Direct Loan Entrance Counseling is a federal requirement for all students borrowing a Federal Direct Loan for the first time at Bridgewater State University.
Students are required to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling before the proceeds from the Direct Loan can be disbursed to the student account.
To complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling online, click below and follow the instructions. Once you have successfully passed the quiz, chosen Bridgewater State University as a school to have it sent to, and we have been notified of the results, you will have satisfied the entrance counseling requirement. The financial aid office receives the results of completed entrance counseling regularly.
You will need your FSA ID to complete the online entrance counseling. (This is the same FSA ID you would have used to file the FAFSA online)
Students, parents, and borrowers are required to use an FSA ID, made up of a username and password, to access certain U.S. Department of Education websites. Your FSA ID is used to confirm your identity when accessing your financial aid information and electronically signing your federal student aid documents.
Please note that the Direct Loan funds will not be disbursed to your student account until you have completed this Entrance Counseling requirement and we have been notified that you have done so.
On this website, there is a new type of counseling called "Financial Aid Awareness Counseling." Although this type of counseling is to your benefit, it is not required. Please don't confuse the two types of counseling and be sure to complete the Direct Loan Entrance Counseling.
If you have any questions regarding either the completion of Direct Loan Entrance Counseling or the Direct Loans you are borrowing at Bridgewater State University, contact the Financial Aid Office at: (508) 531-1341
To begin Direct Loan Entrance Counseling, visit the Direct Loan Entrance Counseling Page.