• Financial Requirements for Registration
  
• Late Fees/Finance Charges
  
• Referral to Collection Agency
  

Although you register for classes through the Registrations Office, your eligibility to participate in registration can be affected by your financial standing with the University.

All students who register for classes incur a financial obligation to the University. Returning students may not be permitted to register for a subsequent semester until all financial obligations are settled, including current semester fees, parking violations, library fines, medical charges, and other miscellaneous charges. In addition, if you become financially ineligible after completing registration, your registration is held subject to cancellation unless your account is settled by a prescribed date.

Students who owe a prior balance and participate in early registration should receive a  bill  by the Bursar's Office before the start of classes, and payment is due in full by the early scheduled due date. On the other hand, if you register for classes after the tuition bills are sent, you must settle your bill in full immediately or your registration is subject to cancellation. If your registration is canceled you then must re-register and select from classes currently available.

If you participate in early registration, either for the fall or spring semesters, a bill will be sent to you prior to the start of classes. This bill will be sent in either July or August for the fall semester, and either December or January for the spring semester, depending upon the date you register for classes. Payment in full must be received in the Cashier's Office by the due date or late fees will be assessed. In the event your account is not settled by the due date, we are required to assess your account with a late payment fee of $10.00 or 5% of the unpaid balance, whichever is higher. A finance charge of 1.5% will be added to the outstanding balance each month thereafter until your account is paid in full.

Regular account bills are also mailed monthly for charges that are incurred during the course of the semester, such as overdue parking violations, library fines, medical charges, etc. These notices have a payment due date indicated on the bill, and a 1.5% finance charge of the unpaid balance will be assessed in the event payment in full is not received by the due date. To avoid late fees and finance charges, please be sure that your bill is always paid by the due date.

Note that parking violations should be paid directly to the Department of Campus Parking before they become overdue. Parking violations plus a late ticket payment fee of $10.00 per ticket may be posted to the student's account if violations are left unpaid for 30 days. All library fines are automatically posted to a student's account within 48 hours of incurring the fine. No payments are accepted at the library. Health Center medical charges are also directly posted to a student's account. Payments are accepted at the Health Center for pharmacy items only.

Payments are received and processed by the Office of the Bursar daily. Normally, late payment fees and finance charges resulting from late payments are not canceled. However, if there are special circumstances, The Financial Services Center  will consider a cancellation of the penalty fees on an individual basis after payment is made. Once the original balance has been paid,  if you feel your case merits special consideration, you must appeal the late fee or finance charge assessment in writing.