Students with no prior outstanding tuition/fees may request that
payment(s) of tuition and fees be deferred based on self-reported
demonstrated sources of funding from the University, government or
other external agencies. Such requests will be granted on a term by
term basis during which time no interest or late payment charges
will be applied on the fees covered by the deferral while the deferral is effective. Once the deferral has ended, notification will be sent and fees will be due in full by the next payment deadline, otherwise interest and late payment fees will apply. The length of
time that a fee deferral is in effect will depend on the nature of
the fee deferral. For the list of deferrals and their duration,
please refer to the Student Accounts website.
Students may apply for a fee deferral via "Defer Payment of
Tuition and Fees" through the Financial Aid/Awards menu on Minerva,
selecting the category applicable to their situation. All
applicants will be verified to ensure they have self-reported their
situation accurately.
The Minerva application for deferral of tuition fees form is
available in mid-July for the Fall term (mid-December for the
Winter, and early April for the Summer). Students who apply up to
the fee deadline can be assured that the deferral will be in effect
prior to interest being charged on their account. Note that
students who apply late may not request cancellation of
interest.
A fee deferral generally covers the amount of the Fall (Winter
or Summer) term charges, which include tuition, administrative, and
certain academic fees, as well as health and dental insurance. Charges not
covered by the tuition deferral include鈥攂ut are not limited to鈥攈ousing charges, meal plans, printing charges, or any other amounts
owing that are not considered registration charges. Interest on
outstanding already-billed amounts will continue to be charged on a
monthly basis excluding amounts covered by the student aid tuition
deferral.
Students are reminded that tuition and student housing fees have
first call upon financial aid received from any source.