Using Financial Aid at the Bookstore

Will financial aid pay for my books and when will it be available?

Financial aid must first be used to cover charges for tuition and fees. If there are additional funds available and if the funds are not restricted to payment of tuition and fees, these additional funds can be made available in the bookstore to purchase books and required supplies.

Textbook Availability:

Semester First Day to Buy Books Last Day to Use Financial Aid
Summer 2012 April 30, 2012 June 6, 2012
Fall 2012 July 23, 2012 September 5, 2012
Spring 2013 December 17, 2012 January 30, 2013
Summer 2013 May 6, 2013 June 12, 2013

Students will need to go to Campus Connect to electronically sign their financial aid authorization (book sheet). This authorization will allow your aid to be released to the Follett Bookstore to charge books and pay for any other miscellaneous charges on your account for the upcoming semester. You may also manually sign an authorization form at your campus business/bursar office. If your aid was authorized for the previous semester, you do not need to repeat these steps.

To authorize use of financial aid in the bookstore, you must follow these steps:

  1. Log into Campus Connect at cc.ivytech.edu using your user id and password
  2. Click the Verification and Authorization link in the My Ivy Tech channel
  3. Select the Requirements, Verification Documentation and Financial Aid Authorization Forms link
  4. Select Aid Year
  5. Select Authorize FA to Pay Charges Other Than Tuition and Fees
  6. Read form and choose whether to accept or deny the authorization. Acceptance on the first option will allow books to be charged at the bookstore as long as there is available aid after tuition and fees are covered. Acceptance of the second option will allow previous balances from the previous aid year only up to $200 to be covered by current semester financial aid.
  7. Click Submit button at bottom of authorization after choosing an option on both authorizations
  8. Exit the system
  9. Account at bookstore will be available within 48-72 hours.