TEACH GRANT PROGRAM NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY. Financial Aid Office 700 Park Avenue Student Services Center, Suite 211 Norfolk, VA 23504

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1 PROGRAM NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY Financial Aid Office 700 Park Avenue Student Services Center, Suite 211 Norfolk, VA 23504

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents TEACH Grant Fact Sheet 1 TEACH Grant Eligible Programs 2 TEACH Grant Processing Flow 3 TEACH Grant Application 4 TEACH Grant School of Education Verification Form 6 TEACH Grant Resources & Financial Aid Contact Information 7

3 What is the Teach Grant? TEACH Grant Fact Sheet Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program Preparing competent, cooperative, compassionate, and committed leaders The TEACH Grant is authorized in the College Reduction and Access Act which was enacted into law in July 2007 and can be used to recruit teachers into hard to staff fields and low-income schools. Awards may be offered up to $15,040 ($3,760 per year) for undergraduates and $7,520 ($3,760 per year) for Master s degree seeking students can be used to cover the cost of tuition and other school expenses. TEACH Grant recipients must complete a four year service obligation in a high need field at a school that receives Title I funds. Failure to complete service obligations of the TEACH Grant will cause the grant to convert to an Unsubsidized Loan and interest will accrue from the date of disbursement of grant funds to your Student Account. What are the Norfolk State University requirements for TEACH Grant eligibility? Be a full-time student at Norfolk State University Complete a FAFSA application on the web Possess a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or Test above the 75 th percentile on one of the following test ACT, SAT, or GRE Be enrolled in an eligible TEACH Grant program Pass Praxis Core or equivalent Complete TEACH Grant entrance counseling and sign an Agreement to Serve Frequently Asked Questions Can I obtain the TEACH Grant as a freshman? Yes. If matriculating towards admission into the teacher education program. Can I obtain the TEACH Grant as a graduate student? Yes. You must be enrolled in a graduate program in one of the critical shortage areas offered at NSU. Can I obtain the TEACH Grant for an endorsement? No, you must be admitted into a program (undergraduate or graduate). What are the hard to staff or high need fields? Special Education, Earth Science, Biology, English, Career and Technical Education, Library media, Foreign Language, Bilingual Education, Reading Specialist, and Math What are the areas of high need fields offered at NSU? Special Education, Math, English, Earth Science, & Biology and others designated by NSU. Are there critical shortage areas established according to the state report or national report? The National and State Report. What happens if I fail to complete the program? The grant becomes a loan. Failure to complete service obligation causes grant to convert to an unsubsidized Stafford Loan. The loan amount is collected under the Direct Loan Program. Interest is charged back to date of the grant disbursement. What happens if my GPA falls below a 3.25? A student must continue to meet the general Title IV eligibility criteria or the grant becomes a loan. The student must engage in Exit Counseling, set up repayment terms, loan consolidation and plans for service obligations within 30 days of notification of eligibility status change. What happens if I transfer to another college or university? You may utilize your TEACH Grant to another college or university as long as you maintain a 3.25 GPA and continue in your major to teach in a high need area. Can I teach in another state to fulfill my service obligation? You may teach outside of the State to fulfill your teach grant provided you selected a "High Need," major and teach in a High poverty area identified by the National or State Department of Education. You will have eight years to complete the four years of service. Page 1

