New Student Financial Checklist – 2025

Please use the below guide, provided by UNE’s Student Financial Services, as a checklist. Remember to setup your UNE accounts.

Complete the FAFSA

The FAFSA is filed yearly and determines your eligibility for federal student aid programs and need-based UNE funds. Apply at studentaid.gov and include UNE’s Institution Code: 002050.

View your bill by going to Compass. Select the Payment Portal card. This brings you to TouchNet, the student payment center.
Parents or other family members will have access to TouchNet once added as Authorized Users by the student. Authorized Users have access to view the eBill, make payments, set up payment plans, and view the yearly 1098-T tax form.

Students using federal loans must accept or decline their aid and complete the Terms and Conditions requirement on Compass. See our instructions on accepting your award.
First time borrowers need to complete the Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling at studentaid.gov. Federal loans will not disburse until these requirements have been completed.

Pay online with a credit card, debit card, checking/savings account, or enroll in UNE’s Tuition Payment Plan. See our instructions for payment plans for more information.
Students may utilize private student loans. See UNE’s Private Lender list for details on recommended lenders. Please apply as soon as you receive your eBill to ensure we can certify it by the bill due date. We recommend applying for the entire year – we receive half in the fall and half in the spring.
Parents may use the Parent PLUS loan to borrow for their student’s education. Go to studentaid.gov and click the “Parent Borrowers” tab. Use the PARENT FSA ID.
UNE accepts check payments. Please make checks payable to the University of New England and include your student PRN. Payments may take up to two weeks to receive and post to the student’s account – we recommend paying online.

Notify SFS by providing copies of letters/notifications of outside scholarships or grants. Federal regulations require consideration of outside resources before financial aid is calculated. You can notify SFS of your scholarship via our Outside Scholarship Reporting Form.

All students are charged for health insurance until a waiver is completed. Complete the waiver or enrollment process online between July 1 – August 30. Health insurance can only be waived during this period at the United Healthcare website.

Students offered work-study funds as part of their financial aid package must submit new hire paperwork. This can be found in Unsatisfied Requirements in the Financial Aid card on Compass before applying for on-campus jobs. NOTE: Work Study funds are earned by the student and are not deducted from the bill.
Students can bring paperwork and identification in person to Student Financial Services during New Student Orientation or in the beginning of the Fall term. Please bring original forms of identification detailed on the I-9 form – driver’s license, passport, SS card, birth certificate, etc.

Set up Direct Deposit on Compass. Select the General Profile card and select direct deposit option to enter your banking information. Select “Payroll” for work-study paychecks and “Accounts Payable” for refunds.