Applying for Aid | Undergraduate

Available as of December 31st 2023. The FAFSA for the 2024-25 is currently open. 

• Go to StudentAid.gov and choose Apply For Aid, then Complete the FAFSA Form.
• Include Pacific University Oregon as a recipient of your processed FAFSA. Pacific’s FAFSA code is 003212.
• Use your FSA ID to sign the FAFSA. Students and parents of dependent students must sign the FAFSA.
• To be considered for need-based funds such as Federal Work Study and the FSEOG Grant, your FAFSA must be submitted by March 1st every year.

If we have questions about the information you submitted on the FAFSA, we will email you.

• To ensure receipt of emails, add financialaid@pacificu.edu to your address book.

The Financial Aid Office will email you when your financial aid offer is ready to view.

• Notification for admitted freshman and transfer applicants begins in February. Upon admission, freshmen and transfers will receive credentials for creating a BoxerOnline account.
• Notification for current (continuing) College of Arts & Sciences undergraduates begins in May.

• Log in to BoxerOnline.
• Click on Manage My Financial Aid.
• From the drop-down menu, choose My Awards. Accept (or decline) each award.
• From the drop-down menu, choose Offer Letter. Click the acceptance box at the bottom of the page.
• If you are selected for verification, you cannot accept your need-based aid or sign your Offer Letter. Complete verification requirements as quickly as possible so that your eligibility for financial aid can be finalized. Choose "Required Documents" from the drop-down menu on Financial Aid Self Service to view the steps you need to take to complete the verification process.

The Financial Aid Checklist on the home page of Financial Aid Self Service (Boxer Online) will reflect any additional steps you need to take to finalize your eligibility for financial aid.

If you are borrowing a Direct Loan for the first time, you must complete a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Entrance Counseling. 

• Log in to studentaid.gov using your FSA ID.
• Using the menu on the top, click on Loans and Grants.
• Click on the Master Promisory Note (MPN) button.
• Click on the MPN for subsidized / unsubsidized loans.
• Enter required information and remember to save a copy of the completed MPN for your records.
• Using the menu on the top, click on Loan Entrance Counseling.
• Under Entrance Counseling, click on the Start Entrance Counseling button.
• Select Pacific University Oregon in the Select Schools to Notify section.
• Complete the Entrance Counseling process.
• Once you complete the MPN and Entrance Counseling, your Checklist on Financial Aid Self Service (Boxer Online) will not update immediately. It may take time for these checklist items to show as completed; don’t worry. 
• If you accept a Perkins Loan, the Financial Aid Office will provide you with information before the start of the academic year for which the loan is offered.

The Pacific Financial Aid Office communicates via email with admission applicants and current students.

• For prospective and admitted applicants, we will use the email you provide to the admissions office. If you change your email address, update the admissions office.
• For deposited applicants and current students, we will use your pacificu.edu address. Deposited students are encouraged to establish their pacificu.edu email account as soon as possible.

• If you plan to work on campus (or off campus in a Federal Work Study Community Service position), complete a Direct Deposit Payroll Authorization, available through Human Resources. Return the completed authorization to the Human Resources Office.
• If you anticipate that a portion of your financial aid will be refunded to you (for housing, books, personal expenses, etc.), sign up for E-Refunds through the Business Office, which allows your funds to be directly deposited to your checking or savings account rather than waiting for a paper check refund.