Visiting Student / Study Abroad

Financial Aid awards must be based on the cost of attendance for each semester. For you to receive financial aid from Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL) while attending another school as a visiting student, FCSL and the other school must sign a consortium agreement outlining costs and responsibilities of each school.

Once you have been approved by the academic dean to attend as a visiting student you will need to come to the Financial Aid Office to pick up a procedure form and information sheet. For the Financial Aid Office to approve the study abroad you will need to complete and return the information sheet with the following information.

1. Name, phone number, fax number and email address of the person in the Financial Aid Office that handles consortium agreements at the school that you will be visiting.

2. Name, address, phone number, email address, of the person in the Finance (Bursar’s) Office that handles payments for visiting students at the school that you will be visiting.

3. Address for the Finance Office to mail refund check.

Once we have received the above information , we will fax to the other school, a consortium agreement. It is your responsibility to see that the school you are visiting completes and returns the consortium agreement.

Once FCSL receives the consortium agreement we will make an award based on the information from the other school and mail you an award notice to sign and return.

Funds can not be disbursed to FCSL from your lender until 10 days before the beginning of the study abroad classes as indicated on the consortium agreement from the visiting school.

There are no exceptions to this regulation. Any expenses before that time must be met by the student’s resources.

When the funds arrive the FCSL Finance Office will contact your visiting institution to verify enrollment and to ascertain the amount of tuition to be sent directly to the school. Any remaining funds will be mailed to the address that you provided on the information sheet.