​Commencement: Financial Requirements 

Financial Obligations

Students who complete their degree requirements in fall 2011 must have their student account balance paid in full by December 1 or a hold will be placed on their record restricting college services such as transcript processing and diploma distribution.  

Mandatory Exit Loan Counseling for Federal Stafford and Federal Graduate PLUS Loan Borrowers

Exit Loan Counseling is required for all Federal Stafford and Federal Graduate PLUS Loan recipients. Exit Loan Counseling is an excellent opportunity to review your rights and responsibilities as a student loan borrower. This requirement can be completed electronically at www.nslds.ed.gov. Please complete your exit loan requirements by December 5, 2011. We will send instructions for completing the online Exit Loan Counseling to graduating students in November. For convenience, we have also included the instructions below: 

Online Stafford and Graduate PLUS Exit Counseling Instructions: 

1. Go to www.nslds.ed.gov  
2. Select Exit Counseling
3. Click on Start to begin Exit Counseling
4. Continue selecting Next until you reach the Log-In page
5. On the Log-In page, enter your information, including your federal Personal Identification Number (PIN). This is the same PIN that was used to complete the FAFSA
6. For Schools List Filter, click on the drop down arrow and select "California" then select Display.
7. For Schools List select "Mills College" and select the Add button then select Submit

Note: It is not necessary to submit a paper copy of the results to the M Center.

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Mandatory Exit Loan Counseling for Federal Perkins Loan Borrowers

Exit loan counseling is required for students who have received a Federal Perkins Loan while enrolled at Mills.

Come to the M Center between December 1 and December 15 to complete required forms that include information on loan deferment and loan repayment.

A hold will be placed on the student's record restricting college services such as transcript processing and diploma distribution until the completed forms are returned to the M Center. This paperwork is separate from the Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Graduate PLUS Loan and Mills College Loan exit requirements.

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Mandatory Exit Loan Counseling for Mills College Loan Borrowers

Exit loan counseling is required for students who have received a Mills College Loan. Come to the M Center between December 1 and December 15 to complete an exit packet, which includes forms and information on loan deferment and loan repayment.

A hold will be placed on the student's record restricting college services such as transcript processing and diploma distribution until the completed forms are returned to the M Center. This paperwork is separate from the Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Graduate PLUS Loan and Perkins Loan exit requirements.

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