Students registering during the advance registration with billing period, must pay the balance due on or before the due date as indicated on the bill. For the fall, students registering on or before July 11, 2008 are to pay the amount due by August 1, 2008. For the spring, students registering on or before December 5, 2008 are to pay the amount due by December 19, 2008.
Students registering after the advance registration period (direct registration) must pay the balance due, less expected financial aid, on the day they register.
Failure to pay tuition and fees in a timely manner may result in cancellation of courses. Registration cancellations are made at the discretion of the Credit and Collections office. Cancellation of registration removes a student from the class roster and precludes the student from receiving academic credit or a grade until the courses are paid-in-full.
If a student’s courses are dropped due to nonpayment, a financial cancellation restriction will be placed on his or her account. Restrictions may be removed following the reinstatement of all courses originally canceled. To reinstate courses, the student must make arrangements with the Collections Office and pay the account in full (including a $100 reinstatement fee and all associated finance charges). The quickest method for reinstatement is to make your reinstatement payment with a cashiers check (certified funds). The university delays reinstatement and the clearance of cancellation stops until they are assured that non-certified check payments clear the bank (usually at least 15 business days).
A student who has once had a financial restriction placed against his or her account may be denied future advance registration and payment plan privileges even though the student has been reinstated upon payment of the reinstatement fee. Repeated failure to make payments when due may result in severance of the student’s relationship with the university.
Students who fail to pay tuition or fees will be responsible for all costs of collection, including attorney’s fees in the amount of up to 15 percent of the total balance due.
If your courses have been canceled and you have questions about how to have your classes reinstated, please contact the Credit and Collections office at (202) 885-3567 or (202) 885-3569.
