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Student Financials - Guardian Account Setup

Scenario: Student wants to add a parent to their Guardian list to allow them to pay toward tuition and fees.

Table of Contents

  1. Student Steps
  2. Parent or Guardian Steps
Path - Sign into Buckeye Link - My Buckeye Link
Path - buckeyelink.osu.edu - Payment (Student) task found in Payments and Refunds

Student Steps

Brutus's MyBuckeyeLink landing page. Sections that are displayed include: Academics, Finances, Holds, To Do List, Enrollment Information and Advisor. A Guardian Setup button appears in the Finances section under My Account

 

1.  Navigate to the My Buckeye Link page.

2.  In the Finances section, click the Guardian Setup link.

The Payment Options page includes the following payment options: Make A Payment, Guardian Setup, and Mail A Payment


3.  Select

Guardian Setup button

 

Prior to selecting the Guardian Setup button, please ensure your internet browser's pop-up blockers are disabled.

The OSU ePayment site appears.

The Ohio State University ePayment site landing page. The students name located in the top left corner is highlighted. A panel Do you want help paying panel appears below the account summary, amount and balance. A Make a payment button appears at the bottom of the page.

Students who have no guardian or guest payers on file may either:

  • Select the “Send a payer invitation panel" in the middle of the page or
  •  Follow the same path as a student who already has enrollment; but needs to modify. Select their name in the top left menu and scroll down to the Payers section.
The Ohio State University ePayment site. landing page. A Payer Invitation tab is displayed. Payer Information fields include: First name, Last name, Email address and Confirm email address and Message to payer (optional). A Cancel button and Send invitation button appear at the bottom of the Payer Invitation tab


4.  Create a guardian login by entering the following information:

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Email Address
  • Confirm Email Address
  • Message to payer (optional)

5.  Select the Send invitation button.

The Ohio State University ePayment site guardian payers page. This page lists basic information about the student (name and student ID), Payment methods and Payers. The Payers section is highlighted as well as the student name which appears at the top of the navigation panel on the left panel. The right tab contains a profile of a payer including their name and email address. A Payer access area beneath the Payer Information area contains a remove payer button and resend payer information. A cancel and


6.   Review your guardian payers by clicking on your name in the top left menu and scroll down to the Payers section.

 7.  Select the Remove payer button to deactivate guardian log in access then select the Save button.

8.  To reset the password for a guardian payer, select the Resend payer invitation button then select the Save button.

Parent or Guardian Steps

e-mail confirming Guardian ID account setup with welcome message. The Message contains Guardian Username, Password and link to CASHNet, the OSU ePayment site.


1.  Check email to confirm receipt of OSU ePayment site welcome message.

The email message will contain:

  • Guardian ID (username)
  • Temporary password
  • Link to OSU ePayment site
The Ohio State University ePayment Site Login screen. Username and password are required.


2.  Log into The OSU ePayment site using your Guardian ID and temporary password.

The Ohio State University ePayment Site Login screen. Username and password are required.


3.  Reset your password.

Passwords must contain at least:

  • 8 characters
  • 3 letters
  • 2 non-letters

4.  Select the Continue button.

The Ohio State University ePayment Site Guardian landing page. This page contains the following sections, Overview, Make a Payment, and Payments . The name of the Guardian Payer appears at the top of the navigation panel and as well as the top left corner,


5.  Confirm that the Guardian Payer appears at the top of the Overview section and on the top-left menu.

To make a payment continue to the Make a Payment page.

 

 

Last modified: Nov 17, 2020