All Financial Aid Starts with the FAFSA and These Steps

Step 1: Create a StudentAid.gov Account

Every contributor—anyone (you, your spouse, a biological or adoptive parent, or your parent's spouse) who's required to provide information on the FAFSA form—needs a StudentAid.gov account before accessing and completing their section of the online form. We strongly recommend you and your contributor(s) create StudentAid.gov accounts before starting your FAFSA form. When you create your account, be careful to enter your name and Social Security number (SSN) exactly as they appear on your Social Security card. Contributors can access their StudentAid.gov account by using their FSA ID (account username and password). Note: Contributors without an SSN can create a StudentAid.gov account to fill out their portion of your FAFSA form online. To start the online FAFSA form, select “Start New Form.” You’ll be taken to the “Log In” page to enter your account username and password. After logging in, you’ll be given the option to select your applicable role to fill out the FAFSA form: “Student” or “Parent.” You (the student) should select “Student.” If a parent wants to start their dependent child’s FAFSA form, they should select the “Parent” option.

Note: Contributors without an SSN can create a StudentAid.gov account to fill out their portion of your FAFSA form online.

To start the online FAFSA form, select “Start New Form.” You’ll be taken to the “Log In” page to enter your account username and password. After logging in, you’ll be given the option to select your applicable role to fill out the FAFSA form: “Student” or “Parent.” You (the student) should select “Student.” If a parent wants to start their dependent child’s FAFSA form, they should select the “Parent” option.

Step 2: Gathering Needed Documents

You might need the following information or documents as you fill out the FAFSA form:

• Your parents’ SSNs if they have SSNs and you're a dependent student
• Tax returns
• Records of child support received
• Current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts
• Net worth of investments, businesses, and farms

Keep these records! You may need them again. Do not mail these supporting records to us unless otherwise instructed to do so.

Step 3: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

The 2024–25 FAFSA form is available now. We encourage you to fill out the form as soon as possible on or after the FAFSA launches to meet FAFSA federal, state, and school deadlines.

If you are starting the 2024–25 FAFSA form for the first time on fafsa.gov, select “Start New Form” and enter your account username and password to access the FAFSA form.

If you are applying for a summer session, contact the financial aid office at your college or career/trade school to find out which school year you should select when you complete your FAFSA form.

The Touro University Main Campus Code is 010142.

If you need help filling out the FAFSA form, use these free tools:

• In the online FAFSA form, select the question mark icon next to a FAFSA question to view a “tool tip” that provides information about how to answer that question.
• Visit the “FAFSA® Help” to find answers to common questions.

Review the Cost of Attendance (COA).

You can find your estimated COA on the tuition page.

The maximum amount of aid for which you apply in a year cannot exceed the COA for that year.

Step 4: Complete the Entrance Counseling
First time borrowers must complete the Entrance Counseling. This will ensure you understand the terms and conditions of your loan and your rights and responsibilities. You will learn what a loan is, how interest works, your options for repayment, and how to avoid delinquency and default. Make sure to complete the Entrance Counseling for Undergraduate students. 

Step 5: Sign Master Promissory Note (MPN)
First time borrowers taking out a Direct Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Loan must complete and sign an MPN. Parent PLUS Loans and Grad PLUS loans require a separate MPN.

Once all steps are completed you will receive your financial aid offer and instructions through your student Touro email. Please monitor your Touro email account daily.

Notes on Financial Aid

In reviewing your application, we may request additional documentation.

Loan funds are disbursed directly to the University to cover the cost of tuition. The Bursar’s Office distributes refunds within 14 days of receiving the funds.

Exit Counseling

Students that are graduating, withdrawing, or dropping below half time enrollment need to complete the Exit Counseling.