OUAZ Bound - Deposited Students
We are so excited you have chosen to join the OUAZ Spirit family! We can’t wait for you to begin classes on campus, but there are a few steps to get you ready. The following pages are meant to help you through that process.
Online Requirements
Alcohol-Wise and Consent & Respect
Ottawa University has partnered with 3rd Millennium Classrooms, whose mission is to deliver online alcohol and drug interventions that positively impact behavior. 3rd Millennium Classrooms wants to inform and empower people to make better decisions for their health and life goals.
As part of your comprehensive program, Ottawa University requires new OUAZ students to complete and pass both the Alcohol-Wise and Consent & Respect courses. These online courses will empower you to make well-informed decisions about issues that affect your college years and beyond. These are required courses that must be completed with a passing grade prior to your arrival on campus. You will not be permitted to check into University-sponsored housing, participate in activities or practices and/or begin classes unless your coursework listed above is complete.
Alcohol-Wise can take anywhere from 1 to 2 hours while Consent & Respect can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half. Please plan accordingly. You may log in and out as you take the courses, but it will be challenging to try to complete them at the last minute.
| Important Information |
How to Access Your Account |
Required Courses:
Alcohol-Wise
Consent & Respect |
Go to:
www.3rdmil.com/login
Select Student for User Type
Use the following username/password to log in:
Username: Your Ottawa Email
(firstname.lastname@student.ottawa.edu)
Password: GoSpirit! |
If you have any problems logging in, please email ouzadmiss@ottawa.edu.
Other Important Information:
- You will need Internet access and audio capabilities.
- To avoid technical issues, please use one of the following web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
- You may take the courses in multiple sittings. Alcohol-Wise can take anywhere from 1 to 2 hours while Consent & Respect can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and half. Please plan accordingly.
- The courses may include surveys to help personalize your experience and measure your attitudes and behaviors. All survey responses are confidential; the school will only receive information about the student body as a whole and will never see individual student's answers.
Should you experience problems, technical support is available and can be accessed from the “Help” link within the course.
Financial Aid
Our Family Financial Planner is here to assist with your Financial Aid questions. In an effort to make this process easier on our students’ families, students will want to log-in to the MyOttawa portal (myottawa.ottawa.edu—open in a new page) to find what documents still need to be completed.
Directions for logging into the MyOttawa portal are located in the “MyOttawa News” tab.
Once you log-in, you will want to click
- “Student”
- “Financial Information”
- “View Financial Aid Document Tracking”
There you will find a list of documents that need completion. Please complete ALL items PRIOR to your enrollment event.
In addition, the Office of Financial Aid may be mailing and/or emailing you with a variety of details regarding your financial aid package. These correspondences are extremely important, so please read them and reply in a prompt manner.
Financial Timeline
Fall 2019 Students
- October 1, 2019 – FAFSA Opens for submission
- March 15, 2020 – FAFSA Priority filing deadline
- June 1, 2020 – 12 month payment plan begins
- July 1, 2020 – Estimated statement is available and 11 month payment plan begins
- August 1, 2020 - 10 month payment plan begins
- August 5, 2020 - Students are required to have a plan in place with the University to finance their college education. This means that all financial aid documents must be completed by that day. In addition, if there is a balance due, the University must be notified of how that will be handled.
Billing Information
As of July 20, 2020, an estimated statement will be available on the MyOttawa portal. Once housing assignments have been made the most current statement will be available.
Directions for logging into the MyOttawa portal are located in the “MyOttawa Portal” tab.
Once you log-in, you will want to click
- “Students”
- “Financial Information”
- “Course and Fee Statement”
- “Set Options”
- Select Undergraduate, Fall, 2020
- “Submit Options”
Payment Information
Ottawa University offers students and families several options to assist with any amount due after financial aid has been applied. Those options include:
- In person Check / Cash / Credit Card payment
- Online payment through the MyOttawa portal:
Directions for logging into the MyOttawa portal are located in the “MyOttawa Portal” tab.
- Once you log-in, you will want to click
- “Students”
- “Financial Information”
- “Course and Fee Statement”
- “Set Options”
- "Select Undergraduate, your start term, and start year"
- “Submit Options”
- At the bottom of the Course and Fee statement select “Make online credit card payment” or “Make online check payment”
- Interest Free Payment Plan through Tuition Management Systems (www.afford.com/ottawa)
- 12 month payment plans begin June 1, and payments conclude on May 1
- Even if it is after June 1, it is NOT too late to sign up for your payments to begin in June. Remember that each subsequent payment is due on the first day of the month.
