Explore Workday Student with our series of short video tutorials. Learn how to complete essential tasks such as registering for courses, creating an academic plan, updating personal information, and more.
Workday Student will provide a more personalized experience with real-time, accurate information to better support you.
With Workday Student, you will be able to:
The former student information system, Colleague Self-Service, was developed more than 30 years ago and no longer meets the College’s needs.
Workday Student will replace Colleague Self-Service (or Student Planning) starting with Fall 2025 course registration. This modern, cloud-based system enhances data security and provides advanced analytics to better support students.
Yes! Course registration for Spring 2026 will take place in Workday Student. Spring registration opens for all students on Monday, Oct. 27.
When you log in to your MyBucks account using the College's single sign-on (SSO), you will see an icon for Workday Student.
The tasks that appear in your Workday Student account are your onboarding items. All students will have items listed in the Awaiting Your Action (My Tasks) area of Workday.
Please review the tasks assigned to you and complete them as required.
In Workday Student:
See also: Student Registration Cheat Sheet | Student Registration Steps in Workday
An email notification will be sent to your Bucks account (@live.bucks.edu) when your tuition bill is ready.
Yes, the payment schedule changed slightly with Fall 2025 registration. You will no longer receive your billing statement immediately following registration. Instead, you will receive your tuition billing statement the day after registering in Workday.
Once you receive your bill, you will have seven (7) days to either:
After the seven (7) day grace period, you will be dropped from your courses for non-payment.
For questions regarding alternative payment options, please contact the Student Accounts Office at accounts@bucks.edu or 215-968-8035.
Past due balance information through the Summer 2025 session will be available in your Student Planning/Self-Service account until October 2025. If you have a past due balance, you cannot register in Workday until the balance is paid.
You will receive a text message and an email from the Financial Aid Office when your financial aid package is available in Workday Student.
We’ll also share instructions for any steps you’ll need to take in Workday Student for your financial aid.
You will be notified of:
No, your Spring and Summer 2025 financial aid will remain in our current system, Student Planning/Self-Service.
Financial aid will move to Workday Student beginning with the Fall 2025 semester.
Financial activity for Fall 2025 and all future semesters (e.g. Winter 2025, Spring 2026, etc.) will be calculated by, stored in and delivered through Workday Student.
The short answer is no. You will continue to use Workday to access your My Time and My Pay for work-study. Beginning with Fall 2025 registration, you will also use Workday for course enrollment and student account management.