Exit counseling provides important information to prepare you to repay your federal student loans. Exit Counseling is a federal requirement for all Federal Direct Loan recipients.
What is Exit Counseling?
- Borrowing a federal student loan is an important financial obligation. Exit counseling was created to ensure that you understand your rights and responsibilities as a borrower.
- During the counseling, you will learn how to make payment of your loans easier and how to get help and protect your credit rating if you have problems.
- There are different loan counseling sessions depending on the type of loan that you have borrowed. If you have borrowed multiple loan types, you will be expected to complete multiple loan counseling sessions. If this is the case, it will be indicated in My UNC Charlotte.
- Important note for graduates: Until you complete your Exit Counseling, your diploma will be withheld.
Who needs to complete Exit Counseling?
- If you have received a subsidized, unsubsidized or PLUS loan under the Federal Direct Loan Program, you must complete exit counseling each time you:
- Drop below half-time enrollment
- Graduate
- Leave school
Next Steps
- Complete your exit counseling at StudentAid.gov.
- You must have your federal student loan ID in order to complete the counseling.