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News and Announcements

• How to File the FAFSA for 2024-2025
• Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
• File the 2023-24 FAFSA
• Check Your Financial Aid Status and Accept Aid Offers 
• Continuing and Transfer Scholarship Applications Due March 15th!
• The USC Lancer Scholarship Application is Due November 1st. 

Important Information

• Academic Bulletin: Looking USCL Policies, Degree Programs, and other public information? See our academic bulletin.
• Apply: The FAFSA- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Borrowing: Information for First Time Direct Loan Borrowers
• Community Resources (Free services for students in need)
• Cost: The Net Price Calculator
• Forms and Certifications (Submit required forms)
• Get Smart SC (South Carolina Financial Aid Information)
• Self Service Carolina (Check your application status and accept your financial aid)
• Student Privacy Information (FERPA)
• Student Tax Filing Information (1098-T form is on SSC, under Account Information)
• USCL Scholarships (Apply for USCL Scholarships)
• Veteran Affairs (Apply for your VA Benefits and Certify your classes)

Academics and Financial Aid

• Academic Calendars (know the drop/add and withdrawal dates)
• Dropping and Withdrawing from Classes (how dropping and withdrawing affect aid)
• Satisfactory Academic Progress (Know how grades and withdrawals affect you)

Presentations about Financial Aid

• Filing the FAFSA and Applying for other Financial Aid
• Financial Aid Presentation for Middle School Students
• Orientation Presentation for Freshmen and Transfer Students
• Financial Aid Information for BSN

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Quick Points

• Don't pay for the FAFSA, it is free!
• Don't pay for help to apply for other Financial Aid. We do it for free!
• Don't share your SSN or FSA ID with anyone you do not trust.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals Deadlines

• Fall - Priority Deadline: August 1^st; Final Deadline: December 1^st 
• Spring – Priority Deadline: December 1st ; Final Deadline: April 1^st
• Summer - Priority Deadline: April 1^st; Final Deadline: June 1^st  
• Appeal Forms

South Carolina Teacher Loan/Career Changer

The SC Teacher Loan application is now available.

• Application

Summer Aid

• If you had Pell Grant in Fall and Spring you can now also get it in summer!
• Application will be available on Self Service Carolina by April 1^st
• Priority deadline May 1^st ; Final Deadline June 1^st
• More Information

Dual Enrollment

SC Residents in Dual Enrollment Courses taking 6 or more credit hours in a single semester are eligible for Lottery Tuition Assistance. You must complete the Dual Enrollment Packet (admissions, citizenship, immunization, residency, school LTAP form, and student LTAP form). For more information on Dual Enrollment, the forms to complete and the deadlines for Lottery Tuition Assistance, please see the Dual Enrollment Website.