GoldLink Financial Aid Guide

Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

 

  • Step-by-Step GoldLink Guide

    Step 1: Sign into the GoldLink Portal 

    Step 2: Accept or Decline Your Financial Aid Offer(s)

    • Click on “Your Account & Awards”
    • Click on “Award for Aid Year View/Accept”
    • Select Aid Year
    • Click on “Accept Award Offer” tab
    • Accept full or partial awards or decline awards on this page according to the instructions
    • Check for any additional 'Unsatisfied Student Requirements' the next business day

    Step 3: Check Student Requirements

    • You can view all of your student requirements on GoldLink in (Financial Aid) Requirements.
      • Unsatisfied Requirements= red x
      • Satisfied Requirements= green check
    • If the unsatisfied requirement is a form that you need to get from our office, the requirement will be listed in blue (hyperlinked) and you will be able to click on the link to access the form. Some forms can also be found on our forms page for you to print out, complete, and return.
    • Allow time for 'Student Requirements' to be satisfied; they are not satisfied immediately. Verification requirements submitted may take a few weeks to process and they will remain pending review until complete.
    • If there are no 'Unsatisfied Requirements' you will see all green checks greencheck.
    • All items marked as unsatisfied requirements must be completed before receiving financial aid.
      • Pending items will remain pending until they are reviewed and completed by our office.
      • Click on “Progress” to see status of submitted documents. 

    Step 4: Complete Entrance Loan Counseling 

    Who needs to complete Entrance Counseling? 

    • Students accepting Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Direct Loans have to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling. 
    • Parents accepting PLUS Loans must complete Entrance Counseling annually if credit was denied and you have added a credit worthy endorser.
    • Entrance Counseling can be completed at studentaid.gov.

    Step 5: Complete your Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN)

    Who needs to complete a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note? 

    • Students accepting Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Direct Loans have to complete an MPN if they have not borrowed a loan through the Direct Loan program previously within the last 10 years. Parent PLUS Loan borrowers must complete an MPN each year.
    • For students requesting the Subsidized or Unsubsidized Direct Loans: Log into your studentaid.gov account to complete the MPN.
    • For the Parent PLUS Loan: The parent must apply through studentaid.gov.

    Step 6: Confirm your Registration

    You can confirm your registration through GoldLink by ONE of the following methods:

    1. Confirm with payment or enroll in a payment plan
    2. Confirm with Financial Aid
    3. Conform that you will not be attending

    If you have been offered enough financial aid to cover the student account balance and it is authorized on your Student Account Detail then you can:

    • Click on ‘Student’ Click on ‘Confirm Registration’
    • Select the appropriate term
    • Select "Confirm with Financial Aid"
    • You will see a conformation that your schedule is confirmed

    Step 7: Sign up for Direct Deposit

    • Click on ‘Student’ in the GoldLink Portal
    • Click on 'Account’
    • Click on ‘Set Up Direct Deposit’
    • Use your banking account and routing number information.
    • Do NOT input a debit card number