Your Rights
Student Handbook: click here(PDF)
You have the right to know. . .
- What financial aid programs are available at New Mexico Highlands University.
- The deadlines for submitting applications for each of the programs.
- How financial aid is distributed, how decisions on distributions are made, and the basis for these decisions.
- How your financial need was determined (costs for tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation, personal, and miscellaneous expenses are considered in your budget).
- What resources (your current assets, parental contribution, other financial aid, etc.) are considered in the calculation of your need.
- How much of your financial need, as determined by New Mexico Highlands University, has been met.
- The details of the various programs in your student aid package.
- New Mexico Highlands University refund policy.
- What portion of the financial aid you receive must be repaid and what portion is grant aid. If the aid is a loan, you have the right to know the interest rate, the total amount that must be repaid, the payback procedures, the length of time you have to repay the loan, and when repayment is to begin.
- How New Mexico Highlands University determines if you are making satisfactory academic progress and what happens if you are not.
- New Mexico Highlands University withdrawal process and the return of FSA funds process when you withdraw.
- New Mexico Highlands University Student Code of Conduct.
- New Mexico Highlands University drug and alcohol policy.
- New Mexico Highlands University security policy; access to the campus security report and annual fire safety report on student housing.(Word doc.)
Your Responsibilities
In accepting your responsibilities, you must. . .
- Complete all application forms accurately and submit them on time to the proper place.
- Provide correct information. In most instances, misreporting information on financial aid applications could result in indictment under the U.S. Criminal Code.
- Return all additional documentation, verification, corrections, and/or new information requested by either the office of financial aid and scholarships or the agency to which you submitted your application.
- Be responsible for reading and understanding all forms you sign. Keep copies.
- Live up to all agreements you sign.
- Perform the work agreed upon when accepting work study awards.
- Be aware of and comply with deadlines.
Report all changes in name, address, telephone number, and enrollment status to the office of financial aid and scholarships and the registrar’s office.