As a CSU employee, please be aware that you may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)—a federal program created for those in public service jobs which offers employees of (1) government, not-for-profit organizations and (2) private not-for-profit organizations that provide certain public services the opportunity to have their federal loan balances forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments. 

The California State University is a qualified employer for the PSLF program and many full-time* CSU employees may therefore be eligible to certify employment and receive credit for payments made toward forgiveness. This program has been available to qualified individuals since 2007. However, for a limited period of time, borrowers may receive credit for past repayments that would not otherwise qualify for PSLF. 

The Department of Education (DOE) announced a set of actions that temporarily expands the types of repayments that can be counted towards loan forgiveness and will help more people take advantage of the PSLF program including a time-limited waiver so that student borrowers can count payments from all federal loan programs or repayment plans toward forgiveness. The waiver will run through October 31, 2022 and can be accessed  through the online PSLF Help Tool.

To meet the Oct. 31 waiver deadline, employees must submit their PSLF employer certification request to hsuhr@humboldt.edu as soon as possible. We recommend submission no later than Friday, October 7, 2022, to ensure timely processing of your request so you can meet the DOE’s October 31 deadline.

Employees can find more details on StudentAid.gov/pslfwaiver. 

Form Completion:

The attached form has some of the following information pre-populated for you.  

Important Note: Please do not add your SSN to the form before it’s sent to HR, as email is not a secure form of communication for sending that kind of information.

1. Employer: Humboldt State University or Cal Poly Humboldt

2. FEIN: 68-0282413

3. Address: 1 Harpst St, Arcata, CA

4. Website: www.humboldt.edu

5. Start date:  This date should reflect a qualifying position in which you were working full time*. 

6. Dates: If still employed, leave blank

7. Employment Status: Full-time* (30 hours or more for a period of at least 8 months)

9. Govt Agency: check yes

Section 4 should be left blank for HR (staff) APS (faculty/lecturers) to complete.

*Full-time means working for one or more qualifying employers for the greater of: (1) an annual average of at least 30 hours per week or, for a contractual or employment period of at least 8 months, an average of 30 hours per week; or (2) unless the qualifying employment is with two or more employers, the number of hours the employer considers full time.