4 TEACH Grant Eligible Programs Program Title Acad Level MA.SPE.GEN.K12 Masters of Arts in Special Education (GENK12) GR MA.SPE.K12.ADAP.CURR Masters of Arts in Adaptive Graduate Curriculum GR MAT.BIO Master of Arts in Teaching/Biology GR MAT.CHM Master of Arts in Teaching/Chemistry GR MAT.ENG Master of Arts in Teaching/English GR MAT.FIA Master of Arts in Teaching/Fine Arts GR MAT.HIS Master of Arts in Teaching/History GR MAT.MTH Master of Arts in Teaching/Mathematics GR MAT.MUS Master of Arts in Teaching/Music GR MAT.PHY Master of Arts in Teaching/Physics GR MAT Master of Arts in Teacher/Elementary Education/PK-6 GR BS.BIO 2 Teach Lic. Biology UG BS.MTH.TC Mathematics/Teacher Certification UG BA.ENG.SED English/Secondary Endorsement UG BA.PSY.EE.PK3 Early Childhood/Primary Certification Endorsement/PK3 UG BA.PSY.EE.PK6 Elementary Education Endorsement UG BS.EXE.PE Exercise Science/Physical Education UG BS.INT.EEE.PK6 INT/Elementary Education Endorsement/PK6-English UG BS.INT.EEH INT/Early Childhood Education/History UG BS.INT.EEH.PK6 INT/Elementary Education Endorsement/PK6/History UG BS.INT.EEM.PK6 INT/Early Childhood Education/Math-CS/PK6 UG BS.INT.EEE.PK6 INT/Early Childhood Education/English UG BS.BUS.ED Business Education UG BA/PSY.SPE.K-12 Psychology/Special Education K-12 UG BA/INT.SPE.K-12 INT Special Education K-12 UG Page 2

5 TEACH Grant Processing Flow PROCESSING FLOW FOR NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS Financial Aid Generates an Informer Report of Potential TEACH Grant Eligible Students Financial Aid Verifies New Freshmen & Transfer Students with Directors of Admission & the Transformation Center Financial Aid Verifies Returning Students with the School of Education Financial Aid Sends TEACH Grant Packets to All Potentially Eligible Students Interested TEACH Grant Students Schedules Meeting with Financial Aid Advisor Upon Receipt of All TEACH Grant Documents, the Financial Aid Advisor Awards & Report All TEACH Grant funds to DOE Page 3

6 TEACH Grant Application The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant is awarded by Norfolk State University to students who are completing, or intend to complete, coursework to begin a career in teaching and who agree to serve for a minimum of four years as a full-time highly-qualified, high need field teacher in a low income school. If students awarded the TEACH Grant do not complete the four years of qualified teaching service within eight years of completing the course of study for which the TEACH Grant was received, or otherwise fail to meet any other requirement of the TEACH Grant, the Grant will convert into a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, with interest accrued and capitalized from the date of original disbursement. To apply for the award NSU students must: Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at Meet certain academic achievement requirements (generally, scoring above the 75 th percentile on a college admissions test or maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25) Enroll in coursework necessary to complete a teacher certification in a high-need field. Complete TEACH Grant Entrance Counseling Complete an Agreement to Serve and Promise to Pay from the Department of Education. (Students will not be able to sign the Agreement to Serve until the student has been awarded). Serve as a full-time teacher in a low-income school, as a *highly-qualified teacher, and in a highneed field as listed in the Nationwide List for the state in which you will be teaching for the majority of the classes taught for at least four years within eight calendar years of leaving the program for which you received the TEACH Grant. Write the Secretary of Education (within 120 days of completing or otherwise leaving the program of study for which the TEACH Grant was received) confirming that you are employed as a full-time teacher in accordance with the terms of the TEACH Grant, or you are not employed as a full-time teacher but intend to meet the terms of the TEACH Grant service agreement. Respond promptly to any requests for information or documentation from the U.S. Department of Education. Submit upon completion of each year of teaching service, documentation of the service in the form of a certification by a chief administrative officer of the school. Comply with all other terms, conditions, and requirements that the Secretary of Education determines to be necessary. If you have been awarded up to your cost of attendance, receiving the TEACH Grant will result in the reduction of your Federal Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and /or PLUS loan offers. If you fail to meet any of these terms of the TEACH Grant funds you receive will convert into a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loan, with interest accrued and capitalized from the date of original disbursement. Once this grant is converted to a loan, it cannot be converted back to a grant. Page 4

