Billing Policy
Southern Connecticut State University expects students to be prepared to meet their financial obligations to the University. Planning for those obligations and literally "taking care of business" well in advance of any semester permits students to focus their energies on the academic challenges of university life. The information provided below is intended to be a guide to help students and their parents understand the University's billing policy so that they can be better prepared to meet their financial obligations.
SCSU Student Account Billing Policy
Payment for full-time matriculated students is due in full approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the first day of classes for fall and spring semester. Payment by part-time non-matriculated students AND by ALL students registering for courses offered in intersession, spring break, and/or summer semesters is due at the time of registration.
Payments may include financial aid, scholarship(s), third party payments, payments from personal resources or enrollment in a payment plan (see below).
eBill is Southern Connecticut State University's official method for sending student account billing statements. Students will not receive paper statements (or bills) through the postal service; rather Students and Authorized Users will receive email notification (See SCSU Electronic Mail Student Notification Policy) when new statements are available online through the eBill + Payment Suite; student account billing statements -- showing all charges and payments are available through this secure online system. To view your student billing statement or make a payment click on one of the following links:
BannerWeb or eBill + Payment Suite
For detailed information regarding the eBill+ Payment Suite features such as setting up an Authorized User, creating an eRefund account, or enrolling in a payment plan online please go to http://ebill.southernct.edu.
All students may enroll in one of SCSU's deferred payment plans that allows payments to be made throughout the semester/year. Student's can self enroll in a payment plan online at eBill + Payment Suite or call the Bursar's office at (203)392-6140 for assistance. Students are eligible to enroll in a payment plan at the time of registration for classes as long as all previous semesters have been paid in full. A $45 enrollment fee and the first payment are due at the time of enrollment in the payment plan.
Acceptable forms of payment for deferred payment plans: Installment payments for deferred payment plans may be made online through eCheck (automatic withdrawal from a checking or savings account)*, a charge against a credit or debit card, or may be paid in person at the Bursar's office in the form of cash, check, credit card, or money order.
Penalty for late and non-payment. An account is considered "past due" after a 10 day grace period from the due date. Past due student accounts are subject to a $50 Late fee, having a hold placed on them, and/or having their class schedule canceled and if applicable, their housing assignment. Holds placed on accounts will prevent students from registering for subsequent semesters, and restrict access to official transcripts and grades, and/or their class schedule will be canceled Special circumstances may be reviewed on a case by case basis.
Collection of debt. Students with past due balances are subject to the University's collection process; students failing to pay past-due accounts or make adequate payment arrangements will be assigned to a collection agency. Collection agency fees will be charged to the student and their past due balance will be reported to the credit bureau(s).
*Note: It may take up to five business days for a newly designated account to be verified and available for eCheck payment - home equity lines of credit, trust accounts, 527 Educational Saving accounts, and credit card checks cannot be used as eCheck payments.
