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Student Finance Office
Regular office hours are Mondays through Fridays 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Informational brochures on various programs are available in the Student Finance Office on a walk-in basis. Appointments are available with 24 hours notice. The Student Finance Office also may be contacted via email
- Changes in financial status
- Changes in enrollment status
- Refund policy for financial assistance recipients
- Pro-Rata Refund Policy
- Refunds for January Moot Court
- Requirement of satisfactory academic progress
- Dual degree students
Changes in financial status
In accordance with federal regulations, all recipients of financial assistance must inform the Student Finance Office in writing of any changes in financial status (e.g., gain or loss of financial resources, changes in employment, marital status, outside scholarships, change of address). Students also must notify the Office if living at home with parent(s) at any time during the school year.
Failure to comply with these requirements may result in an over-award which must be repaid by the student immediately. Financial assistance awarded in subsequent years also may be affected.
Changes in enrollment status
Eligibility for loans: In accordance with federal regulations, students must remain enrolled for at least 6 credits in order to remain eligible for Federal Stafford Loans. The cost of attendance will be recalculated which may result in a change of eligibility. Enrollment status is checked at the end of each add/drop period, and the Student Finance Office is notified when a student withdraws from a class. If there is a change in loan eligibility, the student will be notified within 30 days after the enrollment status changes.
Eligibility for grants (Tuition Remission and Opportunity Grant): All students awarded grant assistance from the University must be enrolled for at least 9 credits. Day Division students are awarded Tuition Remission and Opportunity Grants based on full-time enrollment (12 or more credits). If a Day Division student drops down to 9 credits during add/drop, the grant will be pro-rated. If a grant already has been processed, the student will be responsible for any outstanding charges that result from the decrease in grant eligibility.
Federal Work-Study: Students must remain enrolled for at least 6 credits in order to continue to qualify for federal work-study. Any student whose enrollment becomes less than half time must stop working immediately. Student's who are awarded summer federal work-study must plan to enroll for at least 6 credits during the upcoming fall semester. Please refer to "Student Employment: Notice Regarding Student Responsibilities."
Refund policy for financial assistance recipients
A recipient of the financial assistance listed below should be aware that upon withdrawal to less than half-time at any time for any reason, the following rules apply for refunds of financial assistance.
Tuition Remission and Opportunity Grants or any grants administered/disbursed by the Law School. All refunds of tuition and fees will be made according to the refund schedule published elsewhere in this handbook and, if applicable, returned to the appropriate fund account(s). A revised award letter will be sent with an acceptance form once the refund amount is determined.
Federal Work-Study. No further employment will be allowed after the date of separation. Students will be paid for all work completed up to and including the day of separation.
Federal Stafford Loans (subsidized or unsubsidized) or private educational loans (LAL, LSL, TERI, PEP, etc.). The Student Finance Office notifies the individual banks/lenders of the date of separation. Any refund balance remaining after the appropriate reimbursement of funds will be returned directly to the lending institution in accordance with federal regulations.
Pro-Rata Refund Policy
In addition to the University Refund Policy, a pro-rata policy is in effect for those students leaving the university who have accepted Title IV federal funds. This policy is in accordance with federal government guidelines. Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans that law students receive are Title IV aid. When a student's enrollment status changes to less than half time (6 cr), the number of days attended is divided by the number of days in the semester. This percentage is used to calculate the amount of the disbursed loans to returned to the lender by the School of Law. Students may very well owe a balance to the School of Law if the required amount returned to the lender exceeds the refund determined by the University Refund Policy.
Refunds for January Moot Court
Second semester will be divided into two sessions for 1LD's. The first session will consist of moot court. This will NOT be considered an intersession in terms of the University system. Moot court will follow a June term-like refund schedule printed in the Business Office section of the Student Handbook. The first day of classes for statutory required and upper class courses will be the official start to the semester and thus will follow the typical semester refund schedule. Student who go on a leave of absence/withdraw before the official start to the semester will have all financial aid canceled for the upcoming semester and will be responsible for all charges (minus refund, if applicable) incurred from taking Moot Court (3 credits).
Living expenses: If a student is not entitled to a portion of a loan that was intended for living expenses, the School of Law is required by federal law to return this money to the lender on behalf of the student. The student is then billed for that amount.
Requirement of satisfactory academic progress
For the purpose of determining eligibility for federal and University financial assistance (including loans), all matriculated students currently enrolled at the School who are in good academic standing as outlined in the Academic Regulations section of this document are considered to be making satisfactory academic progress. If a student withdraws from the Law School during a semester after financial assistance has been awarded and disbursed and then is re-admitted to the School, eligibility for additional assistance is awarded on a probationary basis. After successfully completing one semester and as long as a student is in good academic standing, the student then will be taken off of probationary status. If the student does not meet the requirement of satisfactory academic progress after one semester, the student will become ineligible for all aid (including loans) until once again in good academic standing as outlined in the Academic Regulations section of this document. Any aid that had been awarded will be canceled and cannot be awarded retroactively for any semester completed which makes the student in good standing.
Any full-time student who does not complete the three-year course of study within four years of attendance at the School will not be eligible to receive financial assistance after four years of study. Any part-time student who does not complete the four-year course of study within six years of attendance will not be eligible to receive financial assistance after the sixth year of study.
Finally, regulations mandate that financial aid cannot pay for a repeated semester and/or course. Students must notify the Student Finance Office if this situation should arise.
Any student who is considered ineligible for financial assistance based on the above provisions may make an appeal by written petition to the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Awards, whose decision is final.
