What is an In-School Deferment Request?
An In-School Deferment request form is a form used to defer the repayment of loans. Once you have accepted financial aid, lenders require verification that you are actually attending school. Typically, you must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible for financial aid.
As a participating school of the National Student Clearinghouse, we report your enrollment information to them. In turn, they report this information to your lenders. You can track this information by going to your MyMav Student Center and clicking on “Request Enrollment Verification” (under the Academics tab). This will take you to the National Student Clearinghouse website.
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What do I do with an In School Deferment?
In most cases, you will not need to submit an In-School Deferment request form. Enrollment information is reported to the National Student Clearinghouse weekly. This information is available for you and your lender every Wednesday morning.
To see if you need to submit an In School Deferment request form, check your Student Loan Deferment Notifications. For directions see Where can I obtain my enrollment verification?
If you see your information, you do not need to submit an In-School Deferment request form.
Only submit an In-School Deferment request form, if:
- It is the 2nd week of school, and there is no enrollment information on the National Student Clearinghouse website.
- You are in default.
- Your lender is not listed in your Student Loan Deferment Notifications, (This can be found on the National Student Clearinghouse website accessible through your MyMav Student Center).
If your lender is unwilling or cannot use the services provided by the National Student Clearinghouse, contact the Student Services Center at 703-742-4200 or service@studentclearinghouse.org.
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What do I do if I am a University of Texas Online Consortium (formerly Telecampus) Student?
If you are a UT Arlington Home student taking University of Texas Online Consortium (formerly Telecampus) courses at other UT Systems school and you have a loan that needs to be deferred, please follow these procedures. Please email Amanda Godwin at UTOC@uta.edu with your name, ID number and your lender information (address and/or fax number). You will need to do this for each semester that you are taking University of Texas Online Consortium (formerly Telecampus) courses at other UT System schools. UT Arlington will update your lenders for you. If you have never turned in a deferment form, please go to your lenders website and print off the deferment form and fax it to 817-272-3223. Once we have your deferment paperwork, we will update your information with National Student Clearinghouse as well.
If you are a UT Arlington Host student, please contact the Registrar's Office of your home campus.
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