2005-2006 Financial Aid

Visiting Students

Villanova Law School students who wish to study at another institution as "visiting" students must first obtain approval from the appropriate administrator: JD students must contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, JD/MBA students enrolling for MBA credits must contact the Director of the JD/MBA Program and graduate tax students must contact the Director of the Graduate Tax Program. If financial aid is needed to fund this program, a Visiting Student Information Form must be completed and returned to the Office of Financial Aid so that a consortium agreement between the two institutions can be prepared. All financial aid will be processed through the Villanova Law School Office of Financial Aid.

Summer Visiting Students

The costs for the summer session will be determined by the host institution; the costs for the fall/spring term will be determined by Villanova Law School. Federal Stafford Loans will be processed for the summer/fall/spring terms with equal disbursements for each semester as required by federal regulations. If a student's costs for summer are greater than the summer disbursement of the Federal Stafford Loan, additional funds may be borrowed through a private alternative loan program. Private loan funds may be disbursed in unequal disbursements if necessary. If costs for the summer are less than the summer disbursement of the Federal Stafford Loan, it is the student's responsibility to save anything over and above the costs for summer to use for expenses during the regular academic year. The summer costs can be viewed on Novasis.

Academic Year Visiting Students

The costs will be determined by the institution the student is attending. Both Federal Stafford Loans and any private alternative loans will be processed for the fall/spring semesters and disbursed in two equal disbursements as usual.

All funds, both Federal Stafford Loans and private loans, must first be disbursed to Villanova Law School. In the event that funds are disbursed by paper check, Villanova University must first send the check to the student for endorsement and then wait until the endorsed check is returned to the Bursar’s office. Once the endorsed check has been received or, if the funds are disbursed by EFT, once the EFT disbursement has been received, the Bursar’s Office will prepare a refund check made payable to the host institution and the check will be mailed directly to that institution. Visiting students will be notified when the refund check has been sent. It is the host school’s responsibility to refund any funds over and above the cost of tuition and fees to the student for living expenses. Due to the fact that extra time is needed for this process, students should file their financial aid application early and should be prepared for a delay in receiving these funds.

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