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What is NSLDS? The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid.  NSLDS Student Access provides a centralized, integrated view of Federal Financial Aid (FA) so tha...

In-School Deferments  If you would like to defer your federal financial aid loans then you must be enrolled at a half time status , which is 6 credits/trimester for Undergraduate students and 3 credits/trimester for Graduate students.  CSU-G...

Loan Repayment Options When you borrow Federal Financial Aid, you are offered the option to choose how your repay your loan. Keep in mind, many lenders will automatically place you into a repayment plan so you'll need to contact your lender...

What is a Financial Aid Grace Period? Students are given a 6 month grace period on each individual Federal Stafford loan borrowed before the loan goes into repayment. This grace period begins after you fall below half-time status as a stude...

Book Allowance Vouchers CSU Global offers students using  federal financial aid  the ability to charge their textbooks to their account in advance of their classes and disbursement of their financial aid rather than having to purchase book...

An academic year at CSU-Global is not the same as a calendar year; rather it consists of two consecutive trimesters, or 32 weeks.  Each academic year will have two trimesters, and four 8-week terms. We use the academic year distinction fo...

What is a Loan Period?  According to the Federal Student Aid glossary, a loan period is defined as the period of time in which a loan will be applied to the cost of your classes. At CSU-Global, we set-up financial aid for 2 trimesters at a ti...

If your student loans went into repayment and you were unable to make payments or arrange a payment plan with your lender then your loans may have gone into a default status.  Most federal loans will move to a default status if you miss payments f...