Financial Literacy

Financial Avenue Transition from Canvas to Cornerstone

Beginning July 15, 2026, Financial Avenue is available through Cornerstone, where students can access Financial Avenue and complete their Financial Literacy Requirement.

What is Financial Avenue?
Financial Avenue is an online financial education program provided by Inceptia that helps students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed financial decisions.

Through interactive courses, videos, quizzes, and real-life scenarios, Financial Avenue provides practical guidance on managing money during college and beyond.

Topics include:

• Psychology of Money
• Foundations of Money
• College and Money
• FAFSA
• Loan Guidance
• Earning Money
• Credit and Protecting Your Money
• Spending and Borrowing
• Debt and Repayment
• Future of Your Money

Financial Literacy Requirement for SAP Probation Students
Students whose Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal has been approved are placed on SAP Probation and are required to complete a Financial Literacy module through Financial Avenue.

Completion of this requirement is mandatory to satisfy the Financial Literacy Requirement associated with SAP Probation.

Benefits of Completing Financial Avenue
Financial Avenue is designed to help you build lifelong financial skills.
By completing a module, you can:

• Develop healthy financial habits and reduce financial stress.
• Learn responsible ways to finance your NJIT education.
• Better understand student loans and repayment responsibilities.
• Explore financial opportunities you may not have previously considered.
• Improve budgeting, saving, and spending decisions.
• Build financial confidence that will benefit you long after graduation.

How to Access Financial Avenue
Follow these steps to access your Financial Avenue courses.

1. Click the registration link and create your account using your NJIT email address: NJIT - Financial Aid
2. Check your email and click the activation link.
   You must activate your account before you can access Financial Avenue.
3. After activating your account, your courses will be available the following day.
4. The next day, after the account has been activated, use this login link to access your courses.

Financial Avenue | Student login

For detailed instructions on how to access and complete your Financial Avenue module, please refer to the student guide here. 
Important: Course access is not immediate. After completing your registration and activating your account, allow 24 hours for your courses to appear.

Financial Literacy Requirement
To satisfy the Financial Literacy Requirement, you must:

• Complete one (1) Financial Avenue learning module of your choice.
• Earn a minimum passing score of 80%.

Once completed, your completion will be recorded for Financial Aid purposes.

Already Completed the Requirement?
If you completed the Financial Literacy Requirement through Financial Avenue in Canvas prior to June 15, 2026, you do not need to complete it again.

Your completion record remains on file and will continue to be reflected on your Financial Aid Dashboard.

Have Not Yet Completed the Requirement?
Students who did not complete the Financial Literacy Requirement before June 15, 2026 must complete it using the new Financial Avenue platform available through Cornerstone.

Simply follow the registration and login instructions above to begin.

INCEPTIA - FINANCIAL AVENUE

New Jersey Institute of Technology has teamed up with Inceptia to give you a leg up on financial education via their online program, Financial Avenue. With Financial Avenue, the idea is to provide you with smart resources to help demystify the world of personal finance. Trust us – getting a handle on your money doesn’t have to feel overwhelming or restrictive. It’s all about empowering yourself with smart basics, and planning from there.

With Inceptia’s money mascot, the Knowl, as your trusty guide, you will have access to ten online courses that take on big financial topics, including:

We get it, sometimes financial education can be pretty boring and it doesn’t always make a lot of sense if you don’t know how to put your knowledge into action. But, Financial Avenue keeps you on your toes with quizzes, videos, interactive tools, and action plans at the end of each course. With all these tools, we’ve made it pretty easy to know exactly what you can begin doing RIGHT NOW to put your financial knowledge to good use. After all, the Knowl says there’s no time like the present.

SAP Probation Students

At this time, we require students who are on SAP probation to complete a financial literacy module, College and Money. Students with an approved SAP appeal must use the link sent to them in their email to register for the College and Money module. Some other relevant modules we recommend include the following:  Debt & Repayment, Spending & Borrowing, and FAFSA. 

Benefits as a SAP Probation Student:

• Develop positive financial habits to reduce your financial worries
• Identify responsible ways to fund your NJIT education
• May help you explore opportunities you may have thought were not available due to financial limitations.
• You will acquire life-long financial knowledge and habits that will help you become economically responsible individuals during your time at NJIT and beyond graduation.

Follow the #Knowl

Also, the Knowl would appreciate it if you followed them @MoneyKnowl and #Knowl. The Knowl will be sure to make it worth your while by sharing tips, resources and strategies to help you become a Money Mastery Ninja.

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For Questions on these Services/Modules contact Student Financial Aid Services here!