Welcome to Stafford Entrance Counseling

Before you get your Federal Stafford student loan, you are required by federal regulations to complete an entrance counseling session. It shows you how to manage your student loans, both during and after college.

You can now do the counseling online, at your own convenience, in about 25 minutes if your college participates in Mapping your Future Online Student Loan Counseling. You can easily find out if your school participates by following the below easy steps.

Before You Start
Gather the following information, if you don't have it already:

• Your Social Security number
• Your driver's license number
• Name, address and phone number of your closest relatives
• Name address and phone for two references at different addresses
  (so we can contact the references if we lose touch with you.)

What to Do

1. Click on the following link http://www.mapping-your-future.org
   
2. From the site menu on the left side of the page, select "Student Loan Counseling Interview - Stafford Entrance"
   
3. Follow the prompts:
   1. From the menu, select the state where your school is located.
   2. Select the name of your school. Follow the prompt and answer any additional questions there may be regarding your school.
   3. Read all the text and answer the questions. You will need to answer all the questions correctly. If you do not answer a question correctly, you can try again. You will receive a message letting you know which question(s) was answered incorrectly. You may review the content on the left-hand side of the screen before turning to answer the question(s)again. If you are unable to answer a question correctly, online help is available or you can contact your Financial Aid Administrator to complete your entrance counseling session.
   4. Fill out the student information form.
   5. Keep a record of your confirmation page, which appears after you fill out the student information form. Your school will be notified that you took the session.