Transfer Undergraduates

Financial Aid will only process federal financial aid for students admitted into a degree program.  In order to be considered for assistance administered by the University, all information required by the appropriate admissions office should be submitted on a timely basis.

Step-by-Step Process

Details and helpful links for each step are provided below.

1.) Complete / Change the FAFSA

• Complete the FAFSA on-line at: www.fafsa.ed.gov.
• Include the UAlbany Federal School Code 002835 in the FAFSA school code section.

Students who change academic status from undergraduate to graduate need to correct two items on the FAFSA:

• Answer "Yes" to "Grad Student"
• Answer "Yes" to "Received First Bachelor Degree".

2.) TAP School Code Change

Students who received TAP prior to admission to UAlbany will need to change their TAP school code to 0895 for the UAlbany entry term and year.  "Change TAP College Code" is a "Manage My Loan or Grant" option on the NYSHESC website.

3.) Accept Award Through MyUAlbany

For information on how to accept awards, please visit the Accepting Awards page of the Financial Aid website.

4.) Monitor MyUAlbany Important Items

As a result of UAlbany receiving and processing the FAFSA, items may appear on the MyUAlbany Important Items List.  Important Items are required to be completed before financial aid processing can continue.  When Important Item(s) need to be completed, the Financial Aid Office will send the student email notifications until all items are complete.  The email notice directs students to review the Important Items List on MyUAlbany.

Important Items can be documentation requests, problems with the FAFSA that need to be fixed, processes that need to be completed by the student or processes that need to be completed by the parent.

Important Items can appear at any point during the aid processing cycle.  Important Items most commonly appear after the FAFSA is filed and after students accept their Financial Aid Award.  When an item is listed on the Important Item list, the item can be clicked on for more detailed information.

Completed items will be removed from your Important Item list within 2-5 days after students actively respond with the required action or documentation.   Unresolved Important Items will prevent the following:

processing of a financial aid award

financial aid awards applying to your account as "anticipated aid"

refund processing