Check List for Non-Traditional Students

For All Non-Traditional Students

Fill out and send your FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Work with Financial Aid on your specific budget needs, particularly if you will be living off campus in an apartment or in the Ecovillage. Phone: (859) 985-3310 | E-mail: finaid@berea.edu
Return health forms and immunization records to Student Health Services. Health Services is located at Berea Primary Care Clinic on the second floor of Saint Joseph Berea Hospital. Phone: (859) 985-1415
Have your primary medical provider transfer medical records
Finalize housing plans
Organize installation of utilities
- Berea Municipal Utilities | Address: 212 Chestnut Street | Phone: (859) 986-4391
- Southern Madison Water District | Address: 207 N Dogwood Drive | Phone: (859) 986-0942
- Delta Gas | Address: 129 Glades Road | Phone: (859) 986-4291
- Poff Carting (Garbage collection) | Phone: (606) 877-7760
Begin saving money to pay for upcoming bills
- Rent deposit (Ecovillage apartments do not require a deposit)
- $240 deposit needed for electric/water at Berea Municipal Utilities (Ecovillage residents must pay this); for those off-campus under Southern Madison district – their deposit is $80.00
- $95 for gas stoves if applicable
Plan your move
Contact your admissions counselor to notify them of your Berea address (not necessary for Ecovillage residents)
Fill out a change of address form at the Post Office | www.usps.com
Obtain a parking decal from Public Safety. Public Safety is located in the Woods-Penn building on campus. Phone: (859) 985-3333 | E-mail: public_safety@berea.edu
For alternative housing options outside of the Ecovillage | E-mail: housing@berea.edu to obtain an off-campus application and return it to the Student Life office on the third floor of Woods-Penn
If you are living off campus complete an online application with Community Based Services to apply for SNAP (Food Stamps) and/or Medicaid (see Social Services Checklist for more information)
If your Berea residence is a Section 8 approved facility, you can apply for Section 8 once you move into your home. Please do this immediately upon arrival as there is a long waiting list. To obtain an application, contact HUD Office | Phone: (859) 623-4246; if moving into the Ecovillage, get the application from Elaine Adams | Phone: (859) 985-3179
If you have already filed an application with Section 8 in another location, please contact them with your new address.

For All Students with Children or Married Couples

If interested in living in the Ecovillage, please request an application packet from Elaine Adams and return your application to: Elaine Adams | CPO 1732 | Berea, KY 40404.

Questions for Elaine? Phone: (859) 985-3179 | E-mail: elaine_adams@berea.edu

Contact Student Financial Aid Services for assistance with a family size budget and apartment living expenses. Phone: (859) 985-3310 | E-mail: finaid@berea.edu
Complete an online application with Community Based Services to apply for Child Care, SNAP (Food Stamps) and/or Medicaid (see Social Services Checklist for more information)
Single parents are eligible for KTAP (Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program) (see Social Services Checklist for more information)
Collect your child’s medical records for daycare or school

For Students with Children

Return childcare application to Child Development Laboratory (CDL) as soon as possible. There is often a waiting list. You may need to apply to other child care facilities if the CDL doesn’t have openings. Phone: (859) 985-3620
Contact Berea Community School and Madison County School for registration information

Berea Community | Phone: (859) 986-8446

Madison County Schools | Phone: (859) 624-4500

If your child is five-years-old or younger, arrange to apply for or transfer WIC benefits
Madison County Health Department | Phone: (859) 623-7312
To apply for child care benefits, apply through Community Based Services (see Social Services Checklist)
KTAP assists single parents with monthly monetary assistance; however, you are then required to work 20 hours a week to receive assistance. College classes can count towards the 20-hour labor requirement for up to 12 months only (see Social Services Checklist)