Direct Loan Exit Counseling
On The Web

Direct Loan exit counseling is a federal requirement for all students who have borrowed Federal Direct Loans while enrolled at Purdue University Calumet. Federal regulations require that loan counseling take place each time a student drops below 6 credit hours, stops attending school or graduates. 

You may now satisfy the Direct Loan exit counseling requirement on-line by reading information about Direct Loans and passing a brief quiz. It should take approximately 20 minutes to read the information and take the quiz.

To complete Direct Loan exit counseling on-line, click below and follow the instructions. When you have successfully passed the quiz, please print the ‘Borrower Information’ page and the ‘Rights and Responsibilities Summary Check List’. Complete all information requested, sign and date, and submit the form to: Office of Financial Aid, Lawshe Hall, Room 130, Purdue University Calumet, 2200  169th Street, Hammond, IN, 46323.  The federal code for Purdue University Calumet requested during the process is: 001827.  Please note that if you are scheduled to graduate, a hold may be placed on your Academic Transcript until the Direct Loan exit counseling requirement has been satisfied.

Please note that you are only able to perform the Direct Loan on-line exit counseling session if you have received the appropriate Personal Identification Number (PIN) from the U.S. Department of Education.  If you have not yet received the PIN, you may request one by entering the Direct Loan on-line exit counseling site.  Click below and follow the instructions to 'Request a PIN.'  You should receive the PIN within 10 to 14 days at which point you can once again enter the Direct Loan on-line exit counseling site to perform the Direct Loan exit counseling.

If you have any questions regarding either completion of Direct Loan exit counseling or the direct loans you have borrowed while attending Purdue University Calumet, you may contact the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@calumet.purdue.edu.  Our phone number is: (219) 989-2301. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, and Fridays, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.  If you would like individual loan counseling, you may call the Office of Financial Aid to schedule an appointment with a financial aid specialist.

The telephone number for the Direct Loan Servicing Center is: (800) 848-0979.

Please remember that if you have also borrowed a Federal Perkins Loan while enrolled at Purdue University Calumet, you must complete separate exit counseling for the Perkins Loan.  For information regarding Perkins Loan exit counseling, you may contact the Bursar's Office at Purdue University Calumet, Lawshe Hall, Room 130, (219) 989-2560.