OSU office responsible for informing you of what you owe to the University. This is the office that will send your bill to you. They also receive funds on your behalf including financial aid and outside scholarships. You can also contact the Bursar for payment plan options

Your total estimated cost for one year (fall/spring) at OSU. Tuition and fees, housing, meals, transportation, book/supplies and other personal expenses are included in your COA.

You must complete this online counseling session if you plan to borrow federal student loans. It will explain your rights and responsibilities as a student borrower. Go to studentaid.gov to complete.

You have to file the FAFSA each year for federal and state aid (including Oklahoma's Promise). Submit your FAFSA at fafsa.gov 

• OSU's school code: 003170

A federal grant for undergraduate students who show financial need based on their FAFSA. If you receive a Pell Grant, you do not need to repay it. 

A federal student aid program that provides part-time employment opportunities while you are enrolled at OSU. You must seek out and apply for work-study jobs at OSU or approved community service programs through hireosugrads.com. You receive bi-weekly paychecks for the hours you work and the amount you earn. You must be eligible based on financial aid need from your FAFSA.

Financial aid you don't have to repay. Grants are often need-based, while scholarships are usually performance-based. Grants and scholarships are normally directly applied to your Bursar account.

If you or your parent take out a federal loan, you are required to view how much you currently owe in federal student loans and to acknowledge this amount before we can pay the loan to your Bursar account.

A legal document in which you promise to repay your federal student loan(s). You must sign to complete the MPN at studentaid.gov/mpn before we can pay your loan to your Bursar account. It lists the terms and conditions under which you agree to repay the loan and explains your rights and responsibilities as a borrower. It's important to read and save your MPN because you'll need to refer to it later when you begin repaying your loan

OSU office responsible for assisting students and their families throughout the financial aid process. This includes the processing of federal, state and OSU aid.

A loan funded by the federal government to eligible parents of undergraduate students to help their children pay for college. To complete the application for approval, your parent will go to  studentaid.gov/plus-app/parent/landing.

A credit check is immediately performed when your parent submits the application.

Working part-time while in college. Look for on and off campus jobs at hireosugrads.com

A loan based on financial need for which the federal government pays the interest that accrues while you are enrolled half-time or more as an undergraduate student. 

A loan for which you are fully responsible for paying the interest regardless of your enrollment status. Interest on unsubsidized loans accrues from the date it's paid to your Bursar account and continues throughout the life of the loan.