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Sep 07, 2024
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Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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SLD 101 Preparing for College Finances Lecture Hours: 1 Credits: 1
Explores issues involved in creating a personal plan for financing higher education. Includes types of financial aid, scholarship searching, student loans, financial planning, and financial decision making strategies.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a personal financial plan for pursuing higher education.
- Explain the various forms of financial aid available and the application process for each type of aid.
- Complete an organized scholarship search and application process including essay writing, using two search methods.
- Describe the benefits and risks associated with student loans.
Content Outline
- Issues in Financial Decision-MakingBalancing college, work and family
- Assessing needs
- Credit
- Developing budgets
- Resources for Paying College Expenses
- Financial Aid
- Federal aid programs
- State aid programs
- Application process
- Student Loans
- Types
- Application Process
- Risks and Benefits
- Payback
- Loan forgiveness
- Deferral
- Consolidation
- Scholarships
- Sources
- Organizing a search
- Search methods
- Personal network
- Internet
- Writing essays and applications
- References
- Other Sources
- Free classes
- Paid internships
- Graduate assistanceships
- Fellowships
- Planning
- Personal and family budget
- Long-term goals
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