Student Identification Cards.

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1 Student Identification Cards Hours Monday Friday 8:00am 5:00pm Location 104 N Woodward Avenue Woodward Avenue Garage Tallahassee, FL The Campus Card is your own Florida State University card it proclaims that you are a fully privileged member of the Florida State Community. Awarded during orientation, the Florida State Card confirms your status as a student of learning at the premiere academic institute of higher education in the state. Structure of FSUCard 1. A Picture of You: For use as official FSU identification and additional security for debit and meal plan transactions. 2. Your FSUCard Number: This unique 16-digit number is used for University identification purposes. 3. Your Name: Full legal name - a nickname cannot be used. 4. Your Library Card Number: This unique 14-digit number is activated at the library when you check out your first materials. Students, Faculty, and Staff may check out materials at all University Libraries with a valid FSUCard. 5. Magnetic Digital Stripe: This stripe contains identifying information for swipe access, account info, etc. Getting My FSUCard Identification Card - How To Get Your FSUCard~ Visit the FSUCard Center and bring:

2 Cost Government Issued ID - A valid driver's license, military ID, LDMV ID, or current passport. NOTE: High School IDs are not accepted. International Students & Employees must provide a FSU issued temporary 999 and/or 849 numbers or a Social Security number issued by the US Social Security Administration. Faculty & Staff will be issued an FSUCard after verification of the EMPLID in OMNI. Initial Card Students, $10.00: It will be billed as an Annual Card Fee with your tuition; $5.00 for the fall semester and $5.00 for the spring semester. Faculty & Staff, Included at no cost as a condition of your employment Replacement Card(s) Students, $15.00: It can be paid at the time of replacement or billed to your student financial services account. NOTE: There is no charge for legal name changes with proper documentation. Faculty & Staff, Included at no cost as a condition of your employment Using my FSUCard FSUCash An online cashless payment system. FSUCash can ONLY be used to make on-campus purchases with the following services: Laundry View Vending Machines (For vending machine refunds, visit the FSUCard Center) The FSU Bookstore & Computer Store Copy & Printing Services Access Card Gain access to Residence Halls, Leach Center, Citywide Bus Services, Athletic Events, The Center for Assessment & Testing, and more! Banking

3 Add an optional FREE SunTrust checking account to your FSUCard. Contact the SunTrust Main Campus Branch at (850) Library Used for entry and to check out books, equipment including use of copier and printing services at all on-campus libraries. Seminole Dining Account Students may purchase and manage a meal plan and/or Garnet bucks that can be accessed through the FSUCard. Contact Seminole Dining at (850) to sign-up. FSUCard Banking The Florida State University s innovative FSUCard Program, SunTrust Bank, and FSU Student Government have teamed up to provide the

4 University community with a wide variety of FREE banking services. Your FSUCard offers access to a variety of services at ATMs and merchants. You may transfer financial aid, pay tuition and other University related fees, pay for goods and services at merchants both on and off campus, and even write unlimited number of checks. All of these features are made possible with your FSUCard. If you take advantage of any of these functions, you will receive an itemized monthly statement of transactions providing a detailed record of deposits, withdrawals, and purchases. Students, faculty and staff are eligible for a FEE-FREE checking account linked with their FSUCard. There is no minimum opening deposit required, no monthly maintenance fee, no fee for transactions at SunTrust ATMs, no teller fees, unlimited checking writing plus your first order of fifty checks is FREE! It is easy to use your FSUCard as a debit card, just visit the SunTrust FSU Campus Branch or the Downtown Branch on North Monroe Street in Tallahassee, or the 23rd Street Office in Panama City, to choose your fourdigit ATM PIN. You may then visit any SunTrust Office in Tallahassee or Panama City to open your account and to make a deposit of any amount. Refer to the SunTrust Personal Account Fee Schedule for information about any fees that may be associated with some of the services offered by SunTrust and your FSUCard Account. Financial Aid- FAQ s How and when do I apply for financial aid? First, you will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on line at or by filling out a hard copy of the application. Make sure to include the Florida State University school code: It is recommended to fill out and submit the FAFSA application to the federal processor as early as possible, since the Florida State University awards financial aid on a first come first serve basis. Check with other institutions you may be considering, to make sure they don t have any priority deadlines for FAFSA. For the online application to be processed, it usually takes around 2-4 weeks, and for the paper application, it takes about 4-8 weeks to be processed. It is strongly recommended to use the online application. After the university receives the online results from the federal processor, they will send you a request for any additional documentation needed. Do I have to wait until I am admitted before I apply for financial aid?

