aid, 1998-99 application process: Important, 1998-99 awarding for continuing and graduate students will occur in June. We ask that you complete your 1997 tax returns and then file the 1998-99 FAFSA using actual tax information.
  

  Using correct, accurate income information will decrease delays in the application process and will not require verification of your income later.
  

  You can access the FAFSA on the Web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
  

• Are you thinking about dropping credits? Students need to be aware that dropping credits, either from full time to part time or from part time to a lesser credit load, may have the following implications on aid they are currently receiving and their aid eligibility in future years.
  

  1. Aid award values may decrease for students who drop below full-time status. All students who are receiving Federal Pell Grants who are dropping credits that either bring them under full-time enrollment or reduce their part-time enrollment will have their award value adjusted down to their current credit load. This may result in a balance due in the student account.
  

  2. Satisfactory academic progress may be affected in future years if a student who is taking less than 12 credits does not complete the courses for which they originally registered.
  

  Remember that students are expected to complete the course work they begin to be eligible for future student aid based on federal and state regulations.
  

• Registrar, reminder to students who plan to graduate Spring Semester 1998: To be added or removed from the graduation list at this time, undergraduate students need to contact their college (or department) office and graduate students need to contact the Office of Graduate Enrollment Services.
  

• Schedule of Courses: The schedule of courses for both Summer Sessions 1998 and Fall Semester 1998 is now available on the web though the Registrar's home page at http://www.psu.edu/registrar.