Entrance / Exit counseling

Federal loan entrance counseling provides basic information to new student borrowers about the terms and conditions of the loans they have been awarded, as well as the rights and responsibilities of a student loan borrower.

Every student who has been awarded and accepted a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, Grad PLUS, has a responsibility to complete entrance counseling the first time they are awarded a federal student loan at SIU School of Medicine. Federal loans will not be processed until we have been notified by the Department of Education that the completed entrance counseling requirement. Look over the Stafford and Grad PLUS Entrance Counseling information before meeting with the Director of Financial Aid. 
 

Financial Aid Office
Leslie Fry, Director
801 N. Rutledge
Room 3080
PO Box 19624
Springfield, IL 62794-9624
Phone: 217-545-2860
Fax: 217-545-5538
Email: financialaid@siumed.edu

Exit counseling is a federal requirement that provides basic information to help student borrowers better understand their rights and responsibilities during repayment of their student loans. Before graduation or when beginning a leave of absence, student borrowers who have received loans at any time during their educational experience are required to attend an exit counseling appointment. Look over the AAMC debt management booklet before meeting with the Director of Financial Aid.