Student Accounts | Next Steps
Developing keen business smarts starts now. You can build a positive track record of account management by taking stock of your financial responsibilities and staying current. The payment deadline for undergraduate students is August 1 for the fall semester, and December 1, for the winter semester.
1. Review Your Student Account—
Prepare for Payment by August 1
The best place to view your student account status is in NSU eBill. NSU eBill will list your charges, payments, and anticipated financial aid awards. You can grant others, such as your parents, access to view your NSU eBill by adding them as authorized users. Monthly NSU eBill notices are emailed to students and authorized users in the middle of each month.
- Adding Authorized Users:
- Go to NSU eBill in SharkLink or log in at https://nova.edu/nsuebill
- Select the "Authorized Users" link from the "My Profile" menu.
- Add the email address of your authorized user and submit.
- Your authorized user will receive an automated message with login instructions.
- Complete a Release of Information Form for All Authorized Users
Once you start your first semester, we cannot talk with anyone about your financial aid or bill, even your authorized users, unless
you authorize us to do so (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act—FERPA). Add your authorized users on the Release of Information Form in SharkLink at nova.edu/roi. This only takes a minute and can be updated anytime!
- Submitting Payment
Account balances may be satisfied with cash, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express) money order, electronic transfers, or guaranteed payments, such as completed financial aid (including grants, scholarships, and Federal Direct Loans), certified alternative/private loans, Florida PrePaid funds, other third party payments, tuition waivers, federal and state educational funding programs, Veterans and GI Bill® benefits, and NSU Payment Plans. Visit the bursar’s office for details on payment option.
Pay My Bill Critical Undergraduate Deadlines
2. Need Help with your Bill? Who Doesn’t!
Financial aid is intended to assist you in financing your education by supplementing your own resources. Many students and families use a combination of personal savings, scholarships, Florida Prepaid funds, part-time employment, PLUS Loans, and NSU payment plans to fund their education.
Explore Financing Options & Payment Policies
3. Decide on Health Insurance Coverage
NSU requires all students to carry adequate health insurance coverage. Therefore, all students are automatically enrolled in the NSU Student Health Insurance Plan upon registration, and their student account is charged for the applicable student insurance fee. Students who already have health insurance must opt out of the university’s plan each academic year by the given waiver deadline.
For students starting in the fall, the waiver deadline is September 1.
4. Monitor Your NSU Email Daily
All important notices from the Office of the University Bursar are sent to your @mynsu.nova.edu email, including warnings about approaching late fee deadlines, your monthly NSU eBill notice, tax information, and more. Check your NSU email regularly to make sure you don't miss out on important information. NSU email is the university’s official means of communicating with students, along with SharkLink.
5. Opt-in to Bursar Text Alerts
Be a smart shark and stay with the current. Sign up for bursar text alerts today in NSU ebill. Click on "Personal Profile" and complete the two-step verification enrollment on the "Security Settings" tab. Using the passcode sent to you, you can then enter your mobile number and carrier and opt in to receiving text message notifications. This works for parents with NSU eBill access and other authorized users, too. For more details, review the step-by-step instructions.
DID YOU KNOW?
Once you begin taking classes as a college student, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of your education record and prohibits the university from discussing your financial aid, student account, or academic information with anyone but you. Submit your Authorization for Release of Information (ROI) Consent to give others such as a parent, guardian, or spouse, access to various types of information.
