Online & Evening Student Orientation Checklist

Before Attending Orientation

  • Login to myGVU: If you have not already done so, log into myGVU, Grand View’s app/portal. You can also download the mobile app from your phone’s app store. You should have received an email from Admissions providing your GV Account username and initial password. If you do not have this information, contact helpdesk @ grandview.edu.
  • College Course Credit: Request final official college transcripts be sent to Grand View University.
  • Sign Up for Orientation: RSVP on the New Student Orientation page.

Finances

  • FAFSA: Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online by July 1 at www.studentaid.gov. Grand View’s school code is 001867. If you don’t plan on applying for federal and/or state financial aid, notify your admissions counselor.
  • Financial Aid Award Letter: View and accept your financial aid by logging into myGVU > My Finances > Open Financial Aid Information in Self Service. You will see the checklist items you need to take action on in yellow, including reviewing and accepting your Financial Aid Award Package and reviewing and signing your Financial Aid Award Letter.
  • Payment Plan: To set up a payment plan to cover your remaining out-of-pocket costs, log into myGVU and navigate to My Finances > Enroll in a Payment Plan. In order to have a 6-month payment plan, you must enroll by July 1, 2026. The first payment will be due by July 15, 2026. For assist with setting up a plan, contact Viking Central at 515-263-2807 or vikingcentral @ grandview.edu.
  • Financial Responsibility: Accept financial responsibility for tuition by logging into myGVU and navigating to Tasks > Financial Responsibility Statement.
  • Financial Aid Authorization: Authorize Grand View to credit financial aid to any miscellaneous charges by logging into myGVU and navigating to Tasks > Apply Financial Aid to Misc Charges Authorization.
  • Federal Direct Loan Online Promissory Note & Entrance Counseling: If you will be taking out a federal student loan, log into your Federal Student Aid account.
  • Federal PLUS Loan: To apply for a Federal PLUS loan, your parent needs to apply online and complete a Master Promissory Note at www.studentaid.gov. Your parent will need to use their own FSA ID. For more information, log into myGVU and navigate to My Finances > Go to Student Finances > Loan Information.
  • Private Loan: If you will be applying for a private loan, find more information and the private loan list link, log into myGVU and navigate to My Finances > Go to Student Finances > Private Loans. Notify your completion coach which loan you decide to take so we may update your Active Financial Plan.
  • Employer Partner Advantage: If you are employed by a Grand View Employer Partner, please fill out the discount form before classes start to confirm employment and receive the tuition discount. A list of GV partners and the discount can be found on the Employer Partner Advantage page.

Other

  • Student ID: Log into myGVU and navigate to About Me > Upload Photo for Campus ID, and follow the prompts to upload your photo. You will receive your Grand View student ID at Orientation. Or visit Campus Services during Orientation.
  • Vehicle Registration: If you plan to have a vehicle on campus, complete your registration by logging into myGVU and navigate to Tasks > Vehicle Check-In for Permit. Then pick up your parking decal in Campus Services located inside the Bookstore. Current school year decals are available beginning in August and can be picked up any time throughout the school year. If you will not have a vehicle, you can request a parking fee waiver via the Vehicle Check-In task.
  • Vector Training: You will receive a link to the required training in your Grand View email prior to your scheduled orientation.

Before Classes Begin

  • Person Proxy: Give a parent or anyone of your choosing access to your student account, academic record and financial aid information. Grand View does not mail paper statements, so this is the way others access your account information. To set up your Proxy access, login to myGVU and navigate to Tools > About Me > Manage Person Proxy for your account.
  • Records Release: Grant access to a parent or guardian to call Grand View and ask questions about your bill or financial aid on the Student Records Release page.
  • Schedule: Login to myGVU and navigate to My Academics before classes start and verify your courses are correct using Student Planning.
  • Purchase Books: Grand View is upgrading the student book buying experience with our new Viking CourseWorks program. The online program makes sure you get your course materials on or before the first day of class, taking the hassle of textbook shopping and unpredictable prices out of the equation. More details coming soon!
  • Resources on myGVU: Familiarize yourself with resources available in myGVU: course schedule, term calendar, campus life, academics, career services, clubs and organizations.
  • Academic Advisor: Once your advisor has been assigned, you can review that information in your account information on myGVU.
  • Handshake: Login to Handshake using your Grand View email address and password. You can also download the mobile app from your phone’s app store. In Handshake, you have access to on-campus/work-study job opportunities, employer events and contact information, and thousands of job and internship postings.
  • Uwill: Register for the Uwill 24/7/365 Mental Health App available free to students.

Ongoing

myGVU Tasks: Continue to monitor Tasks (upper left corner) of myGVU. Tasks are important to your success at Grand View. As you perform tasks, they will automatically move to Completed Tasks.

 

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