New Semester Checklist - Finances

Before the beginning of each semester, students should complete the following tasks to ensure a successful start to the academic term:

  • Check to access important updates and announcements
  • Explore to plan ahead
  • Log in to to review and complete to-do list items as soon as possible
View Student Account
  • Visit the “Student Account” tile in to:
    • View tuition and fee changes, anticipated aid and remaining balance due
    • Confirm refund preference through the “Refunds” menu option
    • Select the Save & Soar tuition plan through the “Student Account” menu if you are an incoming resident freshman who is interested in it
Submit Documentation
  • Submit any required documentation for:
    • (Adoption, Firefighter, etc.)
    • ( Promise, employee sponsor, etc.)
    • (Post 9/11 GI Bill, Hazlewood, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program, etc.)
Review Financial Aid/Scholarships
  •  financial aid award using the “Financial Aid & Scholarships” tile in . Accepting your awards will allow you to see them in pending aid on your my Term Summary.
    • For grant or scholarship aid, select "Accept" to confirm acceptance of the award
    • For federal loan aid, you have an option between "Accept" or "Decline" for the full amount and an option to reduce the amount of the loan
  • Review your my "Tasks" tile to ensure that all tasks have been completed.
View/Pay Bill
  • in full or for the semester using the “Student Account” tile in *
  • Access the “View and Pay Bill” menu option in the “Student Account” tile to complete the Refund Policy Acknowledgement and review Tuition Insurance Policy coverage for the semester through ’s partnership with
  • Schedule an appointment with for budgeting and financial coaching sessions

*Note: No payment action is required if “Anticipated Aid” exceeds the balance for the semester and no balance exists from a prior semester.