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 […]
Awarding / Assigning Non-Service Stipends
This information describes the Financial Aid process of awarding a non-service stipend and selecting the correct disbursement and split code. Introduction Non-Service Stipends are awarded to students for a specific period of time. Disbursement information is set up in advance to allow for differences in disbursement schedules. Students must be academically associated with the activities […]
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 […]
Students: Accept or Decline Financial Aid Award
Students should use the Accept/Decline Awards page in MyBU Student to accept or decline particular elements of their financial aid award. Introduction As part of accepting or declining financial aid awards, the Accept/Decline Awards page can also be used to accept a reduced award amount for certain parts of an aid package, such as Federal […]
Students: View Financials
In the MyBU Student Financials menu, there are two major pages to view bill summaries and transactions; Student Account Balance Due and Student Account Details. This resource describes how students can review the information on these pages and make payments. Introduction The Student Account Balance Due and Student Account Details pages provide different views of […]
Add an External Award to Student Financial Aid Record
Staff are notified in various ways about outside scholarships that a student has received. These external awards are added to a student via Award Entry to ensure that the student is not over awarded. This information describes the process of adding external awards. Introduction Please note that this resource includes information related to Federal Financial […]
Student Groups
This information describes how Student Groups are utilized in MyBU Student, including steps to view and manually update Student Groups, if the appropriate security applies. It also outlines processes related to access and Group creation. Introduction Student Groups identify a group of students of similar affiliations. Some Student Groups are automatically added to a student […]
Credit Overload Process for Tuition
This resource provides information for staff on how to manage credit overload approvals for accurate Student Financial charges in MyBU Student. Introduction This information is meant for Schools/Colleges staff who need to manage the credit overload process to adjust tuition. To indicate approval has been granted to students, Service Indicators (SI) will be used. This […]
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 […]