Information for Students at West Lafayette

SSINFO is changing to myPurdue July 2008! Choose from the following categories to learn more:

• What is myPurdue?
• Video Demonstrations of myPurdue
  (A valid Purdue Career Account is needed to view these.)
• What You Need to Do When myPurdue Becomes Available in July
• What You Can Do July 21
• Financial Aid and Billing
• Accessing myPurdue
• myPurdue Help Resources
• Download Handouts (PDF)
  • What Current Students Need to Know
  • What New Students Need to Know

What is myPurdue?

myPurdue is a new portal system that will replace SSINFO as the source for your academic and financial account information at Purdue. The software package is called Banner, so you may hear faculty and staff members refer to it by that name as well.

Some of the benefits of myPurdue include online registration in real time and online credit card payment for tuition.

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What You Need to Do When myPurdue Becomes Available in July

• Confirm that you plan to attend Purdue. Do this in myPurdue after you receive your account statement in July prior to the start of classes, even if your balance is zero.
• Review your schedule and make any changes in myPurdue yourself. Be sure to check the schedule of classes for prerequisites or other requirements for any course you wish to add. We recommend you check with your advisor before you add or drop a class.
• Check for available space in the desired section for any course in which you were previously wait-listed. If a space is available, you must add the course yourself in myPurdue. Again, you are strongly encouraged to check with your advisor before adding or dropping a class.

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What You Can Do Online July 21

• View your course schedule — step-by-step instructions
• Drop and add classes — step-by-step instructions
  • Registration Errors
• More Features
  • Course Registration
  • Payment options
  • Financial Aid

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Financial Aid and Billing

• To check your financial aid status for the 2008-09 academic year or respond to a letter from Purdue requesting further information for your financial aid application, use the link on SSINFO to the West Lafayette Financial Aid Self-Service until myPurdue becomes available in July.
• If you have trouble logging into Financial Aid Self-Service, click here for help.
• Payment plans offer greater flexibility for paying fees. When myPurdue becomes available, students will be able to enroll in a payment plan of four equal installments for the fall 2008 semester.
• Purdue has contracted with TouchNet Information Systems to allow students to use TouchNet PayPath software to pay student fees online with MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit cards beginning with the Fall 2008 semester. A convenience fee of 2.75% will apply if you choose this payment method through TouchNet Information Systems. Visa will not be accepted by TouchNet Information Systems.
• Student schedules will be canceled for those students who haven’t resolved financial obligations by August 29. Avoid cancellation and re-registration fees by doing one of the following before August 25: (1) verify applicable financial aid was applied to your July invoice, resolve outstanding aid issues to cover the balance, and confirm your attendance; (2) enroll in an installment plan and make the first installment payment; (3) pay your balance in full.

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Accessing myPurdue

• Click here to learn how to log in to myPurdue.
• If you have trouble accessing myPurdue, click here for help troubleshooting the problem.
• If you encounter error messages while using myPurdue, the information on this page can help.
• When myPurdue becomes available, the SSINFO link on the Purdue home page will be changed to myPurdue and SSINFO pages will redirect to myPurdue.
• myPurdue uses your Purdue Career Account username and password (the same as SSINFO).
• Remember to set up challenge questions on your Purdue Career Account so you can reset your password yourself if you forget it. Click here for instructions.
• If you forget your Career Account username, use the online Purdue directory to look it up.

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myPurdue Help Resources

• ESA Crosswalks
• Contact the ITaP Customer Service Center if you need help using myPurdue:
  • E-mail: itap@purdue.edu
  • Phone: (765) 494-4000
  • Online: www.itap.purdue.edu/help

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