Your OtterID is your primary login for CMS-MyCSUMB.

Go to id.csumb.edu (opens in a new browser tab/window).  Enter your First Name, Last Name, and Date of Birth in the blue box on the right side of the screen, select Enter. 

Your Otter ID will be displayed on the next screen.  Read the instructions in the second paragraph for your default password. 

For additional instructions on your Otter ID & Password visit id.csumb.edu/help/otterid.  Here you can find out how to:

1. Change your password
2. Update your password questions

Note:   If your password does not work, three failed attempts will lock you out.

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Contact the help desk at (831) 582-HELP if you need your Otter ID Password is not working or needs to be reset.

Note: Three failed attempts will lock you out.

If you cannot locate your Otter ID (using id.csumb.edu) contact the Campus Service Center at (831) 582-5100.

• Go to my.csumb.edu/dashboard (opens in a new browser tab/window).
  
  
• Enter your Otter ID and password and select ‘Log in’.
  
  
• Your Dashboard will open.
  
  
• Select the email link on the bottom, left hand side of the window.

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Students use CMS Student/HR (CMS) for functions such as registration, add/drop classes, grades, financial aid, paying fees, student assistant time reporting, and more. To access this service:

1. Go to my.csumb.edu/dashboard (opens in a new browser tab/window).
2. Enter your Otter ID and password and select ‘Log in’.  Your Dashboard will open.  
3. Select the large blue ‘Login’ button on the right side of the screen under CMS Student/HR. 
4. Select ‘Self Service’ on the blue menu on the left side of the window. 
5. Select ‘Student Center’.

Under Student Center you can make changes to your account and view your student account status.

 You will have access to functions Including:  viewing your classes, accept financial aid, view account balance, make payments, view and update your address/demographic information, view holds on your account and outstanding To Do’s. 

Instructions for the above information are in the following sections below. 
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1. How to Update Your Address
2. Financial Aid - How to Apply for Aid and Accept loans
3. How to Make Payment Online

*Become familiar with self service and be sure to check your account status periodically.

CSUMB may use your official CSUMB Student Mailing Address to mail important notifications, refunds, transcripts, diplomas, etc. For instructions on how to update your official Student Mailing Address with CSUMB, download the pdf linked below.

Download an illustrated pdf of step-by-step instructions for updating your Address.
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For general financial aid information visit financialaid.csumb.edu (all links open in a new browser tab/window).

CSUMB Extended Ed students enrolled in eligible graduate and certificate programs* can be awarded up to $20,500 in federal financial aid loans based on financial aid award requirements.  (*eligible programs include the Online EMBA, MBA and Science Illustration Certificate Program).

How to Apply for Financial Aid:
Go to http://financialaid.csumb.edu/how-apply (opens in a new browser tab/window) for step by step instructions.

How to Accept my Loan:
Once your FAFSA has been processed, you will receive an award letter from financial aid.  Read the letter carefully and be sure to complete all of the steps in the letter, including:

•  Accept loan(s) in CMS database.  Download FA Acceptance Instructions for a detailed how to. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these instructions.
• Complete Master Promissory Note at https://studentloans.gov.
• Complete Loan Entrance Counseling at https://studentloans.gov.
• Update your student mailing address in CMS-Self Service.  Your student mailing address is the address your refund will be mailed to.

For questions regarding financial aid, contact your financial aid counselor. Go to the financial aid contact page (opens in a new browser tab/window) to view a list of counselors. Counselors are assigned alphabetically by student's last name.

Download an illustrated pdf of step-by-step instructions for accessing your financial aid information online.
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For assistance with financial aid, please contact the Extended Education Financial Aid Counselor:   
MaryHelen Dorado         831.582.3554         mdorado@csumb.edu

The Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 was signed into law on August 2, 2011. The U.S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague letter [Gen-11-16] to All Post Secondary Institutions regarding the changes commencing July 1, 2012. This Act makes two changes to the Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program.

First:
Graduate and professional students are no longer eligible to receive Federal Direct Subsidized Loans for all loans processed on or after July 1, 2012. All previously disbursed loans prior to July 1, 2012 are not affected by this change.

Second:
All discount fee rebates for both undergraduate and graduate level students will be terminated. This provision, in effect terminates DL Borrower Repayment Incentives:

Termination of Repayment incentives to DL borrowers to encourage on-time repayment of loans including:

• Any reduction in the interest rate, or;
• Origination fees
• Up-front interest rebate

Also affected by the changes are Direct Parent PLUS/Grad PLUS Programs.

The law continues to authorize the incentive offer of a reduction to the interest rate for DL borrowers who opt to have electronic payments automatically debited from a bank account.

If you have any questions, please contact the MaryHelen Dorado, Extended Ed Financial Aid Counselor, at 831-582-3554 or mdorado@csumb.edu.

• Go to my.csumb.edu/dashboard.  (opens in a new browser tab/window)
• Enter your Otter ID and password and select " Log in".  Your Dashboard will opens.
• Under "Links", select "CMS Student/HR" Your Student Center opens.
• Under "Finance" section, click on "Make a Payment"
• Select "Student Account Payment". Enter amount of payment and reason for payment, select add to basket and proceed to enter your payment details. 

*NOTE:  A processing fee will be applied to all Credit Card Payments.  Processing fees are not applied to e-check payments.

Parking permits are required 24 hours per day, seven days per week and are valid only in posted, designated parking lots. Short term permits can be purchased at the yellow dispensers in most of the parking lots. Long term permits can be purchased from the Campus Service Center in the Student Services Building (bldg 47). Parking fines begin at $30 each, please be sure to keep a valid parking permit in your vehicle while parking on campus.

Fall Permit (good through the Winter Session)- $54
Spring Permit- $54
Academic Term (Fall & Spring)- $108

Daily parking permits are purchased at various lot dispensers.  Bring quarters.  Daily rate is $2.00. Weekly parking permits are purchased at the Campus Service Center.