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Check Your Status

Log In/Access Student Center

Here you will learn how you can view your financial aid offer and whether there are any outstanding matters you need to address before being offered financial aid.

Login to Galaxy.

Screenshot of a past version of UTD homepage with Galaxy link at top of page.

Use your NetID to login.

Screenshot of NetID and password fields.

Click on Orion Student Center.

Screenshot of Galaxy menu with Orion Student Center highlighted.

Student Center tiles will vary depending on your student status. Below is a sample.

Screenshot of Student Center tiles, including My Academics, Manage My Classes, Bursar Account, and more.

Tasks

Click on the Tasks tile to view possible outstanding To Do List items and Holds. If you have no outstanding Tasks, the bottom of the tile will be blank and it will not open.

Image of tasks icon with icon of exclamation point inside a yellow triangle.

To Do List

To Do List Tasks often require some action on your part.

Click on the To Do List item to see more specific information about it.

Task Details - Parent Household Size.

Holds

Holds can be positive or negative. Click on each Hold item to see more information about it.

List of three holds with one highlighted, which reads, Spring tuition due January 23, 2020.

Below is an example of a positive hold.

Details of spring tuition due hold. Lists reason of FA Extended Payment Deadline. Your tuition and fees due date has been extended....

View my UTD Communications

Ensure you have not missed any communications from the Office of Financial Aid by selecting the View my UTD Communications tile.

Tile, View My UTD Communications, with envelope icon.

Click View for a PDF copy of your recent communications.

My UTD Communications screen with a highlighted View button.

How to Accept your Financial Aid

The Financial Aid tile contains information regarding federal, state, and institutional awards and offers. This is where you will accept your aid.

Financial Aid tile.

Select the Accept/Decline page under the Awards menu. Then click the Accept/Decline button to make your award decisions.

Financial Aid screen with highlighted button for Accept/Decline.

You may accept or decline each offer individually by selecting your choice under Award Decision or all at once by selecting one of the choices under Actions.

Accept/Decline screen where users can choose accept for decline for each award.

After making your selections, select Submit to complete your action.

Accept/Decline screen with Submit button highlighted.

You will have a final opportunity to review your actions before submitting your selections.

Screen with modal dialog - Do you want to submit this award decisions? Yes/no.