Semester
Loans
Tuition
& Fees:
Loans
for tuition & fees are available for each installment based on the availability
of funding. The amount of the loan is calculated at the time of application.
Schedule changes may require addition tuition & fees loans.
Housing:
Housing loans are no longer offered. Please check with Residence Life for additional information.
Dining:
Dining loans are no longer offered. Please check with Residence Life for additional information.
Short-term
Loans for Books:
Short-term loans are currently unavailable. This feature will be added at a later time.
Charges
Included in a Tuition & Fees Loan:
Tuition & Fees
loans cover current charges only. These loans apply only to tuition
& fees, and do not cover items such as:
-
Parking permits
- Add/drop fees
- Late charges
Tuition
& Fees Loan Interest Charges:
Students will be charged a 5% per
annum interest charge over the loan period.
Short-term
Loan Interest Charges:
Currently unavailable.
Tuition
& Fees Loan Eligibility Requirements:
Tuition and Fees loans are open to
all SHSU students who meet the following requirements:
- 2.0 GPA (3.0 for Graduate Students)
- No outstanding balances for the semester (i.e. police/library fines)
- No University holds
Short-term Book Loan Eligibility Requirements:
When available, Short-term Book
loans will be open to all SHSU students who have a COMPLETED
Financial Aid file.
Who
May Apply for Tuition & Fees Loans:
Tuition & Fees loans are open
to all SHSU students who meet the eligibility requirements.
Students must register for classes before applying for the loan.
Applying
for an Semester Loan
How to Apply:
- Log into Sam Web,
- Select "Financial Aid",
- Under the GUI Programs, select the ETFL01M - LOAN APPLICATION PROGRAM .
- Enter the requested information into the General Loan
Application
- All requested information must be provided before you will
be able to proceed.
- Select "Continue"
- You will be prompted to read the Certification statement
of the General Loan Application . If you have read these terms and
agree to them, please select the box.
- Select "Continue"
- If approved for the loan, you will be automatically redirected
to the section titled Current Loans Pending Signature .
- Select the emergency loan that you would like to sign.
- Select "Sign Promissory Note"
- Read the Promissory Note
- Three options will appear at the bottom of the Promissory
Note (you must scroll all the way down the page):
- Sign
Note - Select this option if you would like to sign the note
electronically.
- Print
Note - Select this option if you would like to print the note
before signing. If this option is selected, you must
reenter the program to sign the note or it will not apply to your student
account. (Note: You will have the option to print the
signed Promissory Note.)
- Exit
without signing - Select this option if you would like to exit the program
without signing the Promissory Note.
- Upon signing the note, a box will appear that the note has
been signed. You will be provided with two options;
- Print
Note - Select this option if you would like to print the signed
Promissory Note.
- Exit - Select this option if you would
like to exit the program without printing the signed Promissory Note.
- Repeat to apply for, and to sign for, any additional emergency
loans.
- Exit the program upon completion.
Printing
a Signed Semester Loan
Note:
Use this option to print a previously signed Promissory Note.
- Log into the Sam Web
- Select the ETFL03RG - VIEW/PRINT PROM NOTE program under
the GUI Programs section of Financial Aid.
- Enter your Sam ID
- Enter the Semester/Year that the Promissory Note is for.
- Select the signed Promissory Note that you would like to print.
- Select "Print Selected Note" - You will have the option
to view the Promissory Note before printing or sending the note directly
to the printer.
- Repeat these steps to print any additional Promissory Note copies.
- Exit the program upon completion.