Financial aid application process from CMU Off-Campus Programs

Financial Aid application process

To apply for financial assistance for Central Michigan University's off-campus programs, students must complete the following:

	The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) can be completed on the Internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov. You will need to know Central Michigan University’s Title IV code: 002243. The federal processing agency will mail a Student Aid Report (SAR) to you within four to six weeks after you submit your application. This form must be completed each academic year.
	Admission to a degree-seeking program
	Eligibility Graduate Students - minimum of 5 credit hours per semester Undergraduate Students - minimum of 6 credit hours per semester
	First time borrowers must complete Entrance Loan Counseling: http://www.cel.cmich.edu/financial-aid/counseling.html.
	Sign the Master Promissory Note: https://dlenote.ed.gov.
	To monitor your Financial Aid Award Status https://www.cel.cmich.edu/finaid-status. You will need your CMU Global ID and your password. (If you do not know your password you will need to contact the CMU helpdesk at (800) 950-1144 ext: 3662.)
	Award Notification – Official notification of your financial aid award will be mailed to new students, returning students will receive award notification via email to your cmich webmail Reduce or reject offered loans online via the Student Status page via the student portal
	Set up direct deposit of your financial aid funds with CMU Receivable Accounting. For instructions and to download a form, see http://www.controller.cmich.edu/Receivables/directdeposit.htm.
	Loan disbursement will take place when: Semester has officially started You are registered for the minimum number of credit hours -6 for undergraduate and 5 for graduate First class has started Signed Master Promissory Note is on file (you can check for receipt by CMU on the Financial Aid Status Page)
	Financial Aid Warning/Suspension may delay or prohibit you from receiving financial aid - see http://financialaid.cmich.edu/progresspolicy.shtml
	How it happens FAFSA filed Award Notification via mail or email for returning students Registration based on your program requirements (register for all of the classes you want to take for the semester to assure timely disbursement of your financial aid funds remember if you drop/withdrawal it will affect your financial aid) Tuition Statements e-mailed to Global ID account to all students Tuition Paid by financial aid if packaged Refund as applicable for remaining award balance