Federal Loan  Information

Applying for and receiving Federal Direct Loans

Once you have filed your FAFSA (Free Application Federal Student Aid), your eligibility for Federal Direct student/parent loans will be determined. Your financial aid award letter will state your eligibility amounts. If you decide that you wish to take part in the Federal Direct loan program, there are 3 simple steps to complete. You will want to have your award handy to refer to as you begin the process of applying for loans. The steps for all Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, Parent loan, and Perkins) are the same. However, the Perkins loans do have separate request forms and promissory notes, so take special care to complete the correct form for your particular loan.

Step 1:  Student Direct Loan Request Form (PDF)  Perkins Loan Request Form (PDF)  Parent Loan (PLUS) Request Form (PDF)
Simply fill out and submit a current loan request form. Please read this form carefully and fill in all necessary blanks. Incomplete forms will not be processed.

Step 2: Stafford Loan Entrance/Exit Counseling
Step 2:  Perkins Loan Entrance/Exit Counseling
Step 2:  Graduate PLUS Loan Entrance/Exit Counseling
Simply visit the Loan Entrance Counseling website and answer a few simple questions regarding your rights and responsibilities as a borrower.  Once completed, the results will be electronically sent to our department.  Typically, these results take 24 hours to reach us.  Please allow sufficient processing time.  This step will only need to be completed once during your time at Andrews.

Step 3:  Sign Master Promissory Note & Sign Perkins Promissory Note
This is the electronic equivalent of 'endorsing' your loan. Without a master promissory note on file, your loan application is incomplete and you cannot count this loan as accepted aid and your loan will not disburse. As with the loan entrance counseling, this step will only need to be completed one time for each type of loan (Sub, Unsub, Parent, and/or Perkins). Electronic signing is quick and easy.  Follow these steps.

1. Go to http://dlenote.ed.gov/
   
2. Student Loans:
   Click on the 5th choice on the left hand side of your screen that says: "Complete new MPN for Students"
   
   Parent Loans:
   Click on the 6th choice on the left hand side of your screen that says: "Complete new Parent PLUS MPN for Parents"
   
3. Have the FAFSA Pin number handy.  If you don't have one go to www.pin.ed.gov and register for a pin.
   
4. Proceed to pin site registration.
   
5. Enter your information as well as your pin number.
   
6. Complete online steps 1-9.  Print Promissory Note which contains the 3 digit code needed to submit the MPN (Step 10).