Federal Disclosure Requirements

Higher Education Opportunity Act -- 2008

On August 14, 2008, the Higher Education Opportunity Act became law, reauthorizing the Higher Education Act for the first time since 1998. This law is intended to help students and parents make better-informed decisions about higher education. With this goal in mind, Mercer University has developed this Web site to better inform students, parents, and the University community. For more information about the Higher Education Opportunity Act, please refer to the U.S. Department of Education Web site at http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/index.html.

The pages within this site contain 24 disclosures within the following categories:

• Campus Security
• Campus Emergency Procedures
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
• Financial Aid and the Cost of Attendance
• Health and Safety Information
• Institutional Information for Students