Can I register for classes even if I haven’t filed for financial aid yet? You can register, but be aware that full payment (in some form) must be provided by the payment deadline, otherwise your class schedule will be deleted. (See drop schedule at www.sunywcc.edu/bursar). Can I use my financial aid to pay for books? Yes. After your tuition is paid, if there is a balance on your federal Financial Aid, you may purchase books up to $800 each semester during the first two weeks of the semester only. For Summer Aid recipients, please check with the Bursar’s Office about using financial aid to cover books. For all semesters, note that if you ONLY received a TAP award, this money cannot be used to pay for books. TAP pays for tuition only, not books. For the fall and spring semesters, you will need to activate your Bookstore Account if you are planning to use your Financial Aid to pay for your books. Log into your MyWCC and click on ‘Student Self-Service Center’ and then the ‘Financial Account’ tile. Click on ‘Account Services’ and then ‘View Student Permissions’. Click ‘Grant Permission’ and complete the process by following the prompts. Remember, you only need to activate permission one time and it will automatically apply to all the following semesters. Can I use my Financial Aid to pay for food on campus? Yes, if you qualify. Eligible students will be notified. In order to sign up for a meal plan, eligible students must sign up. Signing up is similar to setting up book permission- under ‘View Student Permissions’ in the ‘Financial Account’ tile, click on ‘Grant Permission’ and select the ‘Food’ option. Click ‘Next’, check the box next to ‘Yes, I have read the agreement’, and click ‘Submit’. On the next screen, they select the amount of Financial Aid they would like to use for food. Once an amount is selected, it cannot be changed or cancelled. Any amount not used up at the end of the semester will be forfeited; it does not roll over to the next semester. Students must sign up every semester. Students using Dining Dollars are not charged sales tax on food purchases, so they save 7.4%. When food is purchased, students must tell the cashier that they are using Dining Dollars; they must know their student ID number and present a valid Student ID. For more information on the Viking Dining Dollars program, please see: www.sunywcc.edu/vikingdiningdollars What is verification? Approximately 30% of students who file the FAFSA are selected for verification by the US Department of Education to confirm the information that was included on their FAFSA. During the verification process for those that have been selected, students and/or parent(s) will be required to submit documentation to the Financial Aid Office that supports the information reported on the FAFSA. The College has no control over who is selected for Verification or what documents they are required to submit. My application was selected for verification. What do I need to do? Please check your ‘To-Do’ list in your MyWCC account to see what additional documents you will need to submit. Typical documents requested include an Independent or Dependent Verification Form, copies of W-2 forms and/or copies of tax returns. Verification forms to complete can be printed by clicking on the appropriate link in your To-Do list.
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