Accepting or Declining Loans in SIS

Document ID F009A

  1. ONLY If you are going to accept a loan, confirm the following before proceeding to step 2.
    1. Review the updated loan guidance for 2026-2027 on CCSNH.edu.
    2. Confirm that you are enrolled in 6 or more credits for the semester (check with your advisor if you’re unsure).
    3. Confirm you have completed the Undergraduate Loan Entrance Counseling on StudentAid.gov.
    4. Confirm you have completed the Undergraduate Master Promissory Note (MPN) on StudentAid.gov.
  2. ONLY if you need to take loans for the summer semester, submit the Summer Loan Request then stop. We need to repackage your loans before you can accept them. Once you receive the “revised aid offer” email you will be able to continue with these steps.
  3. Login to https://portal.ccsnh.edu and click on “SIS9 – Student” > “Financial Aid”.
    1. "financial aid" is the 6th link on the SIS homepage
  4. Click the “Aid Year” drop-down in the top right corner, and select the year you want to accept loans for (to see which aid year applies to which semester, refer to the “Which FAFSA Do I File” section of the Financial Aid page).
    1. "aid year" is in the top-right corner of the financial aid page inside SIS
  5. On the “Home” tab, if you see a red box with “Questions from the financial aid office”, click “View Questions” and provide your answer. The most common questions here are regarding whether or not you want to use your financial aid to buy books from the NCC bookstore (known as the “Book Advance”). Accept all three of these.
    1. click the "View Questions" on the right to accept the bookstore advance
  6. Further down on the “Home” tab, you will see a list of “Student Requirements”. Ensure all requirements are green and/or “Satisfied”. If any of these are not satisfied, and you’re unsure how to satisfy them, please contact [email protected].
    1. example of satisfied requirements
  7. Click on the “Offer” tab.
    1. Example of where the "offer" tab is
  8. Scroll down to the “Loans” section and select whether or not you’d like to accept the loans.
    1. If accepting a partial amount, please bear in mind that the amount you enter will be split across all of your semesters you are attending for the remainder of the school year.
  9. Click “Submit”.
    1. example of the submit button after accepting loans
  10. Email [email protected] to let us know you’ve completed these steps.