FAFSA

2017 - 2018 FAFSA

(Early FAFSA/Prior Prior Year)

The 2017–18 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) season will begin earlier than previous FAFSA application cycles

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Beginning on Oct. 1, 2016, students will be able to fill out the FAFSA for the 2017–18 school year. (In the past, they had to wait until January 1). In addition, applicants will no longer need to estimate income and tax information and will be able to retrieve their data directly from the IRS, right from the first day the FAFSA is available. Students also will have information about their Expected Family Contributions earlier, helping them as they’re going through the college application and selection process. 

Webinars

Credentials Are Credentials: Previewing the Innovative Credentials Track at the 2024 AACRAO Annual Meeting

April 2, 2024

April 2, 2024 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET

The 2024 AACRAO Annual Meeting will feature an Innovative Credentials Track that highlights sessions exploring the present and future of leveraging learning records to enable both learning mobility and LEARNER mobility. AACRAO members are essential leaders for ensuring the validity and trust of official learning records, including transcripts as well as other formal institutional recognitions of learning and achievement. We know that “a credential is a credential,” and are excited for this sneak preview of the Annual Meeting’s Innovative Credentials Track. The webinar will feature session presenters who will get you excited for Columbus and share how they are leading the way!  Even if you are not able to attend the annual meeting, this webinar will provide excellent insights into three examples of credential innovation. 

*Additional panelists will be added shortly. Stay tuned!

Additional Resources:

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Moderators:

Noah Geisel

Micro-credentials Program Manager, University of Colorado Boulder

Presenters:

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Keisha Campbell

Executive Director for Enrollment Services & University Registrar, Morgan State University

Meagan Treadway

Director of Special Projects, Grand Valley State University

Dr. Mike Simmons

Associate Executive Director, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, AACRAO

Darin Hobbs

Vice President of Learning & Employment Records, Western Governors University

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Kymberly Lavigne-Hinkley

Director, Learning & Employment Records Ecosystem, Western Governor’s University

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Gabby Martinez

University Registrar, Western Governors University