Southeastern Louisiana University School Code: 002024
To apply for federal financial aid, you and your parents, if applicable, need to first apply for a FSA ID at studentaid.gov. The FSA ID is used to confirm your identity when accessing your financial aid information and electronically signing your federal student aid documents. you should then submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at studentaid.gov and include Southeastern’s school code 002024.
Log in to your LeoNet self-service and navigate to your To Do List. We will list any documentation that is required there. Forms may be downloaded here
To accept your award, log into your LeoNet Self-Service and navigate to Campus Finances, Accept/Decline Awards. You are able to accept the entire amount of aid offered or you can decrease the amount of loans offered to you by updating the amount before accepting/submitting. More detailed instructions on accepting awards can be found here.
All first time borrowers must complete the Master Promissory Note and the Entrance Counseling at studentaid.gov. Both of these requirements must be complete in order for loans to disburse to your Student Account.
To apply for a Parent PLUS Loan, your parent will go to www.studentaid.gov and log in with their information and complete the parent plus loan application. The approved loan will be in their name and they will have to start repayment in 60 days after the loan is fully disbursed. They must also complete the Promissory Note upon approval. If the parent is denied, the student can receive an additional unsubsidized loan in the student’s name. More information regarding the Parent PLUS Loan can be found here.
The subsidized loan is a need-based loan that the federal government pays the interest on while you are in school. For the unsubsidized loan the interest starts to accrue as soon as it is disbursed. For additional information regarding federal loans please click here.
There are annual loan limits based on your classification and dependency status.
There are lifetime loan limits based on your dependency status
More information can be found on StudentAid.ed.gov or by visiting their Subsidized Unsubsidized Eligibility page.
Students can log into their LeoNet Self-Service and click on Scholarship On-Line Inquiry. You may also check out our Scholarships page.
These extenuating circumstances should be discussed with your financial aid counselor. You will be required to bring in documentation. You can begin the process by contacting your financial aid counselor..
Once your aid is accepted and the funds are disbursed to the University, monies will be applied first to tuition and then to the remainder of your account balance. If there are funds left over after you balance is paid in full, the remainder will be sent to the student as a refund.
It can take up to a week for your FAFSA information to load into Southeastern’s system. Once this amount of time has passed, you will want to log-in to your LEOnet account and check your To-Do List (you can find the to-do list on the homepage of your LEOnet, this will be on the right-hand side of the page) Additional paperwork may be needed before you can access award amounts. You can find financial aid worksheets and forms here.
Students should keep in mind it can take up to a week for Southeastern to receive your FAFSA and additional time for it to be processed. During our busiest times of the year (August for the fall semester and January for spring semester), processing will be delayed due to the volume of paperwork received. It’s recommended that students check their LEOnet to-do list regularly to see if any checklist items pop up to expedite the awarding of their aid. Please refer to our Student Aid Report (SAR) Codes page if you received a reject code.
If you are looking for additional aid, your options will be a Parent Plus Loan (dependent students), alternative student loans, or a Payment Plan through the Controller’s office.
The Controller’s Office offers the Southeastern Payment Plan (SPP), which splits up the semester balance into three installments due in January, February and March for the spring semester, and August, September, and October for the fall semester, and May and June for the summer semester. More information on the Student Payment Plan can be found here.
Education students who have been admitted into the College of Education, have SARTE status and a 3.25 GPA may be eligible for the federal TEACH Grant. For more information, contact our office at [email protected].
This is a common question we receive from students. According to federal regulations, if the student’s parents are divorced, separated or never married, the student would list the parent who provides the most financial support as the parent. Only a biological or adoptive parent can be listed as the parent on the FAFSA. If a student lives with someone other than a biological or adoptive parent, then it is suggested they contact their financial aid counselor for further instructions.
Federal aid does not disburse until after the start of the semester. The amount will show as “Pending Financial Aid” until this time. As long as your “Pending Financial Aid” covers the balance on your account, you are good to start the semester, pick up textbooks, parking pass, move into housing, etc.
This could be a couple of different reasons.
If none of these reasons apply, please contact your Financial Aid Counselor.
If you are a first-time loan borrower at Southeastern, you must complete the Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling. Here are the steps to complete these:
If you have completed both of these and your loans still have not disbursed, please contact your Financial Aid Counselor.
If your parent is a first-time borrower for the PPL at Southeastern, the Plus Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) must be completed. Here are the steps to complete this:
If this has been completed, please contact your Financial Aid Counselor.
A student must be enrolled half-time to receive federal student loans. (Undergraduate- 6 hours, Graduate- 5 hours) This is true for fall, spring and summer semesters.
Did you meet Satisfactory Academic Progress? You must meet all of these criteria:
*If you did not meet SAP, you will need to complete a Financial Aid appeal and be approved to be eligible to receive federal aid. Please contact at [email protected] or 985-549-2244 for questions regarding Financial Aid appeals.
Are you enrolled half-time? (Undergraduate- 6 hours, Graduate- 5 hours)
Are you repeating a course?
If your financial aid covers more than your balance, you will receive a refund of the excess money. We encourage all students that are eligible for a refund to select a refund preference with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. You can find out more information about how to set up your refund preference here. Refunds are through the Controller’s office. If you have any questions, you can contact them at [email protected] or 985-549-2068.
For more information on receiving financial aid in the summer, please refer to the Summer Financial Aid page.
Please refer to the Scholarship Retention Requirements page.
