Southern California University of Health Sciences - Consumer Information Guide

email when notified of opportunities become available. The website is also updated regularly as
opportunities become available. For more information regarding external scholarships visit:
https://my.scuhs.edu/ICS/One_Stop_Enrollment_Services/Financial_Aid/External_Scholar
ships.jnz
Loans
Students should contact a Financial Aid Counselor at (562) 947-8755 ext. 766
FinancialAid@scuhs.edu for additional information on financial aid programs that are
available.
Student loan data
The Department of Education is required to make available to schools descriptions of the Federal
Student Aid programs to assist students in gaining information through school sources, and to
assist schools in carrying out the Federal Student Aid program requirements. The Department of
Education provides comprehensive information to students and their families through the Student
Aid on the Web sites: http://studentaid.ed.gov and http://www.direct.ed.gov/
The website includes information on the following Federal student aid topics:
o Applying for Federal student aid
o Filing the FAFSA
o Criteria for student eligibility, continued eligibility, and regaining eligibility
o Types of Federal student aid available
o Terms and conditions of Federal Loans (i.e. Direct Loans and Perkins Loans)
o Necessity for repaying loans and repayment plan information
o Borrowing limits
o Interest rates and fees
o Deferment and forbearance
o Default
o Forgiveness, cancellation, and discharge
o Master Promissory Note
o Entrance Counseling
National Student Loan Data Base System (NSLDS)
When a student, or a parent of a student, applies for a Federal Direct Stafford Loan. The loan
records are created and the loans will be submitted to the National Student Loan Data System
(NSLDS) and will be accessible by guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools determined to be
authorized users of the data system. Borrowers have access to view their Title IV, HEA loan
records at www.nslds.ed.gov.
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