5 Students do not have to wait on confirmation of admission to the university before filing the FAFSA; however, financial aid offers will only be made after admission to the university. Students do not have to be admitted to ANY institution before applying for financial aid. If my parents are divorced, widowed, or separated, whose financial data should be used when completing the FAFSA? If your natural parents are divorced, use the natural parent which whom you lived with the most in the past 12 months. If you lived with neither of your parents, or shared an equal number of days living with each parent, the parent that provided the most financial support should be the one whose data you should use to complete FAFSA. If your parents are separated, and their divorce is still in progress, make an appointment with a financial aid counselor to discuss your options. If my parents don t claim me on their tax return and don t give me any money, can I file as an Independent? If you are able to answer YES to any of the following questions on the FAFSA, you are considered independent for financial aid purposes: Were you born before January 1, 1981? Will you be working on a master s or doctorate program during the school year? Are you married? Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you? Do you have dependents (other than children or a spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half of their support from you? Are you an orphan or ward of the court, or were you a ward of the court until age 18? Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces? If you CANNOT answer YES to any of these questions, yet have other extenuating circumstances, please make an appointment to meet with your financial aid counselor. I have already filed my FAFSA. Why haven t I received a financial aid award package from the Florida State University? First, make sure that the university is listed on your Student Aid Report (SAR). If the Florida State University is not listed on the SAR, call

6 FED-AID to ask the federal processor to add our school code, You will need the DRN number, which can be found on the first page of the SAR, in order to do the update by phone. If the Florida State University is listed on your SAR AND you have been admitted to the university, make sure you have submitted all documents that have been requested by the Department of Student Financial Aid. You can check the status of your financial aid online at: or you can call our department at (850) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. What if my parents or I will not be earning the income that we did in the previous year? If any of the following circumstances apply to you or your family, make an appointment to meet with your financial aid counselor: Loss of employment of parent or spouse Loss of other income or benefits (i.e. Social Security or child support) by you or your parents Divorce of parent or spouse Death of parent or spouse How is my financial need determined? The federal processor uses the information you provide on your FAFSA to calculate an Expected Family Contribution (EFC), which determines your individual family s ability to contribute to the cost of education. The Department of Student Financial Aid subtracts your EFC from the calculated cost of attendance (COA), after receiving your FAFSA from the federal processor. The COA includes: estimates for the academic year for tuition/fees, computer costs, books/supplies, housing, meals, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses. COA EFC = FINANCIAL NEED How do I change the information I already submitted on my Student Data Form? If you have already submitted your Student Data Form, you must resubmit the form in its entirety, in order to make a change to any of that information previously submitted.

7 How do I change the information I already submitted on my Summer Supplement? If you previously submitted your Summer Supplement and need to make a change to the number of credit hours you will be attending or the session in which you will be taking the hours in, then please contact our department: 850/ If I am not eligible for need-based aid, is there anything else available? YES. Students with no established financial need are still eligible to apply for Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans. Students may also apply for an Alternative Student Loan. A student s parent/parents may apply for a Federal Parent Loan (PLUS). You can view more information on FAFSA s website. I only want a loan. Do I have to file a FAFSA? Yes. The FAFSA is the backbone of determining what type of loan you are eligible to apply for; however, there are Alternative Student Loans that do not require the FAFSA information. All students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA so that we can determine what type of loan would be in your best interest. The Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan has more advantageous terms and conditions than alternative loans. What scholarships can I apply for at the Florida State University? The Office of Admissions automatically considers accepted freshmen for academic merit-based scholarships. A separate application is not required. Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit (combination of grades and test scores). University Freshman Scholarship A $9,600 scholarship distributed over four years. Recipients are selected from the best freshman students admitted to the University based upon high school grades and test scores. Tuition Reduction Scholarship (Waiver) Awarded to a limited number of Non-Florida freshmen based on academic merit or special talent. The total amount of this award is a 50% reduction (waiver) of the out-of-state portion of the tuition (approximately $7,222 based on 30 semester hours for the academic year). The waiver amount is only applied to tuition and does not include other fees, nor does it apply towards study-abroad programs. For information about tuition costs, click here.

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