College Illinois Authorization Form: You will need to complete an Intent to Enroll form with College Illinois!, who will send North Central a roster of students to be invoiced. Please contact the Office of Student Accounts, studentaccounts@noctrl.edu, if you plan to utilize College Illinois! for summer term.

FERPA Release Form: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) form protects the privacy of a student’s education records.  The FERPA form is used to give written consent for an educational institution to share a student’s education records with third parties, such as parents, guardians, or other individuals or organizations.  A student can find this form on The Hub. Once completed, the form can be brought to the Registrar’s Office with a form of ID.

Student Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA): This document is required by students to sign each academic year and acknowledges their responsibility for paying tuition, fees, and other associated charges. A student can find this electronic form by signing into their Merlin/Self-Service account, clicking on User Options on the left side of the screen, and then clicking Required Agreements

TouchNet Authorized User: Students are able to add an Authorized User through the new payment processor.  This is in addition to the Proxy through Self-Service. The TouchNet Authorized user is set up by the student and allows for third parties to easily make payments, enroll in a payment plan, view statement activity, etc.

Release of Information

If you would like to give someone, other than yourself, access to your Student Financial Account, the Student Accounts Office recommends adding an authorized user your account. Follow the steps listed here:

  1. From the Student Self-Service Menu, click 'Student Finance'.
  2. Under 'User Options', click 'View/Add Proxy Access' to add an authorized user. If you do not have a Proxy, or you are adding an additional Proxy, you will need to request approval from the Registrar’s Office by submitting a FERPA Release form, which is available on the HUB or the Office of the Registrar.
  3. Select which access you would like the Proxy user to have.
  4. Once you have a statement for a new semester, your Proxy will be notified of the updated bill. They will then be able to sign in to view the tuition statement.
Screenshot of Merlin/Self-Service
Screenshot of Merlin/Self-Service