The Office of Financial Aid for the Access program is located at our East Point off-site location.
Office of Financial Aid - Access Program
Burns Hall/Administration Building
404-460-2482 phone
404-460-2477 fax
Email
Open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Office of Financial Aid Contacts - Access Program
Karen Bailey, Director of Financial Aid
Richard Williams, Associate Director of Access Financial Aid and VA Certifying Official
Mark Boyd, Financial Aid Specialist (Alpha Cluster A - G)
Alvana Williams, Financial Aid Specialist (Alpha Cluster H - O)
Amanda Abernathy, Financial Aid Specialist (Alpha Cluster P - Z)
Jane Mullins, Financial Aid Assistant
Sandra Turner, Financial Aid Representative
Tanya Officer, Financial Aid Representative
Applying for Financial Aid
Applying for financial aid is a four-step process for most students. Once you complete the applications below, the Financial Aid Office will have the necessary information to begin the financial aid awarding process.
- Apply for a personal identification number (PIN) for the student and the parent/guardian.
- Gather the necessary documents to complete the FAFSA.
- Complete the FAFSA, then sign it electronically with the student and parent/guardian PINs.
- Submit the FAFSA for processing using school code 001547.
- Create a username and password.
- Click on "Apply for Aid."
- Click on "Grants and Scholarships."
- Complete the application for the GTEG/HOPE for private colleges.
Step 3: Verification
Independent Student Verification Worksheet 2012-13
What is Verification?
Verification is a process that the federal processing center uses to make sure that the information applicants reported is accurate. This prevents ineligible students from receiving aid by reporting false information and ensures eligible students receive all of the aid for which they qualify. Each year, the federal processing center selects a group of applications for verification. Some of these applications are selected because information reported on the FAFSA is inconsistent with information elsewhere on the application and others are chosen at random.
In either case, a student whose application is selected for verification must submit certain documentation to his or her financial aid office to show that his or her application information is correct. The sooner you submit the requested documents to us, the sooner you'll be able to receive financial aid.
What will I need to do to complete the verification process?
A student selected for verification must submit the following items to the Financial Aid Office:
- A signed copy of the student's 2011 federal tax transcript (only if the student filed taxes); and
- A completed 2012-13 Verification Worksheet (dependent or independent worksheet; see links at the top of this page).
An IRS tax transcript will not be available until 3 weeks after filing electronically or 6 weeks if filing on paper. You can request a copy of your IRS tax transcript using one of the options below:
Email or fax (404-460-2477) the tax information and Verification Worksheet to the Financial Aid Office.
Step 4: Sign Award Letter
Once you have received your award letter, sign and return it to the Financial Aid Office.
If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to
contact the Financial Aid Office.