Financial Aid Instructions and Steps for Undergraduate Students

Navigate to view your Financial Aid Offer:

  1. Go to MyPacific
  2. Enter your PacificNet ID username and password.
  3. Navigate to the menu on the left labeled “Tools”
  4. Select the “Self-Service Menu” option
  5. Click on the “Financial Aid” icon
  6. Select the third link from the top: “View your Financial Aid Award”
  7. Select the “Award by Aid Year” link. Navigate to the aid year with the drop-down menu.
  8. Select the “Award Overview” tab.

Accept Federal Loans/Work-Study: Funds need to be accepted each school year1

  1. Select the “Accept Award Offer” tab located within the “Award by Aid Year” link.
  2. Click the “Select Decision” drop down and then “Accept” for the fund you wish to borrow. To borrow a partial amount, select “Accept” and enter the amount in the “Accept Partial Amount” field.
  3. Click on the “Submit Decision” button.

Note: if you want to accept the full amount of your awards click on the “Accept the Full Amount All Awards” button.

Finalize Loan Process: Completed only the first year you borrow loans1

  1. Master Promissory Note (loan agreement): https://studentaid.gov/mpn Navigate to “I’m an Undergraduate Student” and log-in to start
  2. Loan Entrance Counseling (loan tutorial): https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling Navigate to “I am an Undergraduate Student” and log-in to start

Viewing missing financial aid requirements that may delay your financial aid:

  1. Click on the “Eligibility” link from the Financial Aid main menu.
  2. Select the “Student Requirements” tab.

Financial Aid Instructions and Steps for Graduate/Professional Student

Navigate to view your Financial Aid Offer:

  1. Go to MyPacific
  2. Enter your PacificNet ID username and password.
  3. Navigate to the menu on the left labeled “Tools”
  4. Select the “Self-Service Menu” option
  5. Click on the “Financial Aid” icon
  6. Select the third link from the top: “View your Financial Aid Award”
  7. Select the “Award by Aid Year” link. Navigate to the aid year with the drop-down menu.
  8. Select the “Award Overview” tab.

Accept Federal Loans: Loans need to be accepted each school year1

  1. Select the “Accept Award Offer” tab located within the “Award by Aid Year” link.
  2. Click the “Select Decision” drop down and then “Accept” for the fund you wish to borrow. To borrow a partial amount, select “Accept” and enter the amount in the “Accept Partial Amount” field.
  3. Click on the “Submit Decision” button.

Note: if you want to accept the full amount of your awards click on the “Accept the Full Amount All Awards” button.

Pro-tip: Maximize the unsubsidized loan each term before borrowing the Grad PLUS loan Finalize Loan Process: 1Completed only the first year you borrow loans

  1. Master Promissory Note(s) (loan agreement): https://studentaid.gov/mpn/
    • Navigate to “I’m a Graduate/Professional Student” and log-in
    • MPN for Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
    • MPN for Direct PLUS loans

    Both MPNs must be completed if you are borrowing the Unsubsidized and the Grad PLUS loans

  2. Loan Entrance Counseling (loan tutorial): https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/ Navigate to “I am a Graduate or Professional Student” and log-in to start

Viewing missing financial aid requirements that may delay your financial aid:

  1. Click on the “Eligibility” link from the Financial Aid main menu.
  2. Select the “Student Requirements” tab.

1Note: Missing requirements have a status of “Established” and/or “Incomplete”.