Accept/Decline or Revise Your Financial Aid Offer
Use your USERID and password, log on to the CampusConnection Portal.
If your USERID or password is unknown, follow instructions on the CampusConnection Portal.
How to Accept/Decline Financial Aid Offer on Desktop
How to Accept/Decline Financial Aid Offer on Mobile
College Financing Plan
The College Financing Plan is a standardized form designed to streamline information regarding costs and financial aid, empowering students to make informed decisions about their educational investments.
To view your College Financing Plan, you must have already completed the FAFSA and received an email notification that you have been offered Financial Aid.
Once your College Financing Plan is prepared, you can access it by following these steps:
- Log in to your Campus Connection account using your UserID and password.
- Click on the Financial Aid tile.
- Click on College Financing Plan.
Financial Aid Disbursement
Must be active in and/or successfully completed 6 or more credits per term for financial aid to disburse. All aid is disbursed in equal disbursements between Fall and Spring semesters.
Financial Aid offers are based on full-time enrollment (12 or more credits). If you have not applied for on-campus housing, are a first-year student and single without dependents with a home address within a 50-mile radius of Wahpeton – your housing and food budget is assumed living off campus with parent(s). If this is not a correct housing assumption, please notify the Financial Aid Office at 701.671.2207 for an update to your budget.
Financial Aid offers are contingent upon continued funding from federal, state & institutional sources. Offers are subject to change if funding levels change, your financial need changes, your tuition assessment changes, your housing option changes, or if you receive additional scholarships. If any of these occur, a student will be notified of a revised offer.
Cost of Attendance is an estimated amount students can expect to pay for the academic year. Cost of attendance includes direct costs to NDSCS (tuition, fees, and on-campus housing and food) and other indirect costs (books, off-campus housing and food, transportation, loan fees, clothing and other miscellaneous) expenses. Students are not billed for indirect costs outlined on the College Financing sheet. Students may fund their personal expenses through financial aid, employment or out of pocket.
Grants and Scholarships are gift aid that do not need to be repaid. Loans do need to be repaid and most accrue interest while students are enrolled. First time borrowers of Federal Student Loans will need to complete Entrance Counseling and a Master Promissory Note at studentaid.gov and accept their loan(s) in Campus Connection before money can be disbursed. Federal Direct Parent PLUS and non-federal private student loans are not guaranteed as the borrower will need to be approved by passing a credit check. A co-signer, with acceptable credit, would likely be required if a borrower is not able to qualify for additional loans on their own. If a student’s parent has adverse credit and the student is unable to find another credit-worthy co-signer, they may find it difficult to pay their bill.
Federal Work-Study (FWS) provides part-time jobs for students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. Students eligible for FWS funds through their financial aid offers are extended the opportunity to work in various positions on NDSCS campus. Earnings are paid directly to the student and will not automatically apply to the student’s bill. Find more information about Federal Work-Study here.
Please contact NDSCS Financial Aid at 701.671.2207, if you have questions on your College Financing Plan. For more information regarding the estimates Financial Aid uses to create student budgets including information regarding additional program costs, click here.