Congratulations on being admitted to MTSA’s DNAP Practice Doctorate Class of 2027!

The Financial Aid Office is committed to supporting your educational goals by providing information and access to financial resources during your three-year program. If you are interested in receiving financial assistance, please follow the instructions found below and stay aware of deadlines.

If you do not anticipate utilizing financial assistance this year, please

• read through the Financial Guide (step 1 below)
• review MTSA’s consumer information
• print off the Tuition Schedule
• and send us an email declining financial aid.

Important Financial Aid Steps – New Student Checklist

1. MTSA Financial Guide

2. Complete the 24-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Please note: Students will not be asked to pay a fee to complete the FAFSA.

• Must complete 2024-2025 FAFSA prior to your orientation.
• Complete FAFSA using 2023 tax return information. MTSA’s school code is 007783. You can select to use the Data Retrieval Tool, within the FAFSA application, to move your income tax information into the FAFSA.

You can get free help from:

• MTSA Financial Aid Office: 615-732-7884 or 615-732-7673.
• The FAFSA form’s online help – Chat and email are available (click student).
• The Federal Student Aid Information Center 1-800-433-3243.

3. Schedule your mandatory financial aid orientation

Schedule your orientation using Bookings. You may schedule either an in-person or online Teams appointment by (the deadline) November 7, 2024, by linking here. If you are a local resident in middle Tennessee, we prefer you schedule an in-person appointment for your orientation. Hours to schedule an appointment are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Schedule an hour for your appointment.

Let us know if you will be needing us to request your military benefits – we will need a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility (COE) and DD214 (service members). You may review webpage https://mtsa.edu/admissions/financial-aid/veterans-education-benefits/.

Discussion items during your orientation:

• Applying for Federal Aid
• Do you have current education loans?
• Budgeting
• Cost of attending / Payment and Tuition Schedule sheet
• When is tuition due?
• Loan options, loan terms and other assistance
• Loan repayment
• Consumer Information
• Financial Aid & Business Office expectations during your program
• Your questions

4. Prepare a monthly budget to use in calculating your need for financial assistance for your 2025 academic year. You may print this budget worksheet, or you can find budget worksheets online that may work better for your situation:

• Online budget worksheet
• Budgeting video, quick facts
• Budgeting basics

5. Review Direct Loan Entrance Counseling PowerPoint

6. Financial Aid Offer Worksheet

                Year 1

                Year 2

                Year 3

7. Cost of Attendance – Click on the Practice Doctorate Program document, which provides an explanation and breakdown for the Financial Aid cost of attendance.

8. EFT Authorization Agreement 

a. You will complete your EFT Authorization by logging in to the student portal, under Document Portal. The completion of this form will ensure your credit balances are sent to the bank account of your choice. MTSA will not be printing refund checks. MTSA does not pull funds from your account without an official authorization. MTSA will perform a prenote test on your bank account and will need at least two weeks to perform this before funds can be transferred.

b. If you ever need to update your bank account information during your three years with MTSA, contact the Business Office to complete a new EFT Authorization.

9. After your financial aid orientation

Complete forms for Unsubsidized Loans, Graduate PLUS Loans and/or Private Loans below:

Unsubsidized Loans
https://studentaid.gov/mpn/ (Unsubsidized Graduate MPN)
https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/ (Entrance counseling)

Graduate PLUS Loans
https://studentaid.gov/plus-app/grad/landing (Application)
https://studentaid.gov/mpn/grad/landing (Direct PLUS MPN)

Private Loans
https://elmselect.com Type in MTSA, scroll to the bottom and click View Loans, to view the lenders frequently used by MTSA students. Select a lender of your choice to complete the required paperwork. (MTSA does not have a preferred lender list or arrangement).

10. Financial Aid Resources – Print out for your records

• Tuition Schedule/Disbursement Dates
• Financial Aid Rights and Responsibilities
• Academic Satisfactory Progress Policy for Federal Aid Recipients
• Financial Aid Offer Glossary
• Loan Repayment Options
• Private Loan Comparison Worksheet
• Student Loan Information and Loan Repayment Chart
• Handy Calculators
• MTSA Consumer Information
• Complaints and Grievances

11. Financial Literacy Resources

• MTSA offers a Financial Education Center powered by Everfi. Log in to https://mtsa-edsouth.everfi-next.net/welcome/financialeducation. Click on a playlist, and log in with your mtsa.edu email address. Work through playlists and learn at your leisure.
• Financial Calculators from CalcXML – (fincalc.com) Financial Calculators you can check out for everyday life

Deadlines:

• Complete your 2024-25 FAFSA prior to your orientation – fafsa.gov
• Complete your financial aid orientation by Nov. 7, 2024
• Complete all applications for loans by Nov. 10, 2024
• Complete your EFT Authorization on your student portal by Nov. 7, 2024.
• If you have adjustments to make on your financial aid offer, email finaid@mtsa.edu no later than Dec. 1, 2024. If you need more time, contact finaid@mtsa.edu.
• Complete your 2025-26 FAFSA no later than June 30, 2025

Financial Aid Office Contacts:

Jennifer Speer, Director, 615-732-7884
Shana Davis, Assistant Director, 615-732-7673

Ikey Devasher Student Support Center, 1st Floor
315 Hospital Drive, Madison, TN 37115
finaid@mtsa.edu