Loan Forgiveness/Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

The United States Federal Government offers several types of student loan forgiveness including Student Loan Debt Relief, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Teacher Loan Forgiveness, Borrower Defense of Repayment, and more. Please visit studentaid.gov to learn more. 

The Pennsylvania State University is a qualifying employer for the PSLF program. The Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center staff recorded a webinar covering updates to the program in Spring 2024. Please see the link below to view this video on our YouTube channel. The Center also hosts live PSLF webinars periodically to provide program information and important updates.   

Important: Beginning May 1, 2024 PSLF processing will pause, and this pause will go through July 2024. During this time, PSLF processing is being transferred from the current PSLF loan servicer, MOHELA, to StudentAid.gov. After this transfer is complete, StudentAid.gov will fully manage the PSLF program. 

Moving forward, you’ll be able to

  • submit your PSLF forms on StudentAid.gov,
  • track your progress with these programs on StudentAid.gov, and
  • get support for these programs through StudentAid.gov contact centers.

Read more about this change here

 
How to have your employment certified by Penn State for PSLF
For current employees: 
  1. Complete Sections 1 & 2 of the PSLF form- LEAVE OUT YOUR SSN. The PSLF form can be found here
  2. Go to WorkLion 
  3. Click the “Ask HR/Submit an Inquiry” button on the right-hand side. On this page:
    1. I have a question about: General Inquiry   
    2. Subject: PSLF Certification 
    3. Attach your PSLF form and submit request
  4. HR will fill out Sections 4 & 5a and return the form via email as an attached PDF (has been within 48 hours, but could take longer).
  5. Once you receive it back from Penn State, fill in your SSN, ink sign and date where needed, and use the directions in Section 8 (bottom of page 5) to submit it to the U.S. Department of Education, or use the PSLF Help Tool during the processing pause. 
For previous Penn State employees:  

Penn State's Human Resources Department certifies student loan payments for PSLF. As you no longer work at Penn State, you can email the form to Penn State's HR:

  1. Complete Sections 1 & 2 of the PSLF form – LEAVE OUT YOUR SSN. The PSLF form can be found here 
  2. Attach the PSLF form to an email and send it to askhr@psu.edu, asking them to certify employment for PSLF.
  3. Penn State HR will fill out Sections 4 & 5a and return the form via email.
  4. Once you receive it back from Penn State, fill in your SSN, ink sign and date where needed, and use the directions in Section 8 (bottom of page 5) to submit it to the U.S. Department of Education, or use the PSLF Help Tool during the processing pause.

For help with Public Service Loan Forgiveness faculty, staff, and alumni can email finlit@psu.edu to set up an appointment.

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