Rights & Responsibilities of Financial Aid Recipients:

As a student financial aid recipient, it is your responsibility to:

  • Begin attendance in all classes in which you enroll.
  • Reapply for financial aid each year by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submitting all required documents to the Office of Financial Aid. Financial Aid is not automatically renewed each year.
  • Complete and submit application materials within required or preferred timeframes and check myWSU Financial Aid Requirements to ensure all required forms have been submitted.
  • Provide additional documentation or information as requested by the WSU Office of Financial Aid.
  • Read and understand all materials sent to you from the WSU Office of Financial Aid and keep copies of all forms you sign.
  • Comply with the provisions of any promissory note and all other agreements you sign.
  • Know and comply with the federal, state, and institutional rules governing the financial aid you receive. This information is on the FAFSA, on the materials sent with your award notification, and on the WSU Office of Financial Aid website. These rules include, but are not limited to, not being in default on any prior educational loan, and not owing a refund on a federal grant due to repayment.
  • Report other sources of student financial aid to the WSU Office of Financial Aid.
  • Use student financial aid proceeds solely for direct educational costs and related living expenses.
  • Complete the class registration process each semester by the end of the official last day to late register or add courses in order to ensure availability of all student financial aid funds you have been awarded. Some aid programs may be subject to cancellation or reduction if your registration process is not completed by the official last day to late register or add courses.
  • Know the implications that dropping a course or withdrawing from Wichita State will have on your student financial aid.
  • Maintain Satisfactory Academic Programs (SAP).
  • Keep your residing and permanent addresses current with the WSU Registrar's Office by updating them on your secure myWSU student portal.
  • Check your university assigned email account often since most information and requests are sent via email.
  • Pay all outstanding balance charges appearing on your WSU University bill before financial aid is disbursed for the current session.

  • Complete direct deposit information on the myFinances tab, Student Account Suite link on myWSU for any financial aid refunds.

As a student financial aid recipient, you have the right to:

  • Know the correct procedures for applying for student financial aid, your cost of attendance, and the types of aid available.
  • Know how financial need is determined, what the criteria are for awarding financial aid, how satisfactory academic progress is determined, and what you have to do to continue receiving aid.
  • Know the type and amount of assistance you will receive, how much of your financial need has been met, and how and when you will receive your financial aid funds.
  • View the contents of your student financial aid file, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
  • Know the conditions of any loan you accept.
  • Know the terms, conditions, and pay rate for any student job you accept.
  • Appeal any decision with the WSU Office of Financial Aid in regard to your financial aid application.
  • Notify the WSU Office of Financial Aid of any of the following:
    • Outside resources, such as scholarships,graduate assistantships, etc.- all of which must be counted as financial assistance and could possibly reduce/eliminate an existing federal award.
    • Changes in your enrollment status, residency, academic program, or classification.
    • Changes in your financial situation since filing the FAFSA.
    • If you have defaulted, filed bankruptcy, or filed for disability discharge on a federal student loan or you are in the process of filing bankruptcy on an educational loan.
    • If you have been awarded or received federal or state financial aid at another institution besides Wichita State.