Rights and Responsibilities
You have the right to:
1. Know what financial assistance is available including information on federal, state, local, private, and institutional
programs at the School of Law.
2. Know the procedures and deadlines for submitting applications for each of the available financial aid programs.
3. Know how your financial need was determined. This includes how costs for tuition and fees, room and board, personal
and miscellaneous expenses, books, supplies and travel were considered in the cost of your education. It also includes
the resources considered in calculating your need (such as parental contribution, other financial aid, etc.).
4. Know how the School of Law determines your financial aid eligibility.
5. Know how much of your financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid Office, has been met.
6. Know what portion of the financial aid you receive must be repaid and what portion is grant aid. If the aid is a loan,
you have the right to know what the interest rate is, the total amount that must be repaid, the procedures for repayment,
the length of time you have to repay the loan and when repayment is to begin.
7. Know the institution implements a fair and equitable refund policy as outlined in the Student Handbook under the University’s
Refund Policy.
8. If you are awarded a Federal Work Study job, know what positions are available, work hours, duties, hourly pay rate
and how and when you will be paid.
9. You may appeal for a revision of the offer of financial assistance. As special circumstances or considerations warrant,
an appeal may be made in writing to the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid. A further appeal may be made in
writing to the Financial Aid Committee, in regards to policy or procedure determination.
10. As a result of the Higher Education Act of 1998, the U.S. Department of Education created an Office of the
Ombudsman for borrowers. For additional information, you can call 1-877-557-2575.
It is your responsibility to:
1. Review and consider all the information about the School of Law Financial Aid Programs before you enroll.
2. Complete all application forms accurately and submit them by the established deadlines. Errors can delay or prevent
your receipt of financial aid.
3. Provide all documentation, verification, corrections and/or new information requested by the Financial Aid Office or
agency to which you submitted your application.
4. Read, understand and keep copies of all forms that you are asked to sign.
5. Accept responsibility for all agreements and statements you sign, including the repayment of loans and accuracy of
information you have provided to the U.S. Department of Education and the School of Law.
6. Attend an entrance interview counseling session before receiving loan aid for the first time from the School of Law and
comply with second disbursement counseling requirements.
7. Attend an exit interview counseling session before graduating or leaving the School of Law.
8. Request in writing a refund from the Student Accounts Office if any student loan proceeds remain on your student
account.
9. Notify the Financial Aid Office of any of the following:
a. Withdrawal from law school
b. Transferring to another school
c. Taking units at the USD Graduate School
d. Adding or dropping units or falling to half-time status (Reducing the unit load may result in a reduction or
repayment of aid.)
e. A name change
f. An address change
g. A change in financial resources
10. Attest that you have not borrowed in excess of the statutory loan limits.
11. If you have a loan, notify the lender of changes in your name, address or enrollment status.
12. Perform satisfactorily the work agreed upon in accepting a Federal Work Study Award.
13. Understand that changes in enrollment status, i.e. add, drop units, or withdrawals, may result in return of Title IV
funds, and/or adjustments in loan disbursement. If the University returns student loan funds to the lender as a result of
an adjustment to the student award, the student may be responsible for repaying these funds to the University of San
Diego.
14. Understand that the penalties for intentional misreporting of information on application forms is a violation of law and
is considered a criminal offense subject to penalties under the U.S. criminal code. If you purposely give false or
misleading information, you may be fined $10,000, sent to prison, or both.
15. Utilize the web to get important financial aid news and updates. Check your USD student e-mail account frequently for important
communications from the USD community.
16. All e-mail communication from the Financial Aid Office will be e-mailed to your USD account.
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