Transcript John Brown - Boston College

Student Enrollment
Services
Presenters
Chris Cordella
Bursar & Director, Operations
 Kathy McGuinness
Director, Academic & General Services
 Melissa Metcalf
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Associate Director, Undergraduate
Financial Aid
 Helen Wechsler,
Director, Dining Services
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Session Overview
• Academic Services
• Financial Aid
• Student Employment
• Billing
• Eagle One Card
• BC Dining
Academic Services
• Course registration
• Degree audits/academic advising
• Academic Records
Course Registration
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Register at Orientation for fall semester
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Register in November for spring semester
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Register in April for fall semester
Degree Audit
• Computer generated tool that enables both the student and the
academic advisor to assess the student’s academic progress towards
degree.
• Matches courses to degree requirements including:
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Core
Major(s)
Minor(s)
Language
Electives
• Students request degree audits and simulated degree audits online.
• Student meet with their academic advisors prior to registration each
semester.
• Academic advisors review degree audit with the student.
Academic Recorders
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Academic Records Specialists monitor the
academic records of students in their
respective schools.
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The academic team answers questions
regarding courses, grades, registration,
degree audits, transcripts, degree
progress and graduation.
Transcripts & Grades
• Faculty post grades at end of each
semester.
• Students may view their grades online
immediately after posting.
• Students may request that grades be sent
to them at their home address.
• The transcript is an official document
showing the student’s educational work.
• Students request transcripts online.
Financial Aid
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Need based
Awards
Student Employment
Appeals
Financing
Financial Aid – Need Based
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All financial aid awarded by Student
Services at Boston College is need-based.
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Need-based aid assumes that the parents
and the student are responsible for the
cost of education to the extent of their
ability and that financial aid will be used to
supplement the effort of the family.
Electronic Award Notification
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Students access their awards through Agora
using their usernames and passwords.
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No paper awards.
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Students should have received their financial aid
awards.
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Students who have not yet received their awards
should contact the Office of Student Services.
Outside Aid
• We are required to count outside aid as a
resource in the award.
• This may result in adjustments.
• Notify us as soon as possible.
Appeal Process
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You have the right to appeal your financial aid
award and it may be reconsidered if:
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errors are made
 in the annual financial aid application,
 in the calculation of the financial aid
award,
 or if the family’s circumstances change.
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However, adjustments cannot be made which
require exceptions to the standard principles and
practices used for all families.
Student Employment
• Jobs will be posted Wednesday, August 31st at
www.bc.edu/studentemployment
• Positions are filled on a first come, first serve
basis.
• Students are paid weekly through direct deposit
into checking/savings account.
• Students must have original birth certificate or
passport for I-9 & W-4/M-4.
• Off-campus jobs can be found at
www.collegehelpers.com.
Alternative Financing
• Total aid including alternative loan cannot
exceed the cost of attendance.
• Other financing options are available at the
student services website:
www.bc.edu/paymentoptions
$uccessful Start is a program created to educate students about
their finances while at Boston College and prepare them for
financial management for life. The goal of $successful $tart is to
provide Boston College students with a series of presentations
related to all aspects of personal financial management.
Website: www.bc.edu/successfulstart
Email: [email protected]
Billing
• Payment Policy
• Billing Statements
• Payment Due Dates
• Methods of Payment
Student Account Policies
• Boston College requires that tuition and fees be
paid in full on the due dates each term unless you
enroll in the University’s monthly payment plan.
• The fall semester bill is due on August 10, and the
spring bill will be due December 10.
• All billing is electronic. No paper bills will be sent
home.
• Students must authorize their parents to receive
billing statements.
• Visit www.bc.edu/mybill for more information.
Miscellaneous Fees
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Campus Health Fee
Identification Card Fee
Student Activities
Freshman Orientation Fee
Total
*lab fees range from $100-$310
$426
$ 30
$298
$420
$1,174
Medical Insurance
• Massachusetts law requires that all undergraduate
students are enrolled in a health insurance plan.
• Fall
• Spring
Cost $ 966
Cost: $1,142
8/7/11 - 1/8/12
1/9/12 - 8/6/12
• Students covered by a comparable plan may waive
charge: go to Portal , click on My Services &
medical insurance . Fall deadline to waive fee is
September 16, 2011.
• Students under 18 must submit a completed paper
waiver signed by their parents.
Health Services Fee
• Undergraduate students are charged an
annual campus health fee of $426 for
medical care at the university health
service.
• The fee is separate from the medical
insurance.
• Students living off-campus may waive the
fee.
Adjustments to Your Bill
• Financial Aid Awards
• Work-Study
• Pending Credits
• Outside Scholarships
Financial Aid vs. the Bill
• Actual credits
• Boston College Scholarship
• Federal Supp. Ed. Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
• Pending credits
• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Direct Loan
• Federal Perkins Loan, MA No Interest Loan,
Nursing Loan
• State Scholarship
• Aid that does not credit bill
• Federal Work-Study
Payment Options
• ACH / ECHECK Payments
• Checks
• TMS Payment Plan
• www.bc.edu/paymentoptions
ACH / ECHECK PAYMENTS
• To make a payment to your students account go
to: http://agora.bc.edu/web.payments
• You will be asked if you want to pay tuition or
add money to Dining or Eagle Bucks.
• Click on the one you want - You will need to
know the student’s eagle number and month
and day of birth.
• Follow directions from there.
• You may also make a tuition payment as an
authorized payer on MyBill.
TMS Monthly Payment Plan
• The university offers a monthly payment plan
through Tuition Management Systems (TMS) that
allows students to pay tuition and required fees in
10 monthly installments.
• Under this plan, monthly installments are due
from May 1, 2011 to Feb. 1, 2012.
• The deadline to enroll is 7/31/11. The enrollment
fee is $55 for the year. Single semester plans are
available for an enrollment fee of $40.
• Refer to https://www.afford.com for information.
Eagle-One Card
• Serves as the official identification card
for students, faculty & staff.
• Serves as a debit card for:
dining halls, vending machines,
laundry machines, bookstores &
off-campus merchants.
Dining Service
Helen Wechsler,
– Director, Dining Services
Summary
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Student Services is a one stop shop – a central
point of contact for students and their parents.
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Offers in one location the services of the
Registrar, Financial Aid, Student Accounts and
Campus Based Loans.
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Our team of experts can handle any financial or
academic question that our student or parents
may have.
Parent Information
Go to www.bc.edu/studentservices
Click on Information for Parents
Consider becoming a fan of Student Services on
Facebook and don’t forget to follow us on
Twitter.
Contact Us
Phone at 800-294-0294 or 617-552-3300
 Fax at 617-552-4889
 Email at [email protected]
 Mail at:
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Boston College
Office of Student Services
Lyons Hall
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467