For Entrance Counseling:

• Go to studentaid.gov, then click Log in and use your FSA ID and password to log in
• Select Complete Loan Entrance Counseling
• Add Arkansas State University under “Add School to Notify”
• Select I am completing entrance counseling to receive Direct Loans as an undergraduate student
• Complete Entrance Counseling, steps 1 through 5
• Your Entrance Counseling is complete once you receive the message “You have successfully completed Entrance Counseling”
• Allow at least 2 business days for the MPN/Entrance Counseling status to be updated on your Financial Aid Checklist

Note: If you are a graduate student who is NOT receiving a grad PLUS loan, please complete the Entrance Counseling as an undergraduate student.

To complete the MPN:

• Go to studentaid.gov, then click Log in and use your FSA ID and password to log in
• Select Complete Loan Agreement (Master Promissory Note)
• For Stafford subsidized/unsubsidized loans, select Complete a Master Promissory Note, then select MPN for Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan
• Follow the prompts to complete sections 1 through 4, then sign and submit the MPN; make sure you have added Arkansas State University to your MPN
• Your MPN is complete once you receive the message “You have successfully completed the Master Promissory Note”
• Allow at least 2 business days for the MPN/Entrance Counseling status to be updated on your Financial Aid Checklist

Note: There are separate MPNs for Stafford and grad PLUS loans. If you are accepting a grad PLUS loan as well, you will also need to complete the PLUS MPN for graduate/professional students.