Students who are applying for financial assistance at the ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy must follow the steps outlined below. A hyperlink is provided for each step. Upon completion of each step, you should exit the external website to return to the College of Pharmacy web site.

Step 1 – FAFSA
Admitted students need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The ETSU College of Pharmacy Federal School Code (FAFSA number) is E01254. You must use this number for us to receive a copy of your Student Aid Report. Follow this link to complete your application. FAFSA

Step 2 – Federal Stafford Loans and Grad Plus Loans
Students must choose their own lender and electronically sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN) for the Federal Stafford Loan Program directly with their chosen lender. If a student does not want to complete the application, online, the student may request a paper application. Failure to provide all information could delay the processing time.

To view our streamlined lender list for Federal Student Loans, follow this link. FEDERAL STAFFORD STREAMLINED LENDERS LIST

Step 3 - Entrance Loan Counseling Interview for Stafford and Grad Plus
By federal regulation, before your federal loans can be disbursed, you must complete a one-time entrance loan counseling session.  The counseling session provides information about how to manage your student loans, both during and after college.  Both the Stafford loan and the Grad Plus loan have a separate session. To complete this process, follow these links below: 

            1. Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling                                 

            2. Grad Plus Loan Entrance Counseling      

Step 4 - Direct Deposit
Your funds may be directly deposited into your checking account!

This area requires E number and PIN
If you forgot your E number, you can look it up by clicking Retrieve E-Number
Your PIN is initially set to your birthday in MMDDYY format (e.g. February 7, 1971 is 020771).

Click HERE to enter your bank account information so that refunds can be deposited into your account electronically. Then, follow these steps:

- You must use the ID # that starts with E (example – E00012345) and LOGIN 

- Click Create a Refund Profile. Under the REFUNDS heading, click Payment Profile   

- Under “Add a payment method” Choose “Electronic Check (Checking)”     

- Click GO. Enter your account information         

- Check the “REFUND OPTION” box      

- Click SAVE. The last step requires the last four digits of your ID number (example – E00012345)

To ensure your funds are processed properly, please allow at least 10 days for the ePay process to be completed. 

If you choose to receive a paper check instead of having your funds electronically deposited to your account, please be aware that the ETSU Bursar's Office will mail that check to the mailing address on file with GCOP. It is very important that you keep your contact information updated with the GCOP Office of Admissions and Records. Please note that paper checks will be printed only at certain times during the semester. Direct deposit via ePay is the easiest way to ensure you receive your refund on time.

Step 5 - Exit Loan Counseling upon completion of program or early withdrawal

Exit Loan Counseling Interview

Questions regarding financial aid for Gatton College of Pharmacy students should be directed to the College's Office of Financial Aid.

Contact:	Angel Kincer, Assistant Director
Email:	kincera@etsu.edu
Phone:	423-439-6328
Location:	VA Building 7, Room 214