7 TEACH Grant Application Student Name: First Name Last Name Student ID: Please read and initial each of the following items before signing and submitting this form I have read and understand the enclosed information regarding the TEACH Grant. Based on the above information, I believe that I may be eligible to receive the TEACH Grant based on the following: My current cumulative GPA is at least 3.25, or (Transfer Students If no credits have been earned at NSU, please submit most recent college transcript) Initial Here I have tested above the 75 th percentile on a nationally-recognized admissions test (ACT/SAT/GRE). (Submit a copy of your test results with this application) Initial Here I understood that this grant is intended only for students who plan to become teachers in a high-need subject field and who plan to teach in low-income schools as determined by the federal government or state which is subject to change. Initial Here I understand that I will have to complete entrance counseling for the TEACH Grant each year that I am eligible. Initial Here I understand that I will have to sign an Agreement to Serve for the TEACH Grant each year that I am eligible. Initial Here I understand that if I am not able to meet the conditions outlined in the Agreement to Serve the TEACH Grant will convert to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan, and the interest will be back dated to the time of the grant disbursement. Initial Here I understand that in order to keep the grant from becoming a loan, I must teach for four of the eight years following completion of my program in a high-need subject area and in a low-income school regardless of the number of years I received this grant. Initial Here I understand that if I have already been awarded up to my cost of attendance, receiving the TEACH Grant will result in the reduction of my Federal Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and/or PLUS Loan. Initial Here Conditions of the TEACH Grant By signing this form, I am certifying that I have read this form and all enclosures thoroughly. I understand that by signing and submitting this form, I am requesting that the NSU Financial Aid Office determine my eligibility for the TEACH grant and, if it is determined that I am eligible, to add the grant to my award package. IMPORTANT: If you fail to complete this service obligation, all amounts of TEACH Grants that you received will convert to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. You must then repay this loan to the U.S. Department of Education. You will be charged interest from the date of the grant(s) was disbursed. Initial Here Student s Signature Date Page 5

8 TEACH Grant School of Education Certification Student Name: First Name Last Name Is this student currently completing or planning to complete coursework and other requirements necessary to begin a career in teaching? Yes No ID: Classification: Expected Graduation Date: Cumulative G.P.A What is this student s declared major at Norfolk State University? Eligible programs are listed below. Undergraduate Programs Graduate Programs [ ] BA.PSY.SPE.K-12 [ ] MA.K-12.SPE.ADAPTED.CURR [ ] BS.INT.SPE.K-12 [ ] MA.SPE.GENK.12 [ ] BS.BIO 2 Teach Lic. [ ] MAT.BIO [ ] BS.INT.SPE.K-12 [ ] MAT.CHM [ ] BS.BUS.ED [ ] MAT.ENG [ ] BS.MTH.TC [ ] MAT [ ] BA.ENG.SED [ ] MAT.FIA [ ] BA.PSY.EE.PK3 [ ] MAT.HIS [ ] BA.PSY.EE.PK6 [ ] MAT.MTH [ ] BS.EXE.PE [ ] MAT.MUS [ ] BS.INT.EEE.PK6 [ ] MAT.PHY [ ] BS.INT.EEH [ ] BS.INT.EEH.PK6 [ ] BS.INT.EEM.PK6 [ ] BS.INT.EEE.PK6 This student [ ] meets or [ ] does not meet the requirements for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant. If student does not meet eligibility criteria, please provide an explanation: (School of Education Designee) Date Page 6

9 TEACH Grant Resources &Contact Information TEACH Grant Resources: Please visit the following websites regarding the TEACH Grant Program: High-need fields are bilingual education and English language acquisition, foreign language, mathematics, reading specialist, science, and special education, as well as any other field that has been identified as high-need by the federal government, a state government, or a local education agency, and that is included in the annual Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing (Nationwide List). TEACH Grant Point of Contact: MALIK GLADDEN FINANCIAL AID ADVISOR NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID OFFICE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE LOCATION Tel Fax magladden@nsu.edu Tel Fax financialaid@nsu.edu 700 Park Avenue Student Services Center, Suite 211 Norfolk, VA Page 7