Parent Corner

Your student is beginning a brand-new chapter in life. The increased responsibility of managing school work and daily necessities without your assistance can cause your student to unintentionally put financial aid matters on the back burner.  

Encourage your student to take an active role in managing financial affairs. Here are some tips:

• NSU email and NSU’s interactive online portal, SharkLink, are the  official means of communication with your student. Encourage your student to check their NSU email daily and regularly review financial aid and student account information in SharkLink.
• Your student may have to submit additional information to complete their financial aid file, even if they have already received a financial aid award. Financial aid awards are subject to change based on many factors, so it is very important for your student to pay attention to all communications from the financial aid office.

NSU Debt Squad

The Office of Financial Aid Debt Squad provides students and families with information and counseling services on budgeting, strategies on stretching dollars, and maintaining good credit. 

Learn More About Managing Debt

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of your student’s education record and prohibits university representatives from discussing your student’s personal information with anyone other than the student. Students can submit their Authorization for Release of Information (ROI) Consent so that parents or other designated individuals may have access to various types of protected information. 

FERPA

The best place to view institutional charges, payments, and anticipated financial aid is NSU ebill. Your student can sign you on as an authorized user. Instructions and more details are available on the NSU eBill FAQs page. 

NSU eBill NSU eBill FAQ

SharkLink is your student’s One-Stop Shop for all online resources. Your student can log in to access online classes, view NSU news, total account balance, financial aid status, outstanding financial aid requirements, academic profile, grades, and more. 

Students are encouraged to access SharkLink to complete the following tasks:

• Check their NSU emails
• Access their financial aid information and accept their financial aid award
• Request official transcripts and view unofficial transcripts
• View their student accounts
• Make payments
• View grades
• Register for and drop courses
• View course schedules
• Access online degree evaluations
• Obtain enrollment verification
• Change their primary and mailing addresses and phone numbers
• Apply for student employment jobs
• Sign the Student Enrollment Agreement (SEA) (PDF)

SharkLink

Payment Policy

By registering for courses at Nova Southeastern University, the student accepts financial responsibility for payment. The student is responsible for the full balance on the account plus any additional costs which may be incurred by the university in the collection of these debts. Payment for undergraduate students is due on August 1 for the fall semester and on December 1 for the winter semester.  
Payment Policy

 

NSU eBill – Your Student May Add You as an Authorized User

Your student can sign you on as an authorized user for your student’s NSU eBill account. This will allow you to receive the monthly eBill notification to your email. Depending on the level of access your student grants, you can also have access to view account details, make payments, and set up payment plans. To learn more about NSU eBill, visit the NSU eBill Frequently Asked Questions. 

Students are also strongly encouraged to add any NSU eBill authorized users to their Release of Information Consent in SharkLink. This will authorize student account representatives to speak freely with authorized individuals, such as parents and guardians, about the student's finances. For more details, see below. 

NSU eBill NSU eBill FAQ

Payment Options

The fastest, securest, and most convenient option is to pay online via NSU eBill using a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) or echeck.

Pay My Bill  

Satisfying Your Student's Account Balance 

Account balances may be satisfied with cash, check, credit card, money order, electronic transfers, or guaranteed payments, such as awarded 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.

Next Steps

Consequences of Non-Payment

Failure to meet financial obligations by the payment deadline will result in the cancellation of class registration. Students who incur a balance after the start of the semester must submit final payment no later than 30 days from the start of the semester.

Consequences

Holds

If there is an outstanding balance on your student's NSU account 30 days after the beginning of the semester/term, your student will be charged a $100 late fee, and a hold will be placed on the account. Until the balance is paid in full, this hold will prevent your student from registering for classes and taking advantage of other university services, including, but not limited to, access to the Don Taft University Center RecPlex. 

Holds

Payment Plans

The NSU Payment Plan is a payment option designed to provide budgetary assistance each semester in meeting a student's educational expenses. 

Payment Plans

Student financial assistance is regulated by federal and state laws and institutional guidelines. The process through which students apply for and receive financial aid can be complicated. Your student can avoid some common pitfalls by reviewing details on disbursement of financial aid.

Disbursement of Financial Aid Funds 

All institutional charges, such as tuition, fees, and housing, if applicable, must be paid in full or satisfied with payment arrangements by the following deadlines:

• August 1 for the Fall semester
• December 1 for the Winter semester

Undergraduate students who do not have their payment or payment arrangements finalized by the first day of the semester will have their class registration canceled.   

Payment arrangements include any one or more of the following, as applicable:

• awarded financial aid, including grants, scholarships, and Federal Direct Loans (including Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and Parent PLUS loans)
• cash, check, credit card, money order, or electronic transfers
• certified alternative/private loans
• Florida Prepaid funds
• Other third-party payments 
• Tuition waivers
• Federal and state educational funding programs
• Veterans and GI Bill® benefits
• finalized NSU payment plan

Students and families who need assistance to ensure all requirements have been met and guaranteed payment is in place prior to the payment deadline, may contact a Financial Aid and Academic Records representative (see contact information below).  

Next Steps

The Office of the University Bursar furnishes Form 1098-T to any student who paid “qualified educational expenses” in the preceding tax year in January of each year. This form provides information about educational expenses that may qualify for education-related tax credits. If you can claim your student as a dependent on your Federal Income Tax Return, you may be eligible for a tax deduction. If you can’t, then your student may be eligible for the credit. Either way, the 1098-T form will be provided to your student, not you. Students are encouraged to opt in to receiving Form 1098-T electronically. 

IMPORTANT: Your student must have a valid mailing address on file with the university for the 1098-T to be furnished. 

For more information on the opt-in process, visit the bursar’s website. For more information on tax benefits for education, visit the IRS online.

Information on IRS Form 1095-B (Health Insurance Tax Form) is also available on the bursar website.

Tax Information 

All students are required to carry adequate health insurance coverage. Once your student registers for classes, the student is automatically enrolled and charged for the NSU Student Health Insurance Plan. If your student already has health insurance, the student must opt out of the NSU Student Health Insurance Plan by your student's program deadline. The Student Health Insurance Department within the Office of the University Bursar will send continuous emails to your student's NSU email account to notify your student of the charge and to provide waiver information. Once the waiver deadline has passed, it is no longer possible to waive the charge until the next semester. 

 Student Health Insurance