| Form Type | Form Description | Deadlines |
| Award Change Request | This form should be completed by students wanting to change their cost of attendance budget or by undergraduate students who want to request reinstatement of their spring aid as they will no longer graduate after the fall semester. | FA 2012: Dec 1, 2012 SP 2013: May 1, 2013 SU 2013: June 21, 2013 |
| Award Letter Reprint | This is a request for a reprint of the Financial Aid Award Letter only. Continuing students will receive the request via email to their LOOP account; new and transfer students will receive the request via mail. | n/a |
| Direct Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling | This mandatory counseling session must be completed by first-time undergraduate Stafford Loan borrowers and first-time graduate Stafford and Grad PLUS Loan borrowers | Before the last day of the student’s enrollment period |
| Direct Stafford Loan Exit Counseling | This mandatory counseling session must be completed by undergraduate and graduate Stafford Loan borrowers after ceasing enrollment at CCC or while being enrolled for less than 6 credit hours during a term immediately following enrollment at half-time status or greater. | Before the last day of the student’s enrollment period |
| Graduate PLUS Loan Application | This online electronic application is for Graduate professional students who wish to borrow additional funds to assist in financing their education. This application must be completed electronically within 60 days of being awarded. |
Within 60 days of being awarded |
| Loan Adjustment Request | This form should be completed by the student and/or parent borrower wanting to reduce or cancel a federal or private loan; or by a student borrower wanting to reinstate a previously cancelled Stafford Loan. | Before the last day of the student’s enrollment period |
| Loan Increase Request | This form should be completed by undergraduate students who have progressed to the next grade level during the middle of an award year and would like to request an increase to their Federal Stafford Loan(s). | SP 2013: May 1, 2013 SU 2013: July 1, 2013 |
| Master Promissory Note (MPN) |
To be completed by first-time Direct Stafford Loan undergraduate or graduate borrowers or by undergraduate or graduate borrowers with an expired master promissory note. | Before the last day of the student’s enrollment period |
| Online Entrance Counseling | This mandatory counseling session must be completed by first-time undergraduate Stafford Loan borrowers and first-time graduate Stafford and Grad PLUS Loan borrowers | Before the last day of the student’s enrollment period |
| Parent Child Support Paid Form | This form should be completed by parents of dependent, undergraduate students who were selected for verification and paid child support during the most recent tax year. This worksheet is award year specific and must be completed for the appropriate corresponding award year | FA 2012: June 1, 2012 SP 2013: November 1, 2012 |
| Parent PLUS Loan Application | This online electronic application is for parents of dependent undergraduate students who wish to borrow additional funds to assist in financing their education. This application must be completed electronically within 60 days of being awarded. |
Within 60 days of being awarded
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| Private Educational Loan Processing Agreement Form | This form is for all students who do not have a Student Aid Report (SAR) on file with Columbia College Chicago and have applied for a Private Educational Loan. | Within 21 days of applying for a private loan |
| Student/Spouse Child Support Paid Form | This form should be completed by students (or a student’s spouse) who were selected for verification and paid child support during the most recent tax year. This worksheet is award year specific and must be completed for the appropriate corresponding award year. | FA 2012: June 1, 2012 SP 2013: November 1, 2012 |
| Summer Financial Aid Application | This form should be completed by both undergraduate and graduate students interested in federal student aid for the summer term. All students interested in summer financial aid must also have a valid FAFSA on file at the college and have completed the verification process, if required. |
SU 2013: April 8, 2013) |
| Verification Worksheet Dependent | This form should be completed by dependent, undergraduate students who were selected for verification. This worksheet is award year specific and must be completed for the appropriate corresponding award year. | FA 2012: June 1, 2012 SP 2013: November 1, 2012 |
| Verification Worksheet Independent | This form should be completed by independent undergraduate and graduate students who were selected for verification. This worksheet is award year specific and must be completed for the appropriate corresponding award year. | FA 2012: June 1, 2012 SP 2013: November 1, 2012 |