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Hey Bearkats! 2025-26 aid offers are in your Financial Aid Dashboard! You can find instructions in your SHSU email!
How can we help?
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Checking the status or accepting/declining my financial aid
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Sign into your MySam account
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Select the Main Menu icon at the top-left and then select My Account
- Find the Financial Aid tile and select Accept/Decline Financial Aid
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Select the Aid Year
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Select View Questions under the Responses Required header and answer all the questions
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Select the Offer tab from the top menu
- Scroll down and accept/decline all of your financial aid offers then select Submit at the bottom
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Sign into your MySam account
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Checking the status of my financial aid or verification documents
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Sign in to your MySam account
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Select the Main Menu icon at the top-left and then select My Account
- Find the Financial Aid tile and select Unsatisfied Requirements
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Select the Aid Year
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You can view your requirements, read messages, and print requested documentation here
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Sign in to your MySam account
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Creating or editing an FSA ID
- Go to StudentAid.gov
- Click on Create Account
- Follow the on-screen steps to finish creating or editing an FSA ID.
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Filling out the FAFSA
- Go to StudentAid.gov
- Sign in with your FSA ID
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Hover over the Apply for Aid tab at the top and select Complete the FAFSA Form.
- SHSU's school code is 003606
- Once you submit your application, SHSU should receive your application within 4 business days.
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Completing Entrance Counseling
- Go to StudentAid.gov
- Sign in with your FSA ID
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Hover over the Complete Aid Process tab at the top and select Complete Entrance Counseling
- Click on the Start button to begin your Entrance Counseling
- Select Sam Houston State University as your school
- Follow the prompts to complete Entrance Counseling
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Completing the Master Promissory Note
- Go to StudentAid.gov
- Sign in with your FSA ID
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Hover over the Complete Aid Process tab at the top and select Complete a Master Promissory Note
- Find the MPN for Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans header and click on the Start button
- Select Sam Houston State University as your school
- Follow the prompts to complete your Master Promissory Note
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Completing Exit Counseling
- Go to StudentAid.gov
- Sign in with your FSA ID
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Hover over the Manage Loans tab at the top and select Complete Exit Counseling
- Click on the Start button to begin your Exit Counseling
- Select Sam Houston State University as your school
- Follow the prompts to complete Exit Counseling
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Completing the Parent PLUS Loan
Refer to our Parent Checklist for how to apply for the Parent PLUS loan
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Still need help?
Schedule a virtual appointment or email your financial aid counselor.
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