Loan Information
Borrower's Benefits
This site contains a list of the
borrower's benefits from different lenders.
Entrance Loan Counseling
The Department
of Education requires all first-time/first-year borrowers to
have student loan entrance counseling. You will not be able to
receive your loan disbursement until this requirement has been
satisfied.
Exit Loan Counseling
The federal
government requires us to counsel students regarding their
rights and responsibilities as a student loan borrower before
they graduate or leave school.
Federal Stafford Loan Programs
Additional information on the Stafford Loan programs can be
found at this website.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check this site for answers to most of your loans questions.
Loan Application
In order to complete your Loan
Acceptance Form, you must log onto the
DUCK. If you are eligible
to apply for a Stafford loan, there will be a link available in
the message portal. Loan requests are normally processed in
10 – 14 business days. Please allow additional time for loan
requests to be processed during peak times.
Loan Consolidation
You will find
information on consolidating your student loans.
Loan Limits
There are both
annual and lifetime loan limits for students. This web site
provides important information on those limits.
NSLDS (National Student
Loan Data System)
At this website you will be able to
access your loan history, loan balance, lender and guarantor
information.
PLUS Loan Application
You must be awarded a
PLUS loan to access this
application. Contact the Financial Aid Office at
FinancialAid@clayton.edu to obtain the username and password
information.
Federal Stafford Service Cancelable Loan
You must be awarded a
Federal Stafford Service Cancelable Loan to access this
application. Refer to your award letter to obtain the username and password
information or contact the Financial Aid Office at
FinancialAid@clayton.edu.
Preferred Lender List
This site contains a list of Clayton State University's preferred lenders.
Salary
Research
This will allow you to research salaries to
help see if you will make enough money to repay your student
loans.