How-To
This How-To section provides detailed instructions on how to complete several of the enrollment steps. Many of these steps are completed through our Student Information Portal - Banner RAMS Online. To logon to Banner RAMS Online:
- Go to Banner RAMS Online
- Click on Enter Secure Area
- Enter your Banner ID and PIN (your PIN is your birthdate in mmddyy format until you change it)
Enrollment Steps Menu - Click on a topic for detailed information:
Paying for College - Financial Aid:
- Review Financial Aid Award and Accept Loans (if loans have been awarded)
- Complete Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note
- Apply for a Parent PLUS Loan
- Complete Title IV Authorization Form
Paying for College - Student Bill:
- Validation
- Pay with credit or debit Visa or MasterCard
- Establish a Tuition Payment Plan
- Sign-up for Direct Deposit
- Get your RAMCard - Request a Book Voucher
Review Financial Aid Award and Accept Loans (if loans have been awarded)
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Logon on to Banner RAMS Online
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Click on the Financial Aid Tab and click Award
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Click Award by Aid Year
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Click on the Accept Award Offer tab
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Choose Accept or Decline in the drop down box for each loan award
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If you are accepting a loan award, enter the total amount you wish to accept for each award
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Click Submit Decision
Complete Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note:
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Go to Student Loans
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Click on Sign In
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Enter your Social Security Number, First two (2) characters of your last name, your date of birth in mm/dd/yyyy and your FAFSA PIN
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Click on and complete Entrance Counseling
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Click on and complete Sign Master Promissory Note
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Go to Student Loans
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Click on Sign In
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Enter parent's Social Security Number, First two (2) characters of parent's last name, parent's date of birth in mm/dd/yyyy and parent's FAFSA PIN
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Click on Complete PLUS Request Process
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Click on and complete Sign Master Promissory Note
Complete Title IV Authorization Form:
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Go to WSSU Student Accounts
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Select Forms from the left-side navigation
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Complete the Title IV Authorization Form (Student)
Validation:
In order to complete the online validation process the balance remaining on your student bill must be $0.00 or have a credit balance.
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Logon on to Banner RAMS Online
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Click on Student Services and Financial Aid
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Select Award then Select Aid Year (2012-2013)
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Select Account Summary by Term
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A gray bar will show on the screen which says CLICK HERE TO VALIDATE
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Once you click the message, you will be validated
Pay with credit or debit Visa or MasterCard:
- Go to Student Account Suite
- In the Students and Staff box, enter your BANNER ID and PIN
- Select Make a Payment
- Select Payment Method - CREDIT CARD (Electronic Checks will not be processed)
- Follow the instructions to complete your payment
- Print the confirmation page for your receipt
Establish a Tuition Payment Plan:
WSSU offers a Tuition Payment Plan; however, we are changing the process to better serve our students and their families. Information on the Tuition Payment Plan and the steps to set up a payment plan will be available by early summer.
- Go to Student Account Suite
- In the Students and Staff box, enter your BANNER ID and PIN
- Select Refunds
- Click Payment Profile
- Select payment type
- Enter your checking or savings account information
- Check the Refund Option
- Click the Save button
- Review the information submitted
- Confirm the information by entering the last four digits of your Banner ID
- Click I Agree
- Click Submit (or Cancel to make changes)
Get your RAMCard - Request a Book Voucher:
After you check-in to your residence hall, you should come to the One-Stop Service Center (OSSC) in the Anderson Center.
All new freshmen are required to get a RAMCard - your student ID card.
Book Vouchers can be requested if you have paid your student bill and have a credit balance on your student account.
After you complete a short check-in for the OSSC, you will be able to get your RAMCard and request a book voucher, if you are eligible for a voucher, in the Anderson Center.
