Forms and Downloads
Understanding Your Award Letter
Need help understanding your awards? This document will explain your financial aid
awards and CSU Policies on financial aid.
| 2013-2014 Understanding your Award Letter
Award Update
Your financial aid award was based on certain criteria. If any of these criteria are
incorrect, you must inform the Office of Financial Aid by completing and submit the
award update form.
Verification Worksheet
Required for students selected for verification. This form must be returned to CSU
with a copy of the student's and parents' (or spouse's) signed 1040 tax forms. Important:
Your financial aid cannot be disbursed until you complete the verification process.
| 2013-2014 Verification Worksheet
Child Support Paid
This form is required to be filled out for anyone that has paid out child support
for the tax year.
| 2013-2014 Child Support Paid Worksheet Dependent
| 2013-2014 Child Support Paid Worksheet Independent
SNAP Benefits
This statement must be completed by the student (independent) or parent (dependent
student) if you received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
or SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) sometime during 2012.
| 2013-2014 SNAP Benefits Dependent Student
| 2013-2014 SNAP Benefits Independent Student
Federal IRS Tax Transcript
Federal Regulations have changed. If you are chosen for verification you may be required to provide a copy of your 2012 IRS Tax Transcript. This is not a copy of your 1040, but a document that you request from the IRS which will show that you have actually filed, and they have recorded your 2012 Tax Return. See Tax Transcript Information or call the IRS at 1-800-908-9946.
S.C. Residency
For students who are S.C. residents and receive the S.C. Hope, Life, Palmetto Fellows
or Tuition Grant, this form must be filled out to prove residency.
| 2013-2014 S. C. Residency Form
South Carolina Certification
Required for all students receiving the following South Carolina funds: LIFE, HOPE,
Palmetto Fellows, or South Carolina Tuition Grant (SCTG).
| 2013-2014 S. C. Certification Form
South Carolina Tuition Grant Appeals
For students who did not meet the satisfactory academic requirements to obtain the
S.C. Tuition Grant. A copy of your Charleston Southern Transcript must be submitted
with the form to the S.C. Tuition Grants Commission (mailing/fax information is on
form).
| S. C. Tuition Grant Appeals Form
South Carolina Tuition Grant Transfers
For students who need their S.C. Tuition Grant transferred to Charleston Southern
University. Information is sent to the S.C. Tuition Grants Commission (mailing/fax
information is on form).
| S. C. Tuition Grant Transfers Form
Satisfactory Progress Appeal (SAP)
Students who fail to meet the required standards may appeal to the Office of Enrollment
Services to regain their eligibility to receive financial aid. View the Satisfactory Progress Guidelines
| Satisfactory Progress Appeal Form (SAP)
FAFSA Question 23 - Drug Conviction
This worksheet must be completed since the student reported on the FAFSA that he/she
had a conviction for possessing or selling illegal drugs or because he/she left Question
31 blank.
| 2013-2014 FAFSA Question 23- Drug Conviction Form
Perkins Entrance-Master Promissory Note Online
Must be completed for first-time Perkins Loan borrowers. You will need your FAFSA Pin Number to complete.
| 2013-2014 Perkins Entrance-Master Promissory Note
Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note
Must be completed online by first-time Stafford Loan borrowers. You will need your
FAFSA Pin Number to complete.
| Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note
Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling Online
Must be completed online by first-time Stafford Loan borrowers. You will need your
FAFSA Pin Number to complete.
| Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling Online
Dependency Override Checklist
Dependent students requesting review for unusual circumstance for independency status
must submit the following documentation to the CSU Financial Aid Office for consideration.
| 2013-2014 Dependency Override Checklist
IRS Data Retrieval Instructions
If you were selected for verification you must verify your tax information supplied
on the FAFSA. You can either request a copy of your 2012 IRS Tax Transcript by contacting
the IRS or you can have your IRS Tax information verified through the
2012 Non-Tax Filer Statement
This statement must be completed by the student and/or parent if you are a U.S. citizen,
eligible non-citizen, and/or U.S. resident and are not required to file a 2012 U.S.
federal tax return. You must attach copies of any W-2 form(s) and/or 1099 form(s)
received in 2012.
| 2012 Tax Year Parent Non-Tax Filer’s Statement
| 2012 Tax Year Student Non-Tax Filer’s Statement
Study Abroad Questionnaire
Charleston Southern University’s Study Abroad Guide and Questionnaire.
2012-2013 Forms
2012-2013 Understanding Your Award Letter
2012-2013 Verification Worksheet
2012-2013 Declining or Reducing Award Form
2012-2013 S.C. Residency Form
2012-2013 FAFSA Question 23- Drug Conviction
2012-2013 Perkins Entrance - Master Promissory Note Online
2012-2013 Parent PLUS Update Form
2012-2013 Child Support Paid Worksheet
Special Circumstance In response to the difficult economic hardships many families are facing, the Financial Aid Office provides the Special Circumstances Review program. This program allows staff to review changes to a family's financial situation based on information obtained through the Special Circumstance Letter. Please contact the Financial Aid Office at 843-863-7050/1-800-947-7474 or by email at financialaid@csuniv.edu should you feel you have a special circumstance situation.
