Bookstore vouchers

From: E: Pollitz, Carol A (capollitz@vfcc.edu)
Date: Wed Jul 03 2002 - 16:08:24 EDT

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    Happy 4th of July all!
     
    Based on the responses received, it appears that most schools issue
    bookstore vouchers or "loans" to only students with confirmed excess
    financial aid. Schools no longer charge books to student accounts unless
    the bookstore is tied in to the billing area via software.
     
    My question is how do you inform the students of the ability to get a
    bookstore voucher or loan based on their excess confirmed aid? Is it a
    carte blanche statement published in your catalog, a letter to all students
    or on a case by case basis?
     
    Our financial aid office has been telling students who ask that they can
    charge their books to their accounts (vouchers) if they have excess
    confirmed financial aid. We are sending out to all students a letter with
    their estimated bill for the fall semester (pre-bill) and would like to
    communicate this to our students that this on a case-by-case basis pending
    approval. We're recommending that no vouchers be issued until after
    add/drop due to multiple schedule changes. Our logic is that all books are
    available in our library for student use and besides professors change
    required books to recommended.
     
    Does anyone have a sample authorization form they would be willing to share?
    Also who signs the form authorizing the use of excess financial aid for
    books? If it is not someone from the Financial Aid Office, why not? What
    happens if the credit is from a parent PLUS loan? Do you have the parent
    sign the form also?
     
    Thanks again for all your help.

    Carol Pollitz, CPA
    Comptroller
    Valley Forge Christian College
    1401 Charlestown Road
    Phoenixville, PA 19460
    610-917-1420
    capollitz@vfcc.edu <mailto:capollitz@vfcc.edu>

    fax 610-935-9353


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