Parent PLUS Loan Information - continued
Office of Financial Aid
and Scholarships
Who Receives the Federal Parent PLUS Loan funds?
Cal Poly Pomona will receive the funds and apply them and any other financial aid the student receives to the charges
on the student’s account (tuition, fees, room & board – if applicable).
IF any funds remain after the student’s university charges are paid, a refund (or “Financial Aid Disbursement) for the
remaining funds will be mailed to the Parent borrower. This refund is processed by the Cal Poly Pomona Student
Account Services office – and is sent by U.S. Mail to the parent.
Loan Fees, Interest Rates, and Repayment Information
After you have been approved for a PLUS Loan, a “Loan Disclosure Statement” will be sent to you by the Department of
Education indicating the amount you are borrowing, the loan period, and the loan fees. Interest begins to accrue at the
time funds are released; repayment of principal and interest begins 60 days after the loan has been fully released.
The Parent PLUS Loan has a fixed interest rate of 7.08% (for those loans with a first disbursement that occurs on or
after July 1, 2019 and before July 1, 2020).
For information about current interest rates, loan fees, repayment options and monthly payment estimators, visit
Federal Student Aid at www.studentaid.ed.gov
.
How to Apply for the Parent PLUS Loan
To apply for the Parent PLUS Loan, complete the following steps:
• Confirm that there is a 2019 – 2020 FAFSA on file with Cal Poly Pomona.
• Submit your completed 2019 – 2020 Federal PLUS Loan Request (Parent) to the Cal Poly Pomona Office of
Financial Aid & Scholarships.
• Complete the Parent PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) at www.studentloans.gov
.
Your loan request will be reviewed to determine your loan eligibility. To be eligible, the student must:
Be enrolled at least half-time (6 units) for each semester of enrollment (Fall 2019, Spring 2020
and/or Summer).
Meet the general eligibility requirements for Federal Student aid.
Be meeting the Cal Poly Pomona Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards for Financial Aid
recipients.
Please note: SAP is run once annually, after the Spring semester’s grades have been finalized &
posted. The results of the SAP evaluation determine the student’s eligibility going into the next
award year. If, once SAP has been run, the student is not meeting the SAP Standards, you will not
be eligible to receive the Parent PLUS Loan. If your loan was processed, it will be cancelled, and
you will be required to return any funds that may have disbursed.
Please Note the Following:
• Parent PLUS Loans will be processed based on the student’s actual cost of attendance for the academic year.
• When funds are released to Cal Poly Pomona, they will be applied toward ALL outstanding charges – including
any installment plans for tuition and/or housing. Any funds remaining after ALL charges have been paid will
be issued as a refund to the parent borrower.
• If the student drops below half-time (6 units), you will be ineligible to receive Parent PLUS Loan funds.
• If you fail to complete the MPN for the Parent PLUS Loan, funds from the loan will not be released.