Dual degree students
Students who are studying for dual degrees and are studying at more than one school or branch of the University must contact the Student Finance Office at the Law School.
Processing of registration, financial aid, and billing should be coordinated manually between the participating schools. If assistance is needed in correcting information, please notify the Law School's associate dean for finance and administration.
Financial assistance and billing and policies are different for each dual degree program.
MBA/JD
A student in the MBA/JD four-year dual degree program is awarded financial assistance by the campus where the most number of credits are taken. If the majority of credits are taken at Storrs or through the Hartford MBA program, a student must contact the Storrs Financial Aid Office (web or phone: 860-486-2819). The student is responsible for contacting Storrs and should do this as soon as possible. The Storrs campus has different deadlines than the School of Law. In addition, because tuition is less, the maximum grants that are awarded to students by the Financial Aid Office in Storrs is less. Opportunity Grants are not available for graduate students.
If a student graduates from the School of Law in three years, and earns the remaining credits needed to complete the MBA program in the fourth year, the student will be billed by the MBA program and must apply for financial assistance through the Storrs campus.
Students are billed where the most credits are taken. If the majority of credits are taken at the Downtown Hartford branch as part of the MBA program, a student would be billed fees only by the MBA program on a PER CREDIT basis for the total number of credits taken in Hartford and at the School of Law. The Hartford MBA Program has a different fee structure, and tuition is NOT charged. Instead, fees are charged for each credit. Students who are taking the majority of their credits for any given semester at the Downtown Hartford campus are NOT eligible for Tuition Remission. University statutes state that Tuition Remission Grants cannot be used to pay for fee-based costs. There are no exceptions to this policy.
Students enrolled in the MBA Program in Storrs (University of Connecticut Main Campus) will be billed according to where the majority of credits are taken for any given semester. If a student is enrolled for 9 credits at the School of Law and 3 or 6 credits at the MBA Program in Storrs, the student is billed as a full-time student at the School of Law. A student's financial aid award is based on full-time tuition and fees at the School of Law, and eligibility for a Tuition Remission Grant is not affected.
If the majority of credits are taken at the Storrs campus as part of the MBA program, a student is billed by the Storrs Bursar's Office for the total number of credits taken at the School of Law and at Storrs. Financial aid is awarded by the Storrs Financial Aid Office. A student must contact the Storrs Financial Aid Office (web or phone: 860-486-2819). The student is responsible for contacting Storrs and should do this as soon as possible. The Storrs campus has different deadlines than the School of Law. In addition, because tuition is less, the maximum grants that are awarded to students by the Financial Aid Office in Storrs is less. Opportunity Grants are not available for graduate students.
Masters in Social Work (MSW)/JD
In most instances, students who are the MSW/JD dual degree program enroll only in the JD program in their first year of study and the MSW program during their second or third year of study. When a student is taking all of his/her credits in either program for the entire year, the student applies for aid through that school. Typically, the School of Law processes the first year of financial aid and the School of Social Work processes the second or third year of aid.
The School of Law Student Finance Office and the School of Social Work Financial Aid Office are independent of each other. Thus, student budgets and Tuition Remission grants are for different amounts. Financial aid is processed by the school that bills the student for any given semester.
Trinity College/JD; Masters in Health Administration (Uconn School of Medicine)/JD; Masters in Library Science (Southern Connecticut State University)/JD
Students enrolled in these dual degree program must register at the School of Law and the second college/university. Students are charged independently by all institutions.
If a student is enrolled at only one of the colleges/universities that is offering the dual degree for any given semester, the student must apply for financial assistance (including loans) at that school.
Students who are enrolled simultaneously at both schools must contact the Student Finance Office. A consortium agreement needs to be sent by the Student Finance Office to the college/university that is offering the dual degree. In this instance, all financial assistance is processed by the Student Finance Office at the School of Law. The student's estimated expense budget is revised to reflect the total tuition and fees charged by the second institution and the School of Law. It is the student's responsibility to pay the second college/university directly once student loans have been processed.
If eligible for a Tuition Remission Grant, a student must be registered for a total of at least 9 credits at the School of Law per semester. Tuition Remission grants are NOT awarded for tuition charged by another institution.
Masters in Public Administration (Uconn Storrs Campus)/JD
Students enrolled in the MPA Program in Storrs (University of Connecticut Main Campus) will be charged by either the School of Law or the Storrs Campus. The charges will be determined according to where the majority of credits are taken for any given semester. If a student is enrolled for 9 credits at the School of Law and 3 or 6 credits at the MPA Program in Storrs, the student is billed as a full-time student at the School of Law. A student's financial aid award is based on full-time tuition and fees at the School of Law, and eligibility for a Tuition Remission Grant is not affected.
If the majority of credits are taken at the Storrs campus as part of the MPA program, a student is billed by the Storrs Bursar's Office for the total number of credits taken at the School of Law and at Storrs. Financial aid is awarded by the Storrs Financial Aid Office. A student must contact the Storrs Financial Aid Office (web or phone: 860-486-2819). The student is responsible for contacting Storrs and should do this as soon as possible. The Storrs campus has different deadlines than the School of Law. In addition, because tuition is less, the maximum grants that are awarded to students by the Financial Aid Office in Storrs is less. Opportunity Grants are not available for graduate students.
JD/LLM
Students who enroll in this dual degree program will have financial assistance processed for the first three years as a JD student. During the fourth year that the LLM program is completed, students are eligible for Federal Stafford Loans and private educational loans only. LLM students are charged a fee for each credit.