Federal Perkins Loans

Perkins Loan Program

If you are a Federal Perkins Loan recipient through ACU and would like more information regarding your loan, you can view information at the University Accounting Service website, as well as accessing the loan servicer's link. Through this site, you can update your address and phone number, find benefit forms, make payments, and research loan cancellation eligibility.

Perkins Loan borrowers are required to complete Entrance and Exit Counseling. Please see below for more information on loan counseling:

Perkins Loan Entrance Counseling: Each student who will be receiving a Perkins Loan for the first time must complete entrance counseling. Entrance counseling will explain the use of the Master Promissory Note required to receive a Perkins loan, the seriousness of the repayment obligation, the consequences of default, and the obligation to pay the Perkins loan when it is due for repayment. If a student does not complete entrance counseling, ACU will not be able to disburse (pay) the loan funds to the student's account. You may fill out the out the Entrance Counseling form on the Mapping your Future website.

Perkins Loan Exit Counseling: Each student who ceases to be enrolled at ACU on at least a half-time basis must complete exit counseling. Exit counseling will explain the seriousness of repayment of the loan, consequences of default, available repayment options, possible deferment or forbearance of repayment, or loan cancellation, and will also gather current and expected contact information of the student. ACU will place a transcript hold on each student's account who ceases to be enrolled and will lift the hold when confirmation of completed exit counseling has been received. Click on the following link to complete Perkins Exit Counseling.