BARC News

 

Our offices will be closed for the holidays from 12/18/23-01/02/24. Payments may still be made through the payment portal, although credit to student accounts may be delayed during this period. Please contact barc.info@bfs.ucsb.edu if you have questions about your account.


SSO coming to Gaucho E-Bill

Starting January 16, 2024, all students will be required to use SSO to access their Gaucho E-Bill accounts.

UCSB is continuing the rollout of Single-Sign-On (SSO) for Campus applications. From within MyBARC, all students will subsequently authenticate via SSO to access the Gaucho E-Bill application.

For detailed information on accessing Gaucho E-Bill, please refer to the FAQ page.


New MFA w/ DUO for MyBARC

UCSB is continuing the rollout of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for critical business applications. On Tuesday, 8/22/2023, a new version of MFA with Duo will go live on the MyBARC application. After MFA is enabled, all users will be required to use MFA with 1) an automatic push notification if you already have an enrolled smartphone or other digital device, or if you enroll a smartphone or other digital device before 8/22/2023 (to enroll a device today, please visit it.ucsb.edu/mfa); or 2) a passcode if you have been issued a Duo Hard Token or use Duo SMS codes. Parent Users should login using their PARENT UserName and Password to the Gaucho E-Bill Website.

For more information and detailed instructions on how the new login process will work on MyBARC, please navigate to the BFS BARC FAQ page (https://bfs.ucsb.edu/barc/faqs) and select the appropriate category.


 

2022 FORM 1098-T (Important Tax Information Form)

 

Form 1098-T is an important document for the preparation of your income return or the income tax return of the person that had paid the University of California, Santa Barbara on your behalf during the 2022 calendar year.

 

Your 2022 Form 1098-T is scheduled to be available on 1/27/2023

 

To obtain your form you will need to go to: TCS1098-TSite

 

SiteID = 11561

 

Username = Student PERM Number

 

·         If you have forgotten your password, click Forgot Password Link

 

More information regarding education benefits and Form 1098-T – Tax Information Link

Student Refunds & Fellowship

Direct Deposit - If you are not already signed up for Direct Deposit, please do so as soon as possible.  Guidance is available at  https://www.bfs.ucsb.edu/barc/e-refund-instructions

If you are unable to sign up for Direct Deposit, please make sure your mailing address is up-to-date in GOLD.

FRAUD ALERT

We have received reports that several UCSB students have become victims of a Fraud Scheme whereby a third party is using stolen credit cards to make payments to the University.  Credit Card and eCheck Payments to UCSB should be made directly by the Student or Parent using a Credit Card or Banking Information owned by the Student or Parent.  Do not allow other people to access your account to make payment on your behalf.

 

FINANCIAL AID REFUNDS

 

UCSB is committed to getting financial aid refunds to students in the safest and most expedient means possible.  To that end, we strongly encourage all students receiving financial aid to enroll in eRefund.  eRefund is a system that provides UCSB with the ability to issue a direct deposit of funds to a student’s personal checking or savings account.  Students not enrolled in eRefund receive their refunds by way of a paper check that is mailed to their local mailing address. On average, students enrolled in eRefund receive their refunds 5 to 7 days earlier than those students receiving a paper check.