Next Steps for Accepted Bachelor Degree Completion and Online Students

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If you haven't already, please make sure to complete your FAFSA form as soon as possible so we can create a custom financial award just for you. Use Lesley University code: 002160. Go to studentaid.gov and get started.

Need help filling out the FAFSA? Watch a free line-by-line tutorial. You'll need to provide your name and email to access the pre-recorded Zoom event.

Download our Financial Aid Guide (PDF) to learn more about understanding your financial aid award. 

Need some personalized help figuring out how to finance your Lesley education? Our Student Financial Planners are here to help.

Schedule an appointment with a Student Financial Planner:

• Schedule a time with Miriam McAvoy.
• Schedule a time with Audrey Kay.

Lesley Donor Scholarships are available to Lesley University students, including adult learners at Lesley. In August/September, the Financial Aid will email all adult learners about any available donor scholarships. In some years there is more scholarship money available than others. In the email, students will be provided with a link to apply. Students submit one application for all applicable scholarships. The Financial Aid Office will then forward the applications to the applicable scholarship committees. Therefore, even though a student submits one application, a student could be entered into consideration for more than one scholarship. 

In addition to these donor scholarships, the Financial Aid website also includes links to a wide variety of Private Scholarships.

Lesley Donor Scholarships open to Adult Learners at Lesley:

• Annie Ezer Berner Scholarship Fund: Established by Mr. Berner in memory of his mother, Annie Ezer Berner.  To benefit women re-entering academic life or professional life after a long delay or interruption. 

• Barnes & Noble Textbook Scholarships: For deserving undergraduates including adult learners. 

• Constance and Lewis Counts Endowed Scholarship: The Constance and Lewis Counts Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2001. The scholarship will be awarded to a student who is accepted in the Center for the Adult Learner (LCAL) as an undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in the Early Childhood Studies program or is a graduate of the adult learning program and is pursuing a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education in the Graduate School of Education. A committee will select students through a competitive process.

• Grace Runnion Memorial Scholarship: Established in 1984 in memory of Grace Runnion for students in the Lesley Center for the Adult Learner. The scholarship will facilitate self-development or contribute to women's psychology, art, or spirituality.

• Intensive Residency Option Endowed Scholarship Fund: For a student pursuing a degree in the Lesley Center for the Adult Learner.

• Jose Ribeiro Scholarship Fund: In memory of Lesley Graduate School of Education faculty member, Jose Ribeiro, for deserving undergraduates of any ethic or cultural background who are first-generation college students. May be either need or merit-based.

• Julio Lobo Seminars Scholarship Fund: For deserving students in the Lesley Center for the Adult Learner

• Ellsworth H Sherin Scholarship Fund: This endowed scholarship fund was established in 1985 with a gift from Pauala and Jeffrey Stahl. The scholarship honors the memory of Mr. Sherin, whose daughter, Dr. Pauala Sherin Stahl, Ed.D, is a member of the class of 1968. The Sherin Scholarship is awarded to a deserving College of Liberal Arts and Sciences student with a strong academic record.

• The Student Accounts will send notifications of tuition bills to your Lesley email address on a monthly basis.
• To view the notification, log in to your Self-Service account.
• You can pay your tuition and fee charges online with an American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA credit card (for a 2.5% convenience fee).
• You may also pay by check and other methods, like a payment plan. Learn more about how to pay your bill.

Massachusetts law requires all students who are taking 9 credits or more to have health insurance. You may be automatically charged for this, so be sure to waive your health insurance if you already have insurance.

A Lesley email address has been assigned to you, and appears on your Enrollment Confirmation Letter. From this point forward, all university electronic communication will be sent to you at this address, so be sure to check your account frequently. Your password is the same one you’ve been using to check on the status of your documents during the admissions process. If you did not activate your account yet, you may do so now by visiting our password management site.

Access your myLesley account.

This online course portal is where you can access class syllabi, assignments, online discussion boards, and library resources.

Access your Self-Service account.

This is where you can find administrative information regarding your class schedules, grades, financial aid, and more. You will also use Self-Service to register for your courses.

To check your schedule, learn the starting dates of the semester, and find the room numbers for your classes, you should log in to your Self-Service account.

If you have any questions, you should reach out to your advisor. Their name is in your welcome email. Or you can reach out to us at advising@lesley.edu for help.

Some professors will email their class with a short reading or writing assignment due the first day, so make sure to check your email before your first classes.

Lesley ID cards may be obtained at the Doble Public Safety Office at 34 Mellen Street, Cambridge, MA. ID cards are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

All textbooks are available at the Lesley University Bookstore. Your textbooks can also be delivered to your home or you can order them online to buy or rent on several websites. If purchasing a textbook is a hardship for you, please speak to your advisor and your professor to come up with a solution.

You should purchase your textbook before classes start and no later than the end of the first day of classes.

Be sure to review the academic calendar so you’re aware of important dates and deadlines for registration, add/drop, and course terms.

Learn about your program of study early. If you have questions, check in with your academic advisor.

Find important information about university-wide policies and procedures, student services, and the history and culture of Lesley.

If you need to add or drop a course, find the Add/Drop Withdrawal form you need via the Registrar's Office.