- 11 month payment plans begin on July 1 and payments conclude on May 1
- 10 month payment plans begin on August 1 and payments conclude on May 1
- Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
- Alternative Education Loans
For details, click here.
FAFSA Information
This is the application that allows you to receive federal student aid for the upcoming school year.
The priority deadline to file the FAFSA is March 15; however, we encourage you to file right away. There are types of federal student aid that are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Also, you can use last year’s tax data if you have not yet filed your 2018 taxes.
| FSA ID |
In order to submit the FAFSA Students, parents, and borrowers are required to use an FSA ID, made up of a username and password, to access certain U.S. Department of Education websites. Your FSA ID is used to confirm your identity when accessing your financial aid information and electronically signing your federal student aid documents.
If you are a parent of a dependent student, you will need your own FSA ID if you want to sign your student's FAFSA electronically. If you have more than one student attending college, you can use the same FSA ID to sign all applications. Please note: Each FSA ID user must have a unique e-mail address.
You can create your FSA ID here. |
| IRS DATA RETRIEVAL |
If eligible we encourage you to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. This tool allows students and parents to access the IRS tax return information needed to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and transfer the data directly into their FAFSA from the IRS website.
While not required, if you are eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, we highly recommend using the tool for several reasons:
- It’s the easiest way to provide your tax return information.
- It’s the best way of ensuring that your FAFSA has accurate tax return information.
- It may eliminate the need to provide additional documentation to your college.
If you are ineligible or otherwise choose not to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to retrieve your tax return information, OU may require you or your parents’ (if you are a dependent student) IRS tax return transcript. |
| FAFSA |
The FAFSA can be submitted here. When submitting the FAFSA you will need the Ottawa University Federal School Code which is: 001937. For students starting with OU in the fall of 2020, you should file a 2019-2020 FAFSA.
FAFSA Help |
You can find more information about federal student aid at www.studentaid.gov. Should you have any questions, please contact Mary Reed at 623-233-7560 or mary.reed@ottawa.edu.
Returning students with questions, please contact OUAZ's Financial Aid Office at department at 855-546-1342 or finaid@ottawa.edu
MyOttawa Portal
The MyOttawa portal is an important asset for our students and is your primary source for information as you begin your college career as a member of the OUAZ Spirit family.
How do I sign in?
- Go to myottawa.ottawa.edu
- Username: Your Student ID # (Your ID number is printed on most documents you receive from Ottawa University)
- Your password for your email, Blackboard and MyOttawa will always be identical. Follow the steps below to retrieve/reset your password.
- Check your personal email for a message from Ottawa University regarding your OU student email and password. We encourage you to reset your password to be something you can easily recall.
- Go to www.ottawa.edu/MyPass
- Login with your OU Student ID and setup your security questions.
- Once this is complete, you may reset your current password.
- What if I did not receive or have lost my initial email regarding my password?
- Contact your Enrollment Advisor for a duplicate password to be sent.
What can I find on MyOttawa?
- Class schedule
- Missing financial aid documents
- Housing assignments
- On Campus Jobs
- Course and Fee Statement
- So much more
Student Email
Another important element that you will find on MyOttawa is a link to your student email. This email account has been established for you and is yours to keep—even after you graduate from Ottawa University.
This will be one of the venues for communication with the University—professors, financial aid, the business office, and much more. Check it regularly to stay up to date on happenings around campus.
Your student email address is typically firstname.lastname@student.ottawa.edu.
- Your password for your email, Blackboard and MyOttawa will always be identical. Follow the steps below to retrieve/reset your password.
- Check your personal email for a message from Ottawa University regarding your OU student email and password. We encourage you to reset your password to be something you can easily recall.
- Go to www.ottawa.edu/MyPass
- Login with your OU Student ID and setup your security questions.
- Once this is complete, you may reset your current password.
To access your student email, go to the MyOttawa portal.
E2campus
This is also the place where you can sign up for the E2campus alert system. This system is used to notify you of important and emergency announcements. This service is available through email and text. To sign up for E2campus you will need to sign into your MyOttawa portal.
Directions for logging into the MyOttawa portal are listed above.
Once you log-in, scroll to the bottom of the page. You will see “Get the Message”. Click on “create an account” and follow the prompts. Once you have created an account you will receive a verification code via text. You will need to type it into the verification box on the website. Once this is completed you are set up to receive notifications.
Blackboard
Another important element that you will find on MyOttawa is a link to Blackboard. This is an online tool that you will use to take your math assessment. In addition, it will be used in many classes. This online platform will allow you to upload assignments, take online quizzes, check your grades, view resources and much more.