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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)

1. Logon on to Banner RAMS Online
2. Click on the Financial Aid Tab and click Award
3. Click Award by Aid Year
4. Click on the Accept Award Offer tab
5. Choose Accept or Decline in the drop down box for each loan award
6. If you are accepting a loan award, enter the total amount you wish to accept for each award
7. Click Submit Decision

Complete Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note:

1. Go to Student Loans
2. Click on Sign In
3. 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
4. Click on and complete Entrance Counseling
5. Click on and complete Sign Master Promissory Note

Apply for a Parent PLUS Loan:

1. Go to Student Loans
2. Click on Sign In
3. 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
4. Click on Complete PLUS Request Process 
5. Click on and complete Sign Master Promissory Note

Complete Title IV Authorization Form:

1. Go to WSSU Student Accounts
2. Select Forms from the left-side navigation
3. 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.

1. Logon on to Banner RAMS Online
2. Click on Student Services and Financial Aid
3. Select Award then Select Aid Year (2012-2013)
4. Select Account Summary by Term
5. A gray bar will show on the screen which says CLICK HERE TO VALIDATE 
6. Once you click the message, you will be validated

Pay with credit or debit Visa or MasterCard:

1. Go to Student Account Suite
2. In the Students and Staff box, enter your BANNER ID and PIN
3. Select Make a Payment
4. Select Payment Method - CREDIT CARD (Electronic Checks will not be processed)
5. Follow the instructions to complete your payment
6. 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.

Sign-up for Direct Deposit:

1. Go to Student Account Suite
2. In the Students and Staff box, enter your BANNER ID and PIN
3. Select Refunds
4. Click Payment Profile
5. Select payment type
6. Enter your checking or savings account information
7. Check the Refund Option
8. Click the Save button
9. Review the information submitted
10. Confirm the information by entering the last four digits of your Banner ID
11. Click I Agree
12. 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.