Choose one of the following for more information on the activities that can be completed after signing in.
You will sign in using your Federal Student Aid PIN in order to:
- Completed Master Promissory Notes
- Disclosure Statements
- Completed Entrance Counseling
- Completed Financial Awareness Counseling
If you have not previously received a Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loan under the Direct Loan Program or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Government requires you to complete loan counseling for that loan type before receiving a loan to ensure that you understand your responsibilities and the obligations you are assuming before disbursements can be made.
Note: The FFEL Program ended July 1, 2010 and no new loans have been made under the FFEL Program after that date.
Financial Awareness Counseling provides tools and information to help you understand your financial aid and assist you in managing your finances. Topics include:
- Understand Your Loans
- Manage Your Spending
- Plan to Repay
- Avoid Default
- Make Finances a Priority
- Direct Subsidized Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Loans
If you do not have a Federal Student Aid PIN, visit www.pin.ed.gov.
As with all federal Student aid, you apply for Direct Loans by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Most students complete the FAFSA through FAFSA on the Web. The information on your FAFSA is transmitted to the schools that you list on the application, and those schools use the information to determine your need for financial aid.
You will sign in using your Federal Student Aid PIN in order to:
- Completed Master Promissory Notes
- Direct PLUS Loan Requests
- Disclosure Statements and Direct PLUS Loan Correspondence
- Completed Entrance Counseling
- Completed Financial Awareness Counseling
If you have not previously received a Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan or PLUS Loan under the Direct Loan Program or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Government requires you to complete loan counseling for that loan type before receiving a loan to ensure that you understand the responsibilities and obligations you are assuming.
Note: The FFEL Program ended July 1, 2010 and no new loans have been made under the FFEL Program after that date.
Financial Awareness Counseling provides tools and information to help you understand your financial aid and assist you in managing your finances. Topics include:
- Understand Your Loans
- Manage Your Spending
- Plan to Repay
- Avoid Default
- Make Finances a Priority
- Direct Subsidized Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
The Direct PLUS Loan Request provides the school with information needed to create your Direct PLUS Loan. You should verify with the school's financial aid office that this is the process they want you to use; some schools may have their own Direct PLUS Loan process.
If you do not have a Federal Student Aid PIN, visit www.pin.ed.gov.
As with all federal Student aid, you apply for Direct Loans by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Most students complete the FAFSA through FAFSA on the Web. The information on your FAFSA is transmitted to the schools that you list on the application, and those schools use the information to determine your need for financial aid.
You will sign in using your Federal Student Aid PIN in order to:
- Completed Master Promissory Notes
- Direct PLUS Loan Requests
- Disclosure Statements and Direct PLUS Loan Correspondence
- Completed Financial Awareness Counseling
Financial Awareness Counseling provides tools and information to help you understand your financial aid and assist you in managing your finances. Topics include:
- Understand Your Loans
- Manage Your Spending
- Plan to Repay
- Avoid Default
- Make Finances a Priority
- Direct PLUS Loans
The Direct PLUS Loan Request provides the school with information needed to create your Direct PLUS Loan. You should verify with the school's financial aid office that this is the process they want you to use; some schools may have their own Direct PLUS Loan process.
If you do not have a Federal Student Aid PIN, visit www.pin.ed.gov.
The student on whose behalf you are borrowing must have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Most students complete the FAFSA through FAFSA on the Web. The information on the FAFSA is transmitted to the schools that the student lists on the application, and those schools use the information to determine the student's need for financial aid.
You will sign in using your Federal Student Aid PIN in order to:
If you do not have a Federal Student Aid PIN, visit www.pin.ed.gov.
