Rights and Responsibilities
Student Rights
You have the right to:
- Know what financial assistance is available, including all federal, state and institutional financial assistance programs.
- Know the application deadline for each of the financial assistance programs.
- Know how your financial need is determined.
- Know what resources are considered in the calculation of your financial need.
- Know what awards have been offered to help meet your financial need.
- Have copies of all policies with which you are expected to comply.
- Know how to apply for additional aid if the student’s or parent’s financial circumstances change.
Student Responsibilities
You have the responsibility to:
- Review the financial aid programs at the Colorado School of Mines.
- Comply with all School and Financial Aid Office deadlines.
- Register in the appropriate number of hours needed for the type of aid you are receiving. Most aid requires the student to be at least half-time (Undergraduate – 6 hours, Graduate – 4.5).
- Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the renewal application completely for each year you plan to attend Mines.
- Respond promptly to all requests for additional documentation, verification items, corrections and/or new information.
- Read and understand all forms you are asked to submit or sign.
- Keep copies of all forms that you sign or are required to submit (you are legally responsible for all agreements that you sign).
- Notify the School of any changes in your name or address (you are responsible for keeping all lenders and loan agencies informed of permanent address changes).
- Know what portions of your financial aid award must be repaid and what portions are grant aid (if the aid is a loan, you are responsible for knowing the terms of your loan).
- Comply with the college’s Refund/Repayment Policy should you withdraw from Mines.
- Comply with the School’s Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
- Report the receipt of all resources not previously considered in evaluating your eligibility.
- Perform in a satisfactory manner the work that is agreed upon in accepting a work-study award.
- Understand that if you deliberately provide misleading or incorrect information in applying for Federal and State funds you may be prosecuted and subject to penalty under Federal and Colorado laws.
- Complete exit counseling (if you are a federal student loan borrower).
Contact Info
Mailing address:
Colorado School of Mines
Financial Aid Office
1301 19th Street
Golden, CO 80401
Office Location:
Ben Parker Student Center, E160
1200 16th St
Golden, CO 80401
Walk-In Hours:
Monday through Friday
9am - 4pm
303-273-3301
Toll-free: 1-888-446-9489
finaid@mines.edu
For scholarship questions, email scholarship@mines.edu
More information:
For billing issues contact: Bursar's Office 303-273-3158
For health insurance waivers contact: Student Health Insurance 303-273-3388
For College Opportunity Fund contact: Registrar's Office 303-273-3200
For information on Veteran Affairs contact: Registrar's Office 303-273-3200