Completing Loan Exit Counseling
The tutorial below will assist you with completing loan exit counseling, which is required for students who borrowed a Federal Direct Loan and graduate, leave school or are enrolled less than half-time (one to five credit hours for undergraduates and one to three credit hours for graduate level).
- Go to Studentaid.gov
- Click the blue “Log In” button
- Enter your Username and Password (your FSA ID)
- Read the “Warning” information and click on “Accept”
- Hover over the “Complete Aid Process” dropdown and click on “Complete Entrance Counseling”
- Read the information including “What do I need?” and then click on “Start”
- Select INDIANA under “Choose a State” and
- Search for PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST by name
Enter Purdue University Northwest for either the Hammond or Westville campus - Click on “Notify this School”
- Search for PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST by name
- Click on the “Continue” button
- The Counseling Session consists of 5 sections: Understand Your Loans, Plan to Repay, Avoid Default, Finances: A Priority and Repayment Information
- Read the information on each page.
- Answer the “Check Your Knowledge” questions in each section.
- The correct answer will be displayed for you.
- Once all questions are answered on the page, click the “Continue” button.
- You can monitor your progress at the top of the screen.
- Once completed click on “Submit Counseling”
- Note: Your loan exit counseling is not complete unless you click “Submit Counseling”
- This will take you to the Exit Counseling Summary and you will receive a confirmation of successful completion. You can print a copy of your Exit Counseling Summary.
- Click “Logout” to finish your session.