Student Account Payment Options and Due Dates
 Payment Option Plans - Ferris State University offers two (2) Payment Option Plans to pay total semester charges:

  • Traditional Payment Plan
  • Deferred Payment Plan

The table below provides general information on each Payment Plan:

Traditional Payment Plan Deferred Payment Plan

All charges are due on the first billing date, prior to the first day of classes. This will require the entire account to be paid, leaving a $0 balance.

No Deferred Processing Fee

For Summer 2013 semester, the account balance due date is May 17, 2013.

For Fall 2013 semester, the account balance due date is August 15, 2013.

 

You are required to pay 50% of the current charges (after financial aid) listed on the first bill, plus 100% of any past semester charges. A first bill may not be produced for late registration students. See below for more information regarding late registration and the deferred payment plan.

A one-time $30.00 Deferred Processing Fee per semester.

You will receive an updated electronic invoice for the second and third installment and these statements will reflect previous payments and additional charges that have been placed on the account (i.e. financial aid disbursements, personal payments, book charges, etc.). Each installment will reflect the remaining 50% of the charges on the account. Please see the chart below for payment percentages and due dates.

  • For Summer 2013 semester, the $30.00 deferred payment fee will be added to your account if the entire balance is not paid by May 28, 2013.
  • For Fall 2013 semester, the $30.00 deferred payment fee will be added to your account if the entire balance is not paid by August 30, 2013.

 

Deferred Plan Due Dates and Percentage for Processing Payments:

Semester Due Dates

Deferred Plan
Percentage of
Payment
Summer 2013 May 17, 2013 50%
June 17, 2013 25%
July 15, 2013 25%
Fall 2013 August 15, 2013 50%
September 23, 2013 25%
October 15, 2013 25%
Spring 2014 To Be Announced 50%
To Be Announced 25%
To Be Announced 25%

 

 

 

 

 

 




  

 

 

 

  • Please keep in mind that the above percentages are an overview of how the account balance will be paid in full (100%) when you use the deferred payment plan. Read your bill carefully to ensure you are making the appropriate payment for the proper due date. It will prompt you to calculate the amount due in some instances.
  • A 2% late fee will be added to student accounts that are not paid by the third payment date of each semester.

A student can view their real-time balance through their E-bill account. A student can also check their account balance online through their account balance online through their MyFSU account by completing the following.

  • Click on the Academics & Services tab
  • Under Student Records, click on Account Summary by Term
  • Click on the term heading (ex. Fall 2013, Aug 26-Dec 13) to view single semester, including any pending financial aid that has not disbursed to the account


Students who have sufficient financial aid to cover their semester charges do not need to make a payment. Students who do not have sufficient financial aid to cover their semester charges need to pay a minimum of 50% of their balance after financial aid to avoid having their class schedules dropped.

  • A Business Operations hold will be placed on students who have had their classes dropped for non-payment.
  • Students will be notified via their MyFSU email their class schedule has been dropped.
  • Dropped students who are rescheduling during drop/add will need to have sufficient financial aid and/or pay fifty percent of the current semester charges (after financial aid) and the additional late registration hold to be lifted. Past due balances must be paid in full.

 

Students Registering During Late Registration Before Drop/Add Period:

Students who have their first registration activity during the late registration period (typically during the week preceding classes), will not have an E-bill statement placed online for them. Instead, they will need to look at their current activity in E-bill to view their charges and pending financial aid.  These students will need to make sure 50% of their current charges after financial aid are paid by the business day before classes begin to avoid having their classes dropped.  Then the student would be enrolled in the deferred payment plan and follow the remaining two portions of the payment plan terms.

Students Registering After Late Registration During Drop/Add Period:

Students who have no registration activity by the end of late registration, will also be charged the late registration fee of $100.00 when registration is completed. These students will also have a Business Operations hold placed on their account and will need to have sufficient financial aid and/or pay fifty percent of the current semester charges (after financial aid) to have the hold lifted prior to registration.

Students Registering For Additional Credits After Drop/Add Is Completed:

Students who wish to add additional credits via a four-part registration form approved by an instructor and/or Dean's Office need to have sufficient financial aid or pay 75% of the course charge to have the form processed and the credits added.

Students Registering After Drop/Add Is Completed:

If a student is not registered by the deadlines below for the semester, the Business Operations registration hold will not be lifted except in cases of a successful appeal to the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs. Appeal forms can be picked up at the Student Service Center, CSS 101. (Appeals must be approved by the VP of Academic Affairs before the student goes to their Deans Office for late registration approval.) As a part of this appeal, students must have sufficient financial aid and/or pay 75% of the current semester charges (after financial aid) and the additional late registration fee of $100.00. Past due balances must be paid in full.

Semester Deadline
Summer 2013 May 28, 2013
Fall 2013 August 20, 2013
Spring 2014 To Be Announced