Financial Aid Disclosures

Summary of Financial Aid Disclosures

Harding University is required by federal regulation to provide specific consumer information to students and parents of students. Below is a listing of requirements related to Financial Aid, along with a source of more detailed information.

• All need-based and non-need based federal, state, and local, private and institutional based student financial aid programs:  Information related to application procedures, eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and award amount determination criteria may be reviewed at https://www.harding.edu/admissions/cost/ and  https://www.harding.edu/about/offices-departments/finaid/apply-for-finaid/
  
  
• Terms and conditions of Title IV, HEA loans: Terms and conditions for all types of federal student loans are available on the Master Promissory Note of each particular loan.
   
• Information on the disbursement of aid:  Generally speaking, federal, state, and institutional aid is disbursed on the first day of classes each semester. Exceptions may include Pell Grant, which is disbursed according to the start dates of enrollment and can be spread throughout a term if class start dates vary.  Student loans are disbursed when the student starts their sixth hour of enrollment (half-time).
  
  
• Rights and responsibilities in receiving financial aid:  Receiving financial aid, whether through grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study programs, comes with both rights and responsibilities.  By understanding and fulfilling these rights and responsibilities, students can navigate the financial aid process effectively and ensure they meet their obligations as aid recipients. Review the Student Rights and Responsibilities. 
   
• Terms of any loans and a sample loan repayment schedule: https://www.harding.edu/about/offices-departments/finaid/loan-repayment/
  
  
• A statement that study abroad approved for credit may be considered enrollment in the home institution for the purposes of financial aid: Harding's study abroad programs consist of courses for which the University awards academic credit. The courses are taken at university-managed sites in foreign countries.  Enrollment in a Harding study abroad program is considered concurrent enrollment in the University making the programs eligible for Title IV financial assistance.
  
  
• General conditions and terms applicable to employment provided as part of the financial aid package: https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/work-study
  
  
• The exit counseling information the institution collects:  When students either graduate or cease enrollment on at least a half-time basis, they are directed to complete Student Loan Exit Counseling at this site: https://studentaid.gov/exit-counseling/
  
  
• The cost of attending the institution: https://www.harding.edu/about/offices-departments/finaid/coa/ or https://www.shoppingsheet.com/Shopping/Landing/harding
  
  
• The academic programs of the institution:  Choose from more than 110 undergraduate majors; 14 pre-professional programs; and more than 40 graduate and professional programs. https://www.harding.edu/academics/degrees-majors/ and https://catalog.harding.edu/
  
  
• The standards of satisfactory academic progress:  The Harding University catalog outlines all details of satisfactory academic progress in the Financial Information section. See the "Financial Aid Warning and Suspension" information.  Note that different standards apply to undergraduate and graduate/professional programs.  In addition to the catalog information, graduate and professional students must be aware that the policies on academic standing may vary from program to program. It is imperative that each student become familiar with the policy for his or her specific program.
  
  
• Code of Conduct:  Harding University Student Loan Code of Conduct
  
  
• Perkins Loans Repayment Information:  Harding University ceased awarding Perkins loans in 2017, the year that Congress stopped the authority for schools to make the loans and ended the program.  Information about the program is available at https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans/perkins. 
  
  Harding outsources Perkins loan servicing to Heartland ECSI.  All Harding Perkins loan borrowers have their accounts serviced at ECSI.  Borrowers should set up their online account at https://heartland.ecsi.net/. For assistance, borrowers should call ECSI at 888-549-3274. ECSI's mailing address is P.O. Box 1289, Moon Township, PA 15108.
  
  Perkins loan disclosure information is available on the Perkins Loan Promissory Note.
  
  
• Entrance Counseling: Harding University utilizes the federal Entrance Counseling platform at Complete Your Student Loan Entrance Counseling Requirement. As such, all required information and disclosures to the borrower are met within this program.  No federal loan is disbursed on the student account until federal Entrance Counseling is completed.
  
  
• Preferred Lender Disclosures: Harding Unversity utilizes ELMSelect, a private loan lender and loan comparison tool offered by ELM Resources Corporation. ELMSelect showcases selected lenders in relatively consistent terms, reducing confusion, and assisting borrowers and their families in making the best-informed decisions. Learn more about preferred lenders.
  
  
• Private Loan Disclosures: Learn more about private loans.
  
  
• Federal Student Cohort Default Rates: Harding University federal student cohort default rates can be found on the USDOE Federal Student Aid site. Choose "Search Database" on the site's left-hand navigation bar or push the green "GO" button in the middle of the page to search for Harding University.
  
  
• State Grant Assistance:  See the Arkansas Scholarship information at https://www.harding.edu/about/offices-departments/finaid/scholarships/

Questions?  Review the Harding University Financial Aid Office web page, contact 501-279-4257 or email finaid@harding.edu