CAESAR: Preventing or removing the Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA) hold

Students must read and acknowledge the Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA) at the beginning of each academic year. Failure to complete the agreement will result in a registration hold.

At the beginning of each academic year, new and returning students must read and acknowledge the Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA). If you do not complete the agreement within 30 days after it's assigned, a registration hold will be placed on your account.

1. Navigate to https://caesar.ent.northwestern.edu and sign in with your NetID and password.
2. Select Student Homepage in the drop-down menu in the upper left corner.
   
3. Click the Student Agreements tile.
   
4. Click on the Financial Responsibility and eConsent task under To Do’s.
   
5. Complete the Financial Responsibility Agreement and eConsent process.
   1. Step 1 of 3: Process Description – click Mark as Read, then click Next.
      
   2. Step 2 of 3: Review & Accept Agreement – read the agreement and click Accept. Then, click Next.
      
   3. Step 3 of 3: Submit Agreement – Click Submit. 
      

Once the Financial Responsibility Agreement is submitted, you will receive an email confirmation and the registration hold will be removed immediately. 

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Office of Student Finance:

• Chicago Campus: studentaccounts-chicago@northwestern.edu
• Evanston Campus: studentaccounts-ev@northwestern.edu