Conversion Methods

Student Financial Aid can support converting students at the beginning of a new academic year.

Academic Year Conversions

Convert students to Student Financial Aid at the beginning of a new academic year to minimize the need for legacy data extraction. This method does not Require disbursement or award data from the legacy system, simplifying the legacy extraction process. However, depending on student lifecycles, this method may take longer to migrate all students from the legacy system to Student Financial Aid.

Big Bang Conversions

“Big Bang” conversions are a type of Academic Year conversion where all students are migrated from the school’s legacy system to SFA at one time. Using this method of conversion depends on timing, institutional requirements, and customer preference. This method works better for schools with traditional semester-based calendars.