STEP 1: Department of Education PIN and Federal Financial Aid Form (FAFSA)
If you or your parent don't already have a PIN, apply for one now. Your conditional PINs will either be given to you immediately on the Web site when you apply or e-mailed to you immediately from the Federal Government. Be sure to keep and safeguard your PIN as you will need it for future years and other processes. You and your parent will each need a PIN to submit and electronically sign your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). (Section 2 of the web site.)
Some students and parents find it helpful to fill out a Pre-Application Worksheet first (Section 1 of the Web site). If you have all ready completed your FAFSA for this award year, please use your PIN and make a correction by adding our school code, 004057, Rapid City, SD to your processed FAFSA (Section 3 of the web site).
New Students:
Apply for a US Dept. of Education PIN - www.pin.ed.gov
New and Continuing Students:
Every award year you will need to apply for financial aid.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid: www.fafsa.ed.gov (Use the 2009/10 Year)
STEP 2: National American University (NAU) Forms
Submit (Application for Financial Aid), all other forms-print, complete, sign and send or drop off to your campus.
STEP 3: Minnesota State Residents only attending Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Roseville, and Distance Learning (if living in Minnesota), must print, complete, sign and send or drop off to your campus the following forms:
STEP 4: You will receive notification to retrieve your Student Aid Report (SAR) by e-mail within 48 hours. If you did not provide an e-mail address, then you will receive notification in the mail about two weeks after submitting your FAFSA. Please review all of the answers on your SAR and notify us if there are corrections to be made.
STOP HERE: Do Step 5 after you receive confirmation that your (and your parents) PIN is valid!
STEP 5: Once you have received your Student Aid Report (SAR), if you or your parent have not borrowed a Federal Student Loan before or you are transferring into NAU, the student will need to complete and submit a Stafford Master Promissory Note (MPN) for their loans and the parent will need to complete and submit a PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note for the parent's loans. The Master Promissory Notes will be electronically signed using the Department of Education PINs. Each year the parent will need to complete a PLUS Pre-Approval (credit check). The student will be directed to complete Loan Entrance Counseling during the process of completing their MPN, the parent does not have to complete Loan Entrance Counseling.