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Terms and Conditions: Payment of the full account balance must be received by the due date in order to avoid service charges. If mailing your payment, please mail it at least five (5) business days prior to the due date to insure it is received and credited to your account by the payment due date.

Partial payments of the account balance are permitted during the semester/term. However, a monthly service fee (1.5%) will be assessed on charges unpaid by the payment due date (the 9th of the following month). All service charges may be avoided by paying the full account balance each month by the payment due date.

The following reflects account billing dates, payment due dates, and hold placement dates.


Account Billing and Service Fee Assessment Schedule


Term Billing Date Payment Due Date Service Fees Assessed For Current Term Charges Pending Aid Considered
Fall JUL 15 AUG 09
N
Y
AUG 15 SEP 09
N
Y
SEP 15 OCT 09
Y
Y
OCT 15 NOV 09
Y
N
Spring NOV 15 DEC 09
N
Y
DEC 15 JAN 09
N
Y
JAN 15 FEB 09
Y
Y
FEB 15 MAR 09
Y
N
MAR 15 APR 09
Y
N
Summer APR 15 MAY 09
N
Y
MAY 15 JUN 09
N
Y
JUN 15 JUL 09
Y
N

BUSINESS OFFICE HOLDS:
Pre-Registration Holds (OCT 15, MAR 15, APR 15): Your account must be in current status in order for you to participate in pre-registration for the upcoming term(s).
  • Current status means that all current and previous term charges must be paid in full and all other charges must be less than 30 days old from the billing date.

Final Registration Holds (30 Day Hold): Your account must be current in order for you to participate in final registration, add or drop classes, or continue enrollment.
  • Current status means that ALL previous term charges must be paid in full and all other charges must be less than 30 days old from the billing date.
  • Pending financial aid for the current term will be considered toward your account balance just prior to placement of Business Office hold at this time.

Delinquent Account Holds (60 Day Hold): Your account will be placed with a Business Office Hold if your account becomes delinquent for purposes of this hold.
  • Delinquent Status: Unpaid charges greater than 60 days from billing date.
  • Pending financial aid for the current term will be considered toward your account balance just prior to placement of Business Office hold at this time.

NOTE #1:
Should your account become delinquent, your account will be subject to collection efforts. Collection of delinquent accounts could possibly have a negative effect on your credit history, affect your credit rating and result in additional collection charges.

You will also be blocked from further enrollment and/or purchase of transcript(s).


NOTE #2:
ALL CHARGES MUST BE "CURRENT" (LESS THAN 30 DAYS PAST DUE) FOR ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PRE-REGISTRATION OR FINAL REGISTRATION PROCESSING. This means that you have at least 90 days to pay your account each Fall/Spring semester if you pre-registered or 60 to 90 days if you participated in final registration. However, any charges greater than 30 day's old are subject to service charge assessment and/or a resulting financial hold.

Hold Release: Holds will be automatically released when a payment of the amount that is past due has been credited to your account.

You are responsible for payment of all tuition and fee charges unless you either CANCEL YOUR SCHEDULE OR WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL. See refund schedule published in the Master Schedule or click on Refund Policy for details of refund amounts at various stages of cancellation or withdrawal. Failure to take appropriate withdrawal action may result in significant payment obligations.



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