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SSACI > Sources & Searches for Aid > Financial Info Slang Financial Info Slang

Acronyms Description
ACG Academic Competitiveness Grant
ACH Automated Clearing House
ACT American College Testing
AGI Adjusted Gross Income
AHD Academic Honors Diploma
AP Advanced Placement
AY Academic Year
C40 Core 40 Diploma
CGS College Goal Sunday
CHIPS Core 40 and Honors Internet Update System
COA Cost of Attendance
CPS Central Processing System
CSS College Scholarship Service
DLP Direct Loan Program
DOE Department of Education
DRN Data Release Number
EFC Effective Family Contribution
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
FAA Financial Aid Administrator
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAT Financial Aid Transcript
FFELP Federal Family Educaiton Loan Programs
FM Federal Methodology
FOC Freedom of Choice Grant
FOTW FAFSA On The Web
FSEOG Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
FT Full Time
FWS Federal Work Study
Gear Up Gain Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
GED General Education Development Certificate
GPA Grade Point Average
HEA Higher Education Award
ICHHI Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues
ICHE Indiana Commission for Higher Education
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ISIR Institutional Student Information Report
LLR Lender of Last Resort
MPN Master Promissory Note
NOD Notice of Default
NSLDS National Student Loan Databse System
PC Parent Contribution
PIN Personal Identification Number
PJ Professional Judgment
PLUS Parent PLUS Loan
PT Part Time
RAP Reasonal Academic Progress
SAP Satisfactory Academic Progress
SAR Student Aid Report
SAT Scholastic Achievement Test
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test
SC Student Contribution
SMART National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent Grant
SSA Social Security Administration
SSACI State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
SSN Social Security Number
TFC Total Family Contribution
VA Veterans Administration