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Lesson 1: Introduction to Consumer Information

Explore the importance of consumer information in higher education, understand disclosure methods, employee availability, financial assistance, student rights, loan disclosures, textbook pricing, and FERPA compliance.

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Consumer Information

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  1. Consumer InformationA NASFAA Authorized EventPresented by[Name of Presenter/Association][Location][Date], 2017

  2. Lesson 1:Introduction to Consumer Information

  3. Institutional Offices With Responsibility Registrar Administration Student Housing Campus Police Legal Counsel Business Office Student Health Services Provost Bursar Disability Services In-House Auditors Book Store Institutional Research Athletics Counseling Center Office of Communications Information Technology Services Veterans Services Human Resources Admissions Career Services Study Abroad Office Financial Aid Office

  4. Annual Notice to Enrolled Students • Annual security and fire safety reports • Athletic participation rates and financial support data • FERPA rights • Financial assistance available • Institutional information • Completion, graduation, and transfer-out rates • Placement rates • Graduate/professional education pursued by four-year graduates

  5. Disclosure Methods • Disclosure must be “one-to-one” • Students must receive a copy of the notice • Postal mail, campus mail, email are okay • General posting to a campus website or online newsletter is not sufficient • If additional details are available beyond what’s required in notice, include instructions on how to obtain the information

  6. Disclosure Methods *Must include exact electronic address (URL) where information is located, and must state paper copy is available upon request.

  7. Availability of Employees • Financial assistance information • Institutional information • Completion, graduation, transfer-out, and retention rates • Security policies • Crime statistics

  8. Availability of Employees • Institution must apply for waiver • If granted, institution still is required to designate an employee(s) to carry out information dissemination requirements on a part-time basis

  9. Lesson 2:Institutional Information

  10. Financial Assistance Information • For each financial aid program: • Application forms and procedures • Eligibility requirements • School’s selection criteria • Criteria for determining award amounts • Method: • Annual notice to enrolled students (annual notice)

  11. Student Rights and Responsibilities • For aid recipients: • Criteria to maintain eligibility • Satisfactory academic progress • Method and frequency of disbursements • Method provided to eligible students to obtain books and supplies by seventh day of payment period, and how to opt out

  12. Student Rights and Responsibilities • For aid recipients: • Terms of loans included in award package • Sample repayment schedule • Necessity of repaying loans • Exit counseling information • Terms and conditions of any employment award package • Method: • Annual notice

  13. Verification Disclosures • For selected applicants: • Documentation needed • Responsibility to complete verification • Deadlines • Consequences • Method: • Usual communication methods for providing individual notifications

  14. Shopping Sheet • Provide to students if: • Volunteered with ED or signed Principles of Excellence • See GEN-13-05 • Method: • Hard copy or electronic format • Can be used with financial aid award letter

  15. Student Loan-Related Disclosures

  16. Student Loan-Related Disclosures

  17. Title IV Loans Code of Conduct Prohibition on conflicts of interest related to Title IV loans

  18. Private Education Loan Disclosures

  19. Preferred Lender Arrangements

  20. Preferred Lender ArrangementCode of Conduct • Required if participating in preferred lender arrangement for private loans • Must distribute at least annually to school officials with responsibilities for education loans • Must be published prominently on school’s website • If subject to both Title IV loan and preferred lender arrangement codes of conduct, one code is acceptable

  21. Student Loan-Related Disclosures

  22. Educational Cost Information

  23. Textbook and Supplemental Materials Required Pricing Information Encouraged Information • International Standard Book Number (ISBN) • Retail price • Include in online course schedule used for registration • Programs to rent textbooks or buy used ones • Buy-back programs • Alternative content • Other cost-saving options Provide to Students

  24. Textbook and Supplemental Materials Information for Each Course Course Schedule Information • Required textbooks • Recommended textbooks • Supplemental materials • Number of students enrolled • Maximum student enrollment • As soon as available • As accurate as possible Provide to Bookstore

  25. Net Price Calculator

  26. Cash Management

  27. Withdrawal Policies and Procedures Withdrawal process Return of Title IV funds summary R2T4

  28. Academic Information

  29. Institutional Programs and Policies

  30. FERPA • Review and request to amend education records • Must include procedures to review and request amendment • Consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information • Right to file a complaint if FERPA is violated • FERPA disclosure required in annual notice

  31. Lesson 3:Campus Security and Fire Safety

  32. Annual Security Report Crime Statistics Campus Security and Crime Prevention Programs Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking Crime Reporting and Response Policies Off-Campus Monitoring Policies Sex Offender Registry Campus Facilities Security and Access Alcohol and Illegal Drug Enforcement Policies Emergency Response and Evacuation Campus Law Enforcement Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs Missing Student Notifications

  33. Crime Statistics

  34. Programs, Policies, and Procedures

  35. Crime Log

  36. Emergency Preparedness • Report crimes to campus community in timely manner • Notify campus community if there is immediate threat to health and safety on campus • Must have emergency response and notification procedures • Must have missing student notification policies and procedures

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  41. Annual Fire Safety Report Fire Statistics Evacuation Procedures Fire Safety Systems Education and Training Fire Drills Reporting Fires Policy Statements Plans for Future Improvement

  42. Fire Statistics

  43. Fire Log

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