RE: Tuition late fees

From: Savage, Glenn E (savageg@exchange.winthrop.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 09:09:22 EST

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    At Winthrop University, we are on SIS-PLUS. Financial aid is shown on
    the student's account as "estimated financial aid". The balance due is
    the difference between the student charges and estimated financial aid.

    We send out statements about 4 weeks before student fees are due, so if
    the aid on the statement is not what the student expected, we get a
    call. If the aid is in process, we ask the student to check their
    account via the Web for an updated balance due - once they see their
    estimated aid has been posted to their account, they can remit the "new"
    balance due in full or participate in our payment plan (our payment plan
    is four monthly payments of 25% each with the first payment due in
    August).

    In the event aid is not finalized by the payment deadline, we ask the
    students to go on the payment plan until their aid is finalized. Of
    course, we grant extensions in hardship cases.

    The students know it is important to have their accounts cleared by the
    deadline since we cancel schedules for non-payment.

    Glenn Savage, CPA
    Assistant Controller
    Winthrop University
    Phone: 803-323-2165
    FAX: 803-323-2286
    e-mail: savageg@winthrop.edu
     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Donna Davidson [mailto:DavidsonD@lrcnt2.lrc.edu]
    Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 8:14 AM
    To: bursar-l@virginia.edu
    Subject: FW: Tuition late fees

    I would be interested in knowing how the two schools that answered below
    handle pending aid situations? Here at L-R, we have a lot of trouble
    getting an exact balance due one month prior to classes beginning.
    There
    are always cases of students who have not been awarded yet, or parents
    who
    have applied for loans, but have not been approved yet.
    What do you do about the students who walk in on the first day of class
    and
    register and apply for aid at once? Do you require that they pay in
    full or
    you drop them or are they given some type of grace period for F/A to be
    awarded?
    I would like to go to a flat late payment fee or drop from classes, but
    the
    way our system is set up, I don't see how that's possible.

    Any input??

    Donna G. Davidson, Student Accounts
    LR Box 7164
    Hickory, NC 28603
    davidsond@lrc.edu
    (828) 328-7105 tty/voice
    www.lrc.edu

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Denis Riker [mailto:driker@barnard.edu]
    Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 12:16 PM
    To: bursar-l@virginia.edu
    Subject: Re: Tuition late fees

    Barnard College charges a $75 late payment fee. Payment is due
    approximately one month before the term begins.

    At 08:53 AM 3/22/02 -0500, Loretta Prather wrote:
    >Do schools charge a late fee if tuition isn't paid by the deadline?
    If
    >so, what amount do you charge? The University of North Dakota
    requires
    >that tuition and fees be paid by the tenth day after the beginning of
    >the term. Students that don't pay by that date are assessed a $25.00
    >late fee. Students then have one week to pay or they are canceled for
    >lack of fee payment. Please reply to the list with any input.
    Thanks.
    >
    >Loretta Prather
    >Assistant Bursar
    >University of North Dakota
    >Grand Forks, ND

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    Barnard College, Columbia University
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    Voice: (212) 854-2026
    Fax: (212) 854-3888
    E-mail: driker@barnard.edu
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