Next Steps for Financial Aid

Financial Aid Timeline (late Spring-Summer)

Ongoing

• Once all required documents (tax information, reconciliation worksheet, etc.) are received (due May 1st), email or letter notifications will be sent indicating that financial aid awards have been finalized.
• Students who receive outside scholarships or awards should submit the Outside Scholarship Form.

May/June: Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Student Loan Borrowers

All first-time federal student loan borrowers are required to complete two items at https://studentaid.gov/

Complete Aid Process

• Entrance Counseling (not “Financial awareness” Counseling)
• Master Promissory Note(MPN)

If you wish to decline or reduce the amount of the Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loan listed on your financial aid notification, please indicate your requested change(s) by emailing finaidloans@gettysburg.edu.

Federal Direct Student Loans will be removed from financial aid awards if loan requirements are not complete.

Mid-to-late June: Gettysburg College/Institutional Student Loan Borrowers

Students will receive an email to their @gettysburg.edu address from Heartland/ECSI (College/Institutional Loan servicer) with Gettysburg College Loan annual requirements. Gettysburg College Loans will be removed from financial aid awards if loan requirements are not complete.

Mid-July

If all required financial aid documents have not been submitted, financial aid awards may be removed.

Billing and Payment Dates to Remember

Student Account Billing Overview

Fall Semester Student Account Billing Statements for first year students will be available online by mid-June and monthly thereafter. Spring Semester billing statements will be available the first week of December. An e-mail notification will be sent to each student and any student designated authorized payer when the student account statement is available. Financial Aid will appear as "anticipated aid" until approximately 2 weeks after the start of the semester or until loan funds and outside award funds are received.

Monthly student account billing statements will be accessible online each month by the 5th business day of the month. The monthly statement will include any balance due from the prior month and any activity that has occurred on the account during the month.

Students may designate a parent, guardian, or other individual to be an authorized payer in the online billing system by following the authorized payer set up instructions. Once established the authorized payer will have access to the monthly billing statement, current student account activity and online payment options.

How will I access or pay my billing statement?

Gettysburg College has an online Student Account Billing System, which provides students and any student designated authorized payer with an electronic monthly student account statement. When completing their myFirstYear Dashboard in June, students must provide information for those "authorized payers" who will receive monthly electronic account statements.

If desired, payments may be made using the online system from a checking or savings account or a MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card. More information on the online billing system can be found on the Student Accounts website.

Payments are also accepted via mail or at Gettysburg’s Student Accounts Office (first floor, Pennsylvania Hall) by cash, check, cashier’s check or money order.

Interest-Free Monthly Payment Plan

For assistance in determining the amount needed to be included in a payment plan or to discuss other payment options, please contact the Student Accounts Office at studentaccounts@gettysburg.edu or at 717-337-6220.

Student Accounts Contact Information

The Student Accounts Office is responsible for processing billing statements and posting payments for student accounts.

Student Accounts

studentaccounts@gettysburg.edu

Fallon DePorter (Students A–L)
717-337-6227

Debbie Pickett (Students M–Z)
717-337-6249