Help for Parents
Lost in CAESAR? For help completing tasks, follow the paths provided below. They indicate the menus students or guests should select when navigating through CAESAR:
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Contact, guest, and hold tasks
Task | Instructions |
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View guest consent for release of information (student information and guest information) |
Guests navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Consent Form tile |
View my student's addresses, phone numbers, and emergency information summary |
Guests navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Contact Information tile >
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Student authorizes others to view or pay bill |
Students navigate to : CAESAR > Homepage > Profile tile > Manage Guest Access (See Guest Access for step-by-step instructions) |
Check for a registration hold |
Students navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Tasks tile |
Financial aid and loan tasks
Contact Your Financial Aid Office for more information on the financial aid process.
Task | Instructions |
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View financial aid awards | Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Financial Aid tile > View My Financial Aid |
View debt summary information | Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Financial Aid tile > View Northwestern Financial Aid History |
View to-do items | Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Financial Aid tile > To Do List |
Accept or decline an award | Students navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Financial Aid tile > Accept/Decline Financial Aid |
Apply for or check on the application status of a Northwestern Loan* | Students navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Financial Aid tile > Institutional Loan Application (click link to apply) |
*See Northwestern Loan for more information on these loans.
Billing and payment tasks
Task | Instructions |
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View my student's account |
Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Account and Payments tile > View My Account (See Viewing Your Account for step-by-step instructions For information on how to read your real-time account, see Understanding Your CAESAR Account) |
View, pay, or print my student's bill |
Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Account and Payments tile > View or Pay Tuition Bill
The same monthly bill details, formatted for saving or printing, are contained in the PDF version of your student's bill;
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Make deposit for tuition / housing |
Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Account and Payments tile > Make Deposit (Tuition/Housing) (See Making Tuition and Housing Deposits for step-by-step instructions.) |
Enroll in a prepayment plan |
Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Account and Payments tile > View or Pay Tuition Bill > Payment Plan (See Help With Enrollment Screens for a preview of enrollment steps) |
Confirm posting of my prepayment |
Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Account and Payments tile > View My Account > View Prepayment Activity Note that overnight update is required for prepayment posting |
View my 1098-T tuition payments |
Students (or Guests) navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > Account and Payments tile > 1098-T (See Viewing and Printing 1098-T for step-by-step instructions) |
Set up direct deposits |
Students navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > My Account tile > Setup Direct Deposit (See Setting Up Direct Deposit for step-by-step instructions) |
Request a refund |
Students navigate to: CAESAR > Homepage > My Account tile > Request a Refund (See Request a Refund for step-by-step instructions) |