What is Bard Self-Service Student Accounts?

Students: Undergraduate and Graduate

1. Go to bardssb.bard.edu
2. Click “Log In With Bard Account”
3. Login with your Bard College email and password
4. Click "Student"
5. Click "Student Account"
6. Click "View your Student Account Information"

• Student login help: To reset your Bard College email password, please go to account.bard.edu

• If you do not have a Bard College email and password, please contact the Bard Helpdesk (helpdesk@bard.edu or 845-758-7500)

• A Parent/Authorized User Login must be created by the student before it can be used. For more information, please see the "Creating a User Login for Parents or Authorized Users" section.

Students: Bard Graduate Center (BGC) and Visiting

1. Go to commerce.cashnet.com/bardpay
2. Login with your student login and password
   • If you need help with your student login and password, please call the Office of Student Accounts at 845-758-7520 or email sao@bard.edu for detailed log in information.
   • If you have questions, please call the Office of Student Accounts at 845-758-7520.

Parent/Authorized User Login

1. Go to commerce.cashnet.com/bardpay
2. Login with your User Login and password
   • A Parent/Authorized User Login must be created by the student before it can be used. For more information, please see the "Creating a User Login for Parents or Authorized Users" section below.
   • To reset your password, click on Forgot Password.
     1. You will be asked to enter your email associated with the account
     2. You will be sent an email with your User Login and a new temporary password.
        • You will need to follow the steps 7-13 located under the section "Creating a User Login for Parents or Authorized Users" for resetting your temporary password.
        • Parent/Authorized User login help: If you need additional assistance, please contact your student.

Navigating Your Online Student Account

To view your Student eBill:

1. Click the "Statements" link located in the menu side bar.
   • If you do not view your monthly eBill, you will receive an automatic reminder email after 10 days of the initial published bill date.
2. Your eBills are a snapshot of your student account as of the date the bill was generated for the current month.
3. If applicable, Bard Budget Plan information will show on your monthly eBills.

1. Click the "Account Activity" link located in the menu side bar.
2. Your "Account Activity" is a real time view of your student account for the current month.
3. If applicable, Bard Budget Plan information will not show in the "Account Activity" section. You can locate your Bard Budget Plan information on the eBill. Your monthly amount due will be located in the "Current Due" box. Your estimated ongoing Bard Budget Plan amount will be listed next to "BPI" located at the very bottom of your eBill. If you have questions about your Bard Budget Plan amount, please contact our office at 845-758-7520 or sao@bard.edu. Our office is available Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM EST.

1. Click the "Make a Payment" link located in the menu side bar.
2. Select the applicable payment type.

Creating a User Login for Parents or Authorized Users
 

The student will be the only one with access to view their student account or make payments online unless they set up a Parent/Authorized User. A student may create a Parent/Authorized User Login to allow parents, guardians and other authorized users to access his/her account information. A Parent/Authorized User Login must be created by the student before it can be used.

The student can follow these steps to create a Parent/Authorized User's Login:

1. Log into your online student account (aka CASHNet and/or TransAct)
2. Once you are logged into your online student account (aka CASHNet and/or TransAct), Click on "My Account" located in the menu drop down.
3. Go to the "Payers" section and click on the ‘Send a payer invitation’ link located in the box.
4. Enter the Parent/Authorized User's First Name, Last name, Email address, and Confirm email address. Be sure to check "Allow access to statements" if you would like the Parent/Authorized User to receive statements.
5. Add an optional message to the welcome email that will be sent to the Parent/Authorized User.
6. Click the "Send Invitation" button.
7. A welcome email will be sent to the Parent/Authorized User's email address. The email will be from noreply@bard.edu. The email will contain the optional note, login information, User Login, and a temporary password.
8. The Parent/Authorized User will note the User Login name and temporary password from the welcome email 
9. The Parent/Authorized User will click on the link provided in the welcome email
10. The Parent/Authorized User will log in with the User Login and temporary password from the welcome email
11. The Parent/Authorized User will be asked to reset their password
12. The old password will be the temporary password provided in the welcome email
13. Enter a new password
    • Password must be at least 8 characters and contain at least 2 letters and 2 non-letters

Link Multiple Parent/Authorized User Accounts Together

This option is available to Parents/Authorized Users who have been set up to view multiple student accounts.

• The “Student Links” box will display to parents/authorized users.

• Clicking “Add new” will allow you to enter the login credentials for one of your other Parent/Authorized User IDs.

• You can add as many student links as you need; depending on how many Parent/Authorized User IDs have been created for you.

• If a link has been deactivated, because a student has reset the password for the Parent/Authorized User account the Parent/Authorized user can use the “update” button to update the password for the link. They can also remove a link if needed.