How To

 

Please have the student's FERPA code ready when you call our office.

Since an individual's identity cannot be verified by telephone, only general information will be given over the phone without the student's FERPA code being provided.

What is a FERPA Code?

How to create a FERPA Code:

  • Login to Banner Web
  • Under Student Services Click on "FERPA Permission"
  • Complete the FERPA Permission Form

Forgot your FERPA Code?  Please visit the Registrar's Office for assistance.

How to View Outstanding Requirements

All verification is completed online.  Please log into the  GSC verification system to submit all documents and answer all questions.

How to View and Accept Your Award

STEP ONE: Accepting Loans -  You have been offered a Federal Direct Loan.  You must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours a semester to receive the loan.  You do NOT have to accept this loan if you do not wish to do so.  You must either accept or decline this loan.  To do so, please login to your Banner Web account and follow the instructions below.

  1. Log into Banner Web
  2. Click on Financial Aid, under the “Financial Aid” Heading
  3. Click on “Offer” (next to “Home”)
  4. Scroll down to view your loan offers. Each loan will have an option under “Take Action”. At this point you may choose to
  • Accept All
  • Decline All
  • Modify
  1. Once you Submit, you will see the Terms and Conditions. Click the button to Acknowledge and click “Accept Award” at the bottom.

 

***If you have previously completed Entrance Counseling at Gordon State College and signed a Master Promissory Note you may stop here.

 

STEP TWO: Entrance Counseling - If this is the first time you have accepted loans, please follow the following steps to complete your Entrance Counseling.  This can take up to 45 minutes to complete. 

  1. Sign into Student Aid(studentaid.gov) using your FSA ID and Password.
  2. Click "Log in to Start" beside the "I am an undergraduate student"
  3. Select Gordon State College as the school you want to notify of counseling completion

***If you are a first time loan recipient, your loan is subject to the 30 day delay rule. This means that your loan funds will not disburse to Gordon State College until 30 days from the first day of class. These funds will show as memoed to your account until the disbursement date.

If you would like to see when the disbursements dates are, please see the How To View the Date the Bursar's Office Will Receive my Funds tab below.

STEP THREE: -  Sign your Master Promissory Note(MPN)

  1. Sign into Student Aid(studentaid.gov) using your FSA Id and Password.
  2. Click "Log in to Start" beside the "I am an undergraduate student"
  3. Select Gordon State College as the school you want to notify of counseling completion

How to View my Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Standing

Please check your Banner Web account for your financial aid  Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Standing.   Your SAP standing is calculated at the end of each semester of enrollment. 

  1. Log into Banner Web
  2. Select “Financial Aid”
  3. Select “Financial Aid Status”
  4. Select the appropriate aid year
  5. Select “My Overall Status of Financial Aid”
  6. If you see “Based on your academic transcript, the status of your academic progress is”
    1. “Not Making Progress as of” You are no longer eligible for federal funding.
    2. “Warning” You have one semester of eligibility left.  You will need to be making SAP at the end of the next semester.

How File a SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) Appeal

If you need to file an appeal for Satisfactory Academic Progress, please log into the GSC Verification system at GSC Verification System. Click on the Request link on the top right side of the page. Click the X for the aid year, and submit all required documentation. In order to file an appeal you MUST have extenuating circumstances that caused you to fail to meet the SAP requirements. You also MUST submit documentation to support these circumstances. 

How to View the Date the Bursar's Office will Receive my Funds

Please check your Banner Web account to determine what day your funds will be available in the Bursar's office.  Please note that if you have a credit balance, the refunds will be available 14 days after the disbursement date.

  1. Log into Banner Web
  2. Select "Financial Aid"
  3. Select "Award"
  4. Select "Award Payment Schedule"
  5. Select the appropriate aid year
  6. This will show all of your disbursements and the date they will be available.
    1. Expected Date - is the date the funds will be available in the Bursar's office.  (Please note any refunds will be available 14 days after this date)
    2. Expected Amount - is the amount that will be disbursed on the expected date.
    3. Paid to Date - is the amount that has already been disbursed to the Bursar's office.

How to Fill Out Your FAFSA

  1. Go to Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA)
  2. Click on the FSA ID line
    • If you are a dependent student, the parent and student must create a FSA id.
  3. Click on Start A New FAFSA
  4. Log in with your student FSA id.
  5. Add the school code of 001575
  6. Help and hints are located on the right to assist during the process.
  7. After submitting the FAFSA please look for your confirmation email. In that email you will find: 
    • A predicted Estimated Family Contribution (EFC)
    • If you are picked for verification
    • If your FAFSA was accepted

For additional information please visit www.studentaid.gov website. 

How to View My Balance

Please check your Student Account to determine if there are any outstanding balances.

  • From the GSC website
  • Click on My Gordon
  • Scroll to the Quick Links
  • Click the Pay Now for Students Via Student Account Center
  • Once they’ve logged in with their network username and password:
  • Click “Make Payment” and then it will be broken down by term

How do I make changes to my Federal Direct Loans

Once you have made your decision for Federal Direct Loans, you can use the form below to change the original decision?

How do I receive financial aid for summer

  • Submit the Summer award
  • Log in with your network username and password

 

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