NASFAA U Online Courses

This four-week interactive online course will focus on the fundamentals of financial aid including applying, financial aid concepts, categories and types of financial aid, the Title IV aid programs, other federal sources of student assistance, and comparing financial aid offers. This course is the perfect learning tool for new financial aid professionals, and individuals who assist students through the financial aid cycle such as admissions or enrollment representatives, and high school counselors. 

This four-week interactive online course will focus on the 2026-2027 processing year and will concentrate on the principles of verification, information subject to verification, acceptable documentation, processing data corrections, verifying applicant files in accordance with Title IV verification requirements, and options for institutional verification.

This four-week interactive online course will provide you with the regulatory requirements and underlying principles for packaging Title IV aid, knowledge of the basic packaging models used to package financial aid, and guidelines for packaging financial aid funds.

This eight-week interactive online course will review the types of higher education loan programs. It will cover the Direct Loan application and origination process, eligibility criteria, annual and aggregate limits, expected time to credential, schedule of reductions, loan periods, loan repayment plans, deferments, forbearance, discharges, and counseling requirements. It will also cover private education loans, institutional loans, and loan disclosures and practices.

This five-week interactive online course provides an overview of the return of Title IV funds (R2T4) regulations. Course participants will learn what happens to Title IV funds when a student withdraws before completing the period of enrollment, withdrawal from programs offered in modules, and how to apply the R2T4 formula in order to calculate the amount the school must return to the Title IV programs, or the amounts the student could receive as post-withdrawal disbursement.

This four-week interactive online course provides an overview of the 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the entire application process, including correctly answering dependency questions, supplying tax and income information, providing parental information, and completing and submitting a FAFSA. Course participants will also learn the process the FAFSA Processing System (FPS) performs when it receives a FAFSA and understand the difference between corrections, updates, and adjustments to applicant data.

This four-week interactive online course will focus on the fundamentals of financial aid, including applying for financial aid, financial aid concepts, categories, and types of financial aid, Title IV aid programs, other federal sources of student assistance, and comparing financial aid offers. 

This four-week interactive online course will focus on the 2027-2028 processing year and will concentrate on the principles of verification, information subject to verification, acceptable documentation, processing data corrections, verifying applicant files in accordance with Title IV verification requirements, and options for institutional verification.

This four-week interactive online course will focus on an overview of the Federal Pell Grant. Course topics include student eligibility, award calculations, enrollment intensity, cost of attendance, lifetime eligibility limits, and special provisions such as Pell for incarcerated students, Workforce Pell for short-term workforce programs, and the Special Rule for students whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty.

This four-week interactive online course provides an overview of general Title IV student eligibility criteria and documentation requirements. Course participants will learn the role of the FAFSA Processing System (FPS), database matches, and the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), as well as how specific educational programs affect Title IV student eligibility.

This five-week interactive online course provides an overview of the return of Title IV funds (R2T4) regulations. Course participants will learn what happens to Title IV funds when a student withdraws before completing the period of enrollment, withdrawal from programs offered in modules, and how to apply the R2T4 formula in order to calculate the amount the school must return to the Title IV programs, or the amounts the student could receive as post-withdrawal disbursement.

This four-week interactive course provides participants with an overview of consumer information. To award and disburse Title IV financial aid, the U.S. Department of Education requires certain information to be disclosed to students, their parents, prospective students, and employees. 

This four-week interactive online course will focus on the fundamentals of financial aid, including applying for financial aid, financial aid concepts, categories, and types of financial aid, Title IV aid programs, other federal sources of student assistance, and comparing financial aid offers.