Student Financial Services

Continuing Undergrads Checklist

File the FAFSA online. 

 New York State (NYS) residents should complete the TAP Grant application (our school code is 0925) and the New York State Excelsior Scholarship application at hesc.ny.gov. After the first year of Excelsior Scholarship eligibility, complete the FAFSA and then the NYS Student Aid Payment Application on the HESC web site.

If you were selected for verification please visit my.newpaltz and check your e-mail for information on your documentation requirements.  

Official award notices are sent via email in early May. 

Login to my.newpaltz to accept/decline your aid package. Follow the instructions from the email.

→If you accept a Direct Student Loan then you must complete the following before school starts. Login to StudentAid.gov with your Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID/password and then-

Complete Entrance Counseling and a Loan Agreement (Master Promissory Note).

 →If accepting Direct Parent PLUS Loan, the parent must complete a separate credit check application as soon as possible after May 1st.  We recommend you read our PLUS page for more details.  This must be done every year they want to borrow the loan. To apply, the parent borrower must login to StudentAid.gov with their FSA ID/password and then-

Click and complete Apply for a Direct PLUS Loan (select 'State University College - New Paltz' from the list of schools). If approved, then complete a Master Promissory Note.

After you've registered for classes, follow these steps for your financial responsibility acknowledgement.  Student Accounts will email you a notification that your invoice (bill) is available. Any aid you accepted will show as a deferral on your invoice.

If you need summer financial aid make sure to submit our summer aid application after you've registered for summer classes.

If you will not be full-time then you must submit a part-time enrollment form to our office. Part-time students’ aid will not show up as a deferral on the invoice unless you submit this form!

Login to my.newpaltz and accept the charges on your invoice per the email from Student Accounts. View these instructions on how to accept your charges. You are responsible to pay any balance due by the due date on your individual invoice.

If a student's finalized financial aid exceeds their charges, Student Accounts will issue a refund for the amount of the overpayment. Refunds are issued right after the award disburses per the following schedule.

Login to my.newpaltz.edu to set up Direct Deposit (Payment Profile)