Suffolk Law - 2018 New Student Information Guide

TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID

Financial Aid

Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan or Private Loan Borrowers: Students planning to apply for additional loan funding should complete the application process sufficiently in advance of the billing due date of July 20, 2018 to allow for processing time, avoid late payment fees, and possible delay in registration clearance. Students may also access information on this process from our website: Please refer to the sections under “federal loans“ and “alternative loans.” If you have further questions regarding financial aid, please contact the Student Financial Services Office at 617-573-8470 or at lawfaid@suffolk.edu A student awarded a Trustee Loan is required to sign a promissory note and other documentation in order for the loan funds to be credited to the student’s tuition account. The Office of the Bursar will notify students regarding this requirement. If you have questions regarding this process please contact the Office of the Bursar at 617-573-8407 or at bursar@suffolk.edu Trustee Loan Borrowers

Please be sure that you have completed all necessary steps to ensure that your financial aid is in order for the upcoming year. Students with financial aid awards may deduct the awarded, pending semester aid amount from their semester balance due. Payment of any further due balance, after semester aid has been deducted, must be made by the semester due date. Please view your student account online using SU Pay to determine your charges, pending financial aid and balance due. Please Note : In order to register for classes, students must have made all necessary payment, or have pending aid in place sufficient to cover the semester balance due, by the due date in order to receive financial clearance from the Office of the Bursar 1. Entrance Counseling: To complete required loan entrance counseling, please click HERE. 2. Master Promissory Note (MPN): An MPN must be completed to credit your student account with loan funds. The Direct Loan Stafford MPN can be completed HERE . Please note, you must complete an MPN for both the unsubsidized and graduate Plus loans if you are participating in both programs. Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Entrance Counseling should be completed prior to July 20, 2018 to ensure that loan funds will credit. Stafford Loan Borrowers In order to receive federal loan funds, first time Federal Direct Stafford and Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan borrowers must complete two steps:

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