Workday Student Support for New Students
Welcome to the Project WakeDay website. This page is designed to introduce you to Workday Student as you prepare to join the Wake Forest community.
Workday is WFU’s student information system and where you’ll find information on billing and payments, financial aid, academic progress, class schedules, grades, transcripts and more.
New students have access to Workday about 48 hours after Wake Forest receives your deposit or you formally commit to attend WFU. Once you receive your Wake Forest email address, you will sign in using that email. Please note that you also need your WFU credentials to view training materials and videos.
- Logging In to Workday: How to log in to Workday Student via Google Mail and the web
- Workday Navigation and Search Job Aid and Video: Tips and tricks for navigating Workday, including landing page, icons, My Task inbox and search
- My Tasks Job Aid and Video: How to navigate and use the features in My Tasks (your Workday inbox)
- Onboarding for New Undergraduate Students: How new undergraduate students will complete onboarding tasks
- Make a Payment: How students will make payments on their student accounts
- Incoming Students: Building a Saved Schedule: Step-by-step instructions for building a Saved Schedule in Workday
- Links to assist you in selecting courses to add to your Saved Schedule:
- Undergraduate Bulletin: Important information on courses, policies and other academic information.
- Departmental Course Guides: Guidance for students who have specific majors or minors in mind
- Course Completion Checklist: List of courses that count for basic and divisional credit in a particular academic year
- Using the Training and Support App Video: Tips for navigating the Training and Support app to locate Workday training material
- Logging In to Workday: How to log in to Workday Student via Google Mail and the web
- Workday Navigation and Search Job Aid and Video: Tips and tricks for navigating Workday, including landing page, icons, inbox and search
- My Tasks Job Aid and Video: How to navigate and use the features in My Tasks (your Workday inbox)
- Onboarding for New Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Students: How new Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students will complete onboarding tasks
- Onboarding for New School of Business Graduate Students: How new School of Business Graduate students will complete onboarding tasks
- Onboarding for New School of Divinity Graduate Students: How new School of Divinity graduate students will complete onboarding tasks
- Onboarding for New School of Law Graduate Students: How new School of Law graduate students will complete onboarding tasks
- Onboarding for New School of Professional Studies Students: How new School of Professional Studies students will complete onboarding tasks
- Make a Payment: How students will make payments on their student accounts
- Incoming Students: Building a Saved Schedule: For graduate students who self-register, step-by-step instructions for building a Saved Schedule in Workday. Please also reference the Bulletin to review your degree requirements when planning your schedule:
- Using the Training and Support App Video: Tips for navigating the Training and Support app to locate Workday training material
- Wellness Waiver Fee: How students will request a wellness fee waiver
All of your financial information will appear in Workday, including billing, financial aid disbursements and more. This info will be available in Workday on July 2, and students are advised to add Friends and Family to Workday before that date.
There is a multistep process to allow Friends and Family access to this information. First, you must grant them Third Party Access in Workday, and second, you must take the next steps to allow specific permissions, such as viewing statements and paying bills.
Some students have granted Third Party Access, but they have not granted access to specific functions, including Make a Payment. Please check that you have completed all steps.
Instructions for adding third parties and allowing permissions are available at this link, and you can watch this video for an overview of Student Financials activities in Workday.
Friends and Family who would like to learn more about navigating Workday are invited to an upcoming presentation on Zoom. They can register using the following link:
7 p.m. (EST) on July 16
The following step-by-step guides are also available:
Third-Party Users: Access Your Workday Account
Third-Party User: Managing Student Financials
As you have time, you may also want to check out the following webpages designed for all students:
- Comprehensive Student FAQ
- Student Training Webpage
- Workday Student Videos
- Glossary of Workday Terms
- Glossary of Workday Icons
If you have questions, the Project WakeDay team is here to help. You can submit your question using this form or send an email to WakeDay@wfu.edu.