Fall checklist
Welcome back, Buffs! If you're starting fall classes on Aug. 28, your aid will apply to the bill as early as Aug. 21 as long as you've completed all your to-do's. You may already see tuition charges on your bill, but it's not due until Sept. 5.
Check Buff Portal
- Accept your financial aid
- Loans must be accepted if you want them
- Complete your to-do items
- Check your enrollment level
- Some scholarships require you to enroll full time
- Federal loans require at least half-time enrollment
- Review your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status
- If you've gotten more than one warning, you won't be eligible to receive aid
Review loan requirements
- If you're taking out a federal loan or a Parent PLUS loan, you must complete:
- a Master Promissory Note (MPN)
- Entrance counseling
Grant access
- Complete the FERPA Consent to Release to let your parents access your financial aid information
- Add an authorized payer in Buff Portal to allow someone to view & pay your bill
Scholarships
Have you taken all the steps necessary for your scholarship to apply to your fall bill?
- Accept your scholarship
- Submit your private scholarship check(s) to our office by the first day of class, Monday, August 28.
Need help paying your bill?
Payment plan: Students, or their authorized payers, may enroll in a payment plan if they meet the eligibility requirements.
Borrow a loan: You may want to consider a Parent PLUS loan or private loan. The process takes a few weeks. If you act now, you may still be able to cover your fall bill before late fees are added after Sept. 5. Apply each semester you need the loan. For private loans, timing can vary depending on your lender. Once your private loan is certified by our office, it will take 10 to 12 business days for it to hit your bill.