  {"id":39162,"date":"2015-12-28T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T10:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/?page_id=39162"},"modified":"2023-07-30T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T19:21:42","slug":"parent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Augsburg understands that college can be a transition not only for the student but also for your family.\u00a0 Our hope is to provide parents with a resource page to make it easier to navigate paying for college.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussing Your Student&#8217;s Account With Our Customer Service Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student&#8217;s educational records, which include billing and financial aid. Students who wish to authorize Augsburg\u00a0University to talk with any other individual on their behalf\u00a0 must first complete the online <a href=\"https:\/\/registration.augsburg.edu\/recreg\/Pages\/frmInfoRelease.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information Release<\/a> in AugNet\/Records and Registration. (An additional link <a href=\"https:\/\/web.augsburg.edu\/registrar\/forms\/authorization.pdf\">Information Release form<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viewing Your Student&#8217;s Statements and Online Transaction History<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents\/Third Parties can view their student&#8217;s statement and recent transaction history, make payments or enroll in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/header-make-paymentaccount-activity\/payment-plans-and-discounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">payment plan<\/a>, and access their student&#8217;s 1098-T if the student provides access. This can be done by clicking the &#8220;CashNet&#8221; link on the &#8220;Information Release&#8221; page (see the previous paragraph) or by completing the steps below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Have your student log into Augnet. Click on \u201cRecords and Registration\u201d and go to the site&#8217;s &#8220;Account Activity&#8221; page.<\/li>\n<li>Under the Guest Username heading, click on \u201cAdd New\u201d.\u00a0 Students will be prompted to create a login name for you as well as provide your preferred contact email address.<\/li>\n<li>Once submitted, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your student\u2019s account to view statements and to make a payment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you have your username and password you can access your student&#8217;s account using the link below.<\/p>\n<a class=\"sidebar-color-box blue-sidebar-box left-color-box\" href=\"https:\/\/commerce.cashnet.com\/augsburgpay\" style=\"text-align:left;\" >Review your Student's Account<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applying for a Parent PLUS Loan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents of dependent students may borrow a Parent PLUS Loan to help reduce out-of-pocket expenses or limit a student&#8217;s loan debt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/loans\/undergraduate-day-2\/\">More information on the Parent PLUS Loan (and other undergraduate loan options)<\/a> If you have already applied for a PLUS Loan and need to decrease the amount, e-mail our office at <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x73;&#116;&#x75;&#100;&#x65;n&#x74;f&#x69;n&#x61;n&#x63;e&#x73;&#64;&#97;&#x75;&#103;&#x73;&#98;&#x75;&#114;&#x67;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;\">&#115;&#116;&#x75;&#x64;&#101;&#110;&#x74;&#x66;&#105;&#110;&#x61;&#x6e;&#99;&#101;&#x73;&#x40;&#97;&#117;&#x67;&#x73;&#98;&#117;&#x72;&#x67;&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a> with the amount you would like to borrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making a Payment Without Augnet Access<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You can make a payment on your student&#8217;s account without logging in by using our &#8220;Quick Payment&#8221; option below. All that is required is the student&#8217;s Augsburg ID number and last name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commerce.cashnet.com\/cashnetc\/selfserve\/eBillLogin.aspx?client=Βι¶ΉΤ­΄΄_PROD&amp;LT=N\">Make a Payment Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Augsburg&#8217;s Payment Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Augsburg has recently implemented a new credit card policy.\u00a0 Please review the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/policies\/payment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Payment Policy<\/a> prior to making a payment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Augsburg understands that college can be a transition not only for the student but also for your family.\u00a0 Our hope is to provide parents with a resource page to make it easier to navigate paying for college. &nbsp; Discussing Your Student&#8217;s Account With Our Customer Service Staff FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39162"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40780,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39162\/revisions\/40780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}