The campus office that administers grants, loans, scholarships and work-study and answers students' questions about aid packages. It sees heavy queues near tuition deadlines and the start of term.
See also: Registrar, Drop-in hours, Case number
Financial aid office
The campus office that administers grants, loans, scholarships and work-study and answers students' questions about aid packages. It sees heavy queues near tuition deadlines and the start of term.
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Advising appointment
A scheduled meeting between a student and an academic advisor to plan courses, check degree progress or resolve holds. Demand peaks before registration, so advising offices often add drop-in hours alongside appointments.
Office hours
Regular weekly times when an instructor or teaching assistant is available to meet students, usually first come, first served. When many students arrive at once, they wait in a queue for their turn.
Drop-in hours
Set times when a campus office, such as advising, tutoring or career services, sees students without an appointment, usually for short questions. Students are served in order of arrival.
Registrar
The campus office that keeps student academic records: enrollment, course registration, transcripts, grades and graduation. Its counter is busiest at the start and end of each term.
Student ID scan
Reading a student ID card, by barcode, magnetic stripe, chip or mobile credential, to identify a student at a door, office or event. Campuses use ID scans to record attendance, check eligibility and count visits.