Complete Loan Self-Certification
Alternative loan聽borrowing requires the completion and submission to your lender of a聽Private Education Loan Applicant Self-Certification聽Form.
Remember that increasing your聽loan debt聽while in school will limit your opportunities while in repayment since more of your future income will go toward this increased debt.
鲍蝉别听loans sparingly聽and borrow wisely.
Applying for Aid
Students should complete the appropriate year聽聽and have a聽financial aid award聽(unless otherwise not eligible for aid) before pursuing a private educational loan.
Students who are聽non-matriculated聽(i.e., non-degree seeking). do not meet聽academic progress standards, or seeking to pay off a past balance in order to enroll聽may not be eligible for federal aid but may be eligible for an alternative loan. Such students should be clear with a potential lender if these situations exist to ensure eligibility for the selected alternative loan.
Self-Certification and Key Data
You will complete the self-certification differently depending on what academic year you wish the loan to address.
- Print the聽Self-Certification PDF.
- You will then need to contact Enrollment Services at聽enrollmentservices@uc.edu,聽513-556-1000, or via walk-in at聽your campus service center location聽to get the information for Section 2 Items A and B.
- Alert the staff member as to why you are requesting this information and the timeframe for the alternative loan so as to be sure to get the appropriate data for the form.