Adding and Updating Financial Aid Checklist Items
This information describes how to add and/or update a student Financial Aid checklist item. Introduction Please note that this resource includes information related to Federal Financial Aid policies which are liable to change. Staff maintaining this documentation will update terminology, links, or processes in accordance with new information as it becomes available in conjunction with […]
View a Student Financial Aid Term Record
Financial Aid Term (FA Term) is the foundation of awarding students Financial Aid. FA Term is a reflection of all enrollment, admissions, and financial aid data for the student. For Financial Aid processing to take place, a student’s academic information must be available. This information is captured and maintained in the Financial Aid (FA) Term […]
View a Financial Aid Query
This is an introduction to viewing a query using a Financial Aid example. Introduction Queries refer to the reporting functionality in MyBU Student. This guide introduces how to view a query for Graduate Financial Aid staff. For the comprehensive downloadable guide, please click the PDF icon above.
Financial Aid Staff: View Dates a Student Added/Dropped a Class
This resource provides the steps for Financial Aid staff to determine the date a student registered for or dropped a class. Introduction Financial Aid staff can view dates a student performed enrollment activities using the Academic Information section on the Customer Accounts page. The page can be used to review the dates that a student […]
View Financial Aid Status
The Financial Aid Status page provides staff users a summary of the wide variety of information pertaining to the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) status, 3Cs, and Packaging Status Summary. It includes items such as federal and institutional verification status, disbursement hold, satisfactory academic progress, and packaging information. Introduction Please note that this resource includes […]
View a Student Budget
The Student Budget Summary page in MyBU Student allows staff users to view a student’s annual budget/cost of attendance broken down by budget categories. Training resources assume that the user understands the budget process and the various categories that are used to build a student’s budget/cost of attendance. Introduction Please note that this resource includes […]
Student Records Processes for Financial Aid Staff
Financial Aid staff can access certain Student Records pages in the Student Information System in order to view relevant academic information. This resource provides information on how to access a student’s enrollment status and program/plan information. Introduction Financial Aid staff can look up a student’s Enrollment Summary and Student Program/Plan information using applicable Student Records […]
Managing Comments on Student Financial Aid Record
Comments can be added to student financial aid records in several locations within MyBU Student. This information describes the process of adding FA comments. Introduction Please note that this resource includes information related to Federal Financial Aid policies which are liable to change. Staff maintaining this documentation will update terminology, links, or processes in accordance […]
View Undergraduate Student Scholarship Status for Financial Aid
Merit and Prestigious Awards will be determined by Admissions and put into a custom BU Scholarship Tracking Page. Staff can view this tracking page to see where an undergraduate student is within the scholarship process. Introduction Please note that this resource includes information related to Federal Financial Aid policies which are liable to change. Staff […]
Student Services Center
The following information explains the various sections of the Student Services Center pages in MyBU Student. The Student Services Center allows staff across schools and colleges to see student data in a central area. Introduction The Student Services Center consists of many tabs categorized by subject, displaying data from various areas of MyBU Student in […]