Accepting Awards and Deferring Fees

Accepting Your Federal Financial Aid Awards

  1. Log into MySeminoleState.
    • For the best experience,
      please use a desktop or laptop computer.
    • Mobile phones may not display all required information
  2. Click on the Financial Aid tile.
  3. Select Student Financial Planning (SFP).
  4. You will be directed to your Required Financial Aid Actions page.
  5. In Section 1, ensure all Required Documentation has been submitted (if applicable).
  6. Review and Accept Your Awards
    • In Section 2: Take Action on Loans, you will see any financial aid awards that require your response.
    • Once Take Action on Loans is selected, please select the amount required to cover the costs necessary to attend school for the selected terms. You may choose between selecting the amount needed to cover Direct Cost, another amount, or to decline the loans. Once the selection has been made, SAVE.
    • If you have loans or other awards to accept, they will appear here with the appropriate action buttons.
    • If you are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, it is automatically accepted on your behalf—no action is needed.
    • Please allow 24–72 hours for accepted loans and grants to appear on your student account and apply toward your tuition deferment. If you register for classes on the same day tuition is due, this processing timeframe may temporarily impact your registration.
  7. The next step is to confirm your awards and to complete the Electronic Signature Consent.
  1. Log into MySeminoleState.
  2. Select the To Do List tile.
  3. Select SEM SFRS for the appropriate term and click Next.
  4. Review the SFRS and check the Acknowledge and Agree checkbox, then follow the prompts to save and submit the statement.

If you do not wish to allow charges to be deducted from your financial aid,
you will need to rescind authorization through the Title IV Rescindment Form. Please note that this form is not retroactive and will take effect on the date the College receives it. To request the form, contact finaidprocessing@seminolestate.edu.

  1. Log into MySeminoleState.
  2. Click on Student Work Center.
  3. Click on the Financial Account tile, which will take you to your Due Charges by Summarypage.
    1. Make certain that your due date has been pushed forward 60 days into the term.
    2. If that is your new due date, you have successfully deferred payment.
  • Students must check their To Do List on their MySeminoleState account. If there are any documents required they must be submitted in order to complete the file. No money will be disbursed until the To Do List is complete and enrollment has been verified.
  • The award setup is based on full-time enrollment status (12+ credit hours or more) and will be adjusted according to your enrollment before any refunds are disbursed.
  • Students receiving a federal direct loan must be enrolled in a minimum of six-degree applicable credit hours.
  • If you have received loans in the past and this is your first student loan with Direct Lending you must complete a Master Promissory Note also at: https://studentaid.gov.
  • A Direct Loan Master Promissory Note is valid for up to ten years at Seminole State College.
  • Students must enroll for all courses by the end of the Drop/Add period of each student’s initial registration of each term in order for courses to be considered towards the student’s enrollment status for Financial Aid purposes.

Contact

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Phone: 407.708.2045
Fax: 407.708.2323

Federal School Code: 001520