NASFAA Fall Training Workshop: Student Loans

    The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' 2004 Fall Training will focus on the student loan programs and will answer frequently asked questions, provide the latest guidance received from the Department of Education, and clarify areas that often cause confusion.  Further detail on the content of the workshop can be viewed at http://www.nasfaa.org/Annualpubs/FallTraining/index.html.

    This workshop, which is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (RMASFAA), will be offered November 19, 2004 at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.  Specific topics covered in this one-day workshop include:

    . Borrower eligibility requirements
    . Annual loan limits
        o Transfer students
        o Preparatory coursework
        o Teacher certification
        o Undergraduate/graduate joint degree
        o Health professions
        o Proration
    . Aggregate loan limits
    . Declining to certify loans
    . Determination of loan periods
        o SAY and BBAY
        o Summer borrowing
    . Frequency of borrowing
    . Impact of change in enrollment on loan disbursements
    . Eligibility for late and post-withdrawal loan disbursements
    . Scheduling disbursements for mini-sessions & modules

    Registration is required and is available at a reduced rate for RMASFAA members.  To register, go to RMASFAA's Web site at http://www.rmasfaa.org/docs/forms/memFallTrain.html.  Participants should bring a calculator and a one-inch three-ring binder.

    Any questions related to this Bulletin should be directed to UHEAA Policy and Training at 801.321.7166 or by e-mail to mjohnson@utahsbr.edu.