The Student Finance Office will assist students in their financial planning. Financial aid is available to qualified recipients in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and work opportunities. However, responsibility for payment of Southern Adventist University expenses rests with the student, regardless of any assistance which may be expected or received from federal financial aid, parents, Southern Adventist University, denominational employers, or any other source.
Each year, before registering, each student must sign the Financial Responsibility Agreement indicating acknowledgment of this responsibility.
Information on student costs and means of paying those costs is given throughout this "Financial Policies" section of the Catalog to assist students in financial planning. Student financial responsibility includes awareness of this information and the willingness to seek assistance from the Student Finance Office when help is needed.
Any charges to a student's account, outside of the normal educational expenses, must be approved by the Student Finance Office. Examples of charges which will not be approved are student club dues.
Students will receive 25% of their net earnings for tithe and personal items directly deposited into the bank account of the student's choice. 75% will be applied to their student account.
Students who receive Federal Work-Study earnings will receive 100% of their net earnings unless they give written permission for their earnings to be applied to their student account or their account is flagged as past due. The payroll period normally covers a two-week time period and students are paid every other Friday.
It is recommended that on-campus summer earnings remain on the students' accounts to assist with future educational expenses at Southern Adventist University.