Student Enrollment
Services
Presenters
Chris Cordella
Bursar & Director, Operations
Kathy McGuinness
Director, Academic & General Services
Melissa Metcalf
Associate Director, Undergraduate Financial Aid
Megan O’Neill/Michael Kann
Associate Director, Dining Services
Student Services
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Provides a central point of contact for students
and parents with financial and academic
questions
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Experts respond to questions by phone, emails
and walk in.
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Offers the services of the Registrar, Financial
Aid, Student Accounts, Campus Based Loans and
auxiliary services in one Lyons Hall location.
Academic Services
Course Registration
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Students register for fall at Orientation.
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Students register for spring in November.
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Students register for following fall in April.
Degree Audit
• Computer generated tool that enables the student to
assess his/her academic progress towards his/her
degree.
• Matches courses to specific degree requirements:
• Core
• Major(s)
• Minor(s)
• Language
• Electives
• Students request degree audits and simulated degree
audits online. They review their degree audits with their
academic advisors each semester prior to registration.
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.
Grades and Transcripts
• Faculty post grades online each semester.
Students may view grades once they are posted.
• Grade reports are mailed home only if
requested by the student. Students request this
option through the Agora Portal.
• Transcripts are official documents that display a
student’s courses and grades. Students request
online and there is no charge.
Financial Aid 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.
Student Employment
• Jobs will be posted Wednesday, August 27 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.
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.
Alternative Financing
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Total aid including alternative loan cannot
exceed the cost of attendance.
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Other financing options are available at the
Student Services website.
• www.bc.edu/altloans
•
$uccessful $tart is a program created to educate
students about their finances while at Boston
College and to prepare them for financial
management for life. The goal of $uccessful
$tart is to provide Boston College students with
a series of presentations related to all aspects of
personal financial management.
• www.bc.edu/successfulstart
• successfulstart@bc.edu
SALT from the Start
SALT is a simple way to take control of your finances, helping you live well today
while planning for tomorrow—and we offer it to all our students for FREE.
Benefits to You
SALT provides simple, smart, personalized ways to take
control of your student debt and manage your finances,
and offers:
• Student loan advice from expert counselors.
• Scholarship, internship, and job searches.
• Tools to take control of your finances.
• Tips on building smart financial habits.
• The helpful, neutral guidance of a nonprofit.
Sign up now! Text ORIENTATION to 51303 or visit saltmoney.org/Orientation
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Student Account Billings
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Fall Semester bills include ½ of tuition, room and board
and all mandatory fees and are due on August 8.
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Spring Semester bills include the other ½ of tuition,
room and board and are due on December 10.
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All billing is electronic. No paper bills sent home.
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Students must “authorize” their parents to receive the
billing statement.
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Visit www.bc.edu/mybill for more information.
Miscellaneous Fees
Campus Health Fee*
Identification Card Fee
Student Activities
Freshman Orientation Fee
Total
$450
$ 30
$316
$444
$1,240
Note: Lab fees range from $70–$335
*Fee may be waived only for off-campus students
Medical Insurance
• Massachusetts law requires that all undergraduate
students are enrolled in a Health Insurance Plan.
Fall
Spring
Cost: $1,143
Cost: $1,498
8/7/14–1/11/15
1/12/15–8/6/15
• Students covered by a comparable may waive charge:
go to Portal and click on My Services & Medical
Insurance. Fall deadline to waive fee is Sept 12, 2014.
• Students must complete the waiver process each year.
• Students under 18 must submit a completed paper
waiver signed by their parents.
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$22,913.00
Latest Statement
Balance:
$30,425.00
Direct Deposit
Aug 9, 2013
Issue date is Tue, Jul 16, 2013
This is your revised bill for the fall term. For more information about your billing statement please refer to
www.bc.edu/mybill.
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Charges and Adjustments
05/02/2013
UNDERGRAD ACCEPT FEE
06/13/2013
ARTS & SCIENCES UG TUITION AY
$500.00
06/13/2013
MEDICAL INSURANCE
06/13/2013
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE
06/13/2013
STUDENTS ID CARD FEE
06/13/2013
STDNT ORIENTATN PRGM OTHER FEES
06/13/2013
RESIDENCE HALL FEE
06/13/2013
RES DINING BUCKS
06/13/2013
MEAL PLAN RESIDENTIAL
06/14/2013
HEALTH SERVICES CAMPUS HEALTH FEE
$442.00
06/29/2013
PHYSICS LAB FEE SEM I
$330.00
$22,435.00
$1,115.00
$310.00
PAYMENT - THANK YOU
06/22/2013
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Total Balance before Anticipated Credits
$3,985.00
$175.00
$2,282.00
($500.00)
($1,115.00)
$30,425.00
Anticipated Credits
DIRECT LOAN-PARENT PLUS
($4,790.00)
DIRECT LOAN-SUB STAFFORD
($1,732.00)
DIRECT LN-UNSUB STAFFORD
($990.00)
If anticipated credits are not received by
the University, you will be held
responsible for the TOTAL BALANCE above.
Amount Due
$22,913.00
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Charges to account.
$30.00
$436.00
Credit Payments
05/02/2013
The account balance
prior to any activity seen
on this statement.
(Parentheses) indicate
a credit.
Amounts that have
already been deducted
from your account.
Amounts deducted from
balance due but not yet
received by the University.
(Be sure necessary steps
or requirements
have been met, e.g., loan
promissory note.)
Amount that needs to be
paid directly to Boston
College by the date
indicated above.
Payment Options
• www.bc.edu/paymentoptions
• Alternative Financing
• QuikPAY Payment Plan (QPPP)
• ACH/eCheck Payments
• Checks
QuikPAY Payment Plan (QPPP)
• Interest-free monthly installment payment plan.
• Payments processed June 5, 2014 to March 5,
2015.
• $45 enrollment fee for annual plans, $25 for
single semester plans.
• Enrollment deadline for annual and fall semester
plans is August 8.
• For more information, visit www.bc.edu/
paymentoptions
ACH/eCheck Payments
• To make a payment to your student’s account go to
http://portal.bc.edu/webpayment
• 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.
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, and offcampus merchants.
Dining Services
Megan O’Neill/Michael Kann
Associate Director, Dining Services
Parent Information
• Go to www.bc.edu/studentservices
• Click on Information for Parents.
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Contact Us
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Phone: 800-294-0294 or 617-552-3300
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Fax: 617-552-4889
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Email: studentservices@bc.edu
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Mail:
Boston College
Office of Student Services
Lyons Hall 103
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467