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Review the Student Rights and Responsibilities and be an informed consumer of student loans before they disburse.

Loans

Financial aid loans are available to NAU students

After submitting the FAFSA, you may be offered loans as part of your financial aid package as long as you are enrolled at least half-time for each term (undergraduate students: 6 credit hours and graduate students: 5 credit hours).  A loan is money you borrow and must pay back with interest.

If you decide to take out a loan or loans, make sure you understand who is offering the loan and the terms and conditions of the loan. Student loans can come from the federal government and must be enrolled at least half-time each term to be eligible. Student loans also may come from private sources such as a bank or financial institution. Loans offered by the federal government, called federal student loans, usually offer borrowers lower interest rates and have more flexible repayment options than loans from banks or other private sources.

All Title IV loans (subsidized, unsubsidized, PLUS) will be submitted to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and will be accessible by guaranty agencies, lenders, and institutions determined to be authorized users of the data system.  Students view and manage their account regularly through StudentAid.gov to track their loan amounts. 

Types of loans

  • Direct Subsidized Loans
    • Loans offered to eligible undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need to help cover the costs of higher education at a college or career school.
    • Must be enrolled at least half-time for each term (undergraduate students – 6 credit hours per term).
  • Direct Unsubsidized Loans
    • Loans offered to eligible undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, but in this case, the student does not have to demonstrate financial need to be eligible for the loan.
    • Must be enrolled at least half-time for each term (undergraduate students: 6 credit hours and graduate students: 5 credit hours).
  • Federal PLUS Loans
    • Loans offered to graduate or professional students and parents of dependent undergraduate students to help pay for education expenses not covered by other financial aid.
    • Must be enrolled at least half-time for each term (undergraduate students: 6 credit hours and graduate students: 5 credit hours).
  • Federal Perkins Loans
    • A program for undergraduates and graduate students with financial need. Under federal law prohibited schools to make new Perkins Loans after Sept. 30, 2017, and final disbursements were permitted through June 30, 2018. As a result, students can no longer receive Perkins Loans.
  • Private Loans
    •  Loans offered by banks and education lenders to fund education expenses to help fill the gap between the financial assistance students are offered and the total cost of attending school. Private loans are not funded by the federal government.
  • Federal Nursing Loans
    • Loans available to eligible students in the Northern Arizona University Nursing Program.
  • Single Semester Financial Aid/Loans
    • If you are graduating or attending a single semester, please note that your aid will be adjusted accordingly.  Read more on what how a single semester’s aid will be adjusted.

Deadlines to accept loans each term

TERMLOAN TYPELAST DATE TO
AWARD
Fall 2020Fall-onlyNovember 18, 2020
Spring 2021Spring-only and 20-21 AYApril 30, 2021
Summer 2021Summer-onlyJuly 28, 2021
Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
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Building 1
Gammage
601 S. Knoles Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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PO Box: 4108
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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Financial.Aid@nau.edu
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928-523-4951
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