Overview
This article provides instructions for Northwood Tech students to grant permission for the College to apply available financial aid or other account credits toward eligible bookstore charges.
Students must grant this permission if they want to charge eligible bookstore purchases against available financial aid.
Key Information
- Granting permission allows Northwood Tech to apply eligible bookstore charges to available financial aid or other account credits.
- You are not required to grant this permission or charge books against your financial aid.
- If permission is not granted, you will not be able to charge eligible bookstore purchases against your financial aid.
- Permission remains valid for current and future terms unless you choose to rescind the authorization, provided the College notifies you before financial aid is applied to your student account.
- If charges are applied to your student account and sufficient financial aid or account credits are not available, you are responsible for the outstanding balance.
- For questions about financial aid or to rescind your authorization, contact the Financial Aid Office during normal business hours.
📝 Note: You are not required to grant bookstore permission. However, if you want to charge eligible bookstore purchases against your available financial aid, you must grant this permission.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have:
- An active Northwood Tech student account.
- Your MyNorthwoodTech username and password.
- Access to MyNorthwoodTech.
Instructions
Access MyNorthwoodTech
- Go to www.northwoodtech.edu.
- Click MyNorthwoodTech.
- If this is your first time signing in, click Sign On Assistance and create your password.
- Sign in to MyNorthwoodTech using your student ID and password.
- Click Student Center.
Grant Bookstore Permission
- Locate the Finances section.
- Click View Student Permissions.
- Click Grant Permissions.
- Locate FA_BKCHRGE in the Permissions section.
- The permission is selected by default.
- Click Next.
- Review the Student Permission Agreement.
- Select Yes, I have read the agreement.
- Click Submit.
Confirm Your Permission
- Click View Student Permission.
- Click Display Student Agreement.
- Review the Student Permission Agreement.
- Click Return, to return to the Student Permissions screen.
About the Permission
Federal regulations require the College to obtain student permission before applying certain financial aid funds toward miscellaneous charges that are not considered allowable tuition and mandatory fee charges.
These charges may include:
- Bookstore charges
- Tools
- Library fees
- Other associated class costs
By granting permission, you authorize Northwood Tech to deduct eligible charges from your available financial aid or other account credits.
📝 Note: You are not required to grant this permission. If you choose not to grant permission, you will not be able to charge eligible bookstore purchases against your financial aid.
Need Additional Assistance?
If you're unable to grant bookstore permission after following the steps above, contact Student Services by submitting a Service Desk ticket.
For questions about financial aid, eligibility, or rescinding your authorization, please submit a Service Desk ticket.
For technical issues accessing MyNorthwoodTech submit an IT Service Desk ticket.
Include any error messages or screenshots, if available, so the appropriate team can assist you as quickly as possible.