ASA Direct User Guide for Schools

The following documents were prepared by ASA staff members and are available to assist students, borrowers and financial aid administrators with “how-to” information in the use of ASA’s on-line loan processing application. Above each link, you will find a brief description of the material referenced in each resource.

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• – View full document (pdf, 6.9 MB)

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• – Introduction (pdf, 809 KB)
• – Adding Loans In ASA Direct (pdf, 1.2 MB)
• – Loan Inquiries and Updates in ASA Direct (pdf, 2.6 MB)
• – Performing Multiple Loan Certifications (pdf, 865 KB)
• – Managing your CommonLine Files (pdf, 660 KB)
• – Working with Reports (pdf, 474 KB)
• – Working With Tools (pdf, 448 KB)
• – Appendix A—ASA Privacy Policy (pdf, 91 KB)
• – Appendix B—ASA Direct Terms of Use (pdf, 111 KB)
• – Appendix C—Navigation for Previous ASA Direct Users (pdf, 355 KB)
• – Appendix D—NSLDS Status Codes (pdf, 79 KB)