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Contact Information

For assistance, please call the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, located in Suite 246 at 1303 San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX 77002.
Phone: 713-646-1820
Fax: 713-659-3807 |
Email: faid@stcl.edu

Entrance Counseling

All first-time borrowers are required to complete a loan counseling session prior to receiving loan funds.

Continuing your education is a major investment in your future. If you decide to make loans a part of this investment, managing the debt you incur is a major responsibility. To ensure that you understand this responsibility and the obligation you are assuming, the Federal Government requires you to participate in loan counseling prior to receiving a:

• Federal Direct Loan

• Under Manage My Direct Loans click on sign in

• On the left side under counseling click on Complete Entrance Counseling

• Then click on Complete Entrance Counseling in the middle of the screen.

• Note: FAFSA pin number is required-if unknown go to www.pin.ed.gov
  

• Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan

• Special note:  The entrance counseling designed for Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans will not satisfy this requirement.  Please make sure that you complete the Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan entrance counseling.  Non-compliance may delay the disbursement of funds to your student account. 

You can complete the counseling via the Department of Education’s website.  It should take about 35 to 45 minutes right from this page by clicking on the appropriate link above. Once you have successfully completed the entrance counseling requirement, you will be required to take a test. After you pass the test, a confirmation will be sent to the email address you provided during registration