Semester Payment Procedures
BILLING - The Student Accounts Office sends a bill
for every student eligible to return to Binghamton University twice during the
academic year*. The bill consists of tuition, fees, room and board. The
fall semester bills are sent in mid July; spring semester bills are sent in early
December. Due dates will vary depending on the date of the first day of classes.
ALL students must return the bill either with payment or authorized by
the student if financial aid is enough to cover the charges. Binghamton
University offers a Time
Payment Plan based on the semester bill.
* As of the Fall 2007 all bill notifications will be sent to your Binghamton
University email address, including Time Payment Plan installment bills.
Please click here for more information
about E-Bill.
Payments are accepted by check (payable to Binghamton
University), money order, Visa or Master Card, American Express, and Discover
credit cards (NO Diners Club) or cash (if paid in person).
Tuition Refunds/Adjustment Schedule
(Fall & Spring Semesters ONLY- summer sessions have separate
refund schedules)
- Students who drop courses* or withdraw are entitled
to a refund of tuition only.
- Fees are refundable only within the first week of classes
and are nonrefundable
- thereafter. The following refund schedule applies to
courses that are a full semester's
- duration.
- First Week---------------100% Tuition and Fees
- Second Week-------------70% Tuition ONLY
- Third Week---------------50% Tuition ONLY
- Fourth Week -------------30% Tuition ONLY
- Fifth Week and after------ 0%
- Courses scheduled for less than a semester's duration
have a separate refund
- schedule. Consult the Student Accounts Office for information
concerning such
- refunds.
- * The date used to determine the tuition cost
for a dropped course is the date
- the student or department drops the course in the on-line
system. Nonattendance in a
- course will not result in removal of the tuition charges
from the bill. The academic
- drop deadline is not related to the deadlines
for determining tuition liability.
Cancellation for Nonpayment
If your semester bill has not been received in Student
Accounts with the appropriate payment due by
the end of the third wek of classes, your course registration will be cancelled.
No prior notification of
cancellation for non-payment will be sent. In the case of graduate students,
reinstatement is solely at
the discretion of the Graduate Office. Students who register for classes after
the third week of classes
must pay the tution and fees at the time of registration or they are subject
to immediate cancellation
of classes for non-payment.
Outstanding Debts
Students who have outstanding debts with the University
will not be permitted to complete registration or
obtain transcripts until the outstanding debts are satisfied. In addition, debts
owed to the University that
are not paid on a timely basis will be forwarded to a collection agency or the
NYS Attorney General's office
for collection and are subject to collection cost, penalties and interest, and
the debt is reported to credit bureaus.
Returned Checks
Paper checks and E-Checks returned by your bank due to
insufficient funds will be assessed a $20
returned check charge. Payment must then be made with certified check, money
order,
major credit card or cash. A $30.00 administrative
fee will be assessed if the returned check was for
payment of your semester bill.
Last Updated :
2/6/08
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