Federal Direct Loan Entrance Counseling
Entrance Counseling
The Federal Government requires that all first-time Federal Direct Loan borrowers complete an Entrance Counseling session before they receive any loan proceeds. This process helps you:
- Understand how federal loans work and their terms
- Learn your rights and responsibilities as a borrower
- Plan for repayment after graduation
Important: Entrance Counseling must be completed by the student, NOT the parent.
It is Federal Regulation that Entrance Counseling and the Loan Agreement (Master Promissory Note) must be completed so that the student understands the terms of their loan and repayment. Until these steps are completed, you will not receive any Federal Direct Loans.
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what type of counseling do i complete?
Undergraduate, first-time Direct Loan borrowers:
- Make sure to select the option that you are completing counseling as an undergraduate student
Graduate, first-time Direct Loan borrowers:
- Make sure to select the option that you are completing counseling as a graduate/professional student
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HOW TO COMPLETE ENTRANCE COUNSELING
- Go to https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling
- Find the option pertaining to your student type
- See the section above on which type of counseling to complete
- Click “Login to Start”
- Log into your account using your FSA Id and Password
- This is the same FSA user ID and password you used to complete the FAFSA.
- Make sure to add Millersville University in the “Notify These Schools” section so that Millersville receives your Entrance Counseling.
- Select "Complete Entrance Counseling" and follow the prompts. Make sure that you read the information carefully and answer all questions.
- If you are unable to move on to the next section, go back and make sure that you have answered each challenge question, clicked on all drop-down sections, and filled in all blanks.
- If you do not know the answers to the “Check Your Knowledge” questions, the answers will be in the section directly above.
- Once you have finished each step of the Entrance Counseling, make sure to click “Submit Counseling” so that Millersville receives notification that this step has been completed.