• Introduction
• What CAN Be Deferred
• What CANNOT be Included as Part of the Plan
• Financial Aid & Scholarships
• Additional Information
• Installment Payment Plan Due Dates
• Regular Payment Schedule
• Plan Examples :
  • Fall
  • Spring
• Payment Methods
• Application

Introduction

Pay for Fall and Spring Semester in 9 easy payments (must be calculated separately) or choose to pay by semester.

Bowling Green State University gives you the option of paying for your tuition, room, meals and class fees in four payments for Fall and 5 payments for Spring semester.

A $60.00 non-refundable enrollment fee, signed application and appropriate payment are required for enrollment in the 9 payment plan. If you wish to sign up for only one specific semester, the enrollment fee is $35.00. The minimum balance for enrollment is $250.00. After the signed application, enrollment fee and appropriate payment are received, a letter detailing your expected monthly installments will be sent to your billing address.

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What CAN Be Deferred On The Payment Plan

As a convenience to Bowling Green State University students and families, the Installment Payment Plan may be used to pay for the following expenses:

• Instructional and General Fees (non-resident fee if applicable), Room, Meal Plan and Residential Technology Fee
• Legal Service Option
• University charged health insurance
• Learning Communities such as: Chapman, Health Science, Impact and Arts Village Fee
• All course related fees (including Aerotechnology, Excess Credit Fee and Registration Fee)

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What CANNOT be Included as Part of the Plan

Student's expenses such as:

• Health Center Charges
• Library Fines
• Parking Fines, Parking Permits

These charges and any other miscellaneous charges must be paid by the due date indicated on the monthly bill from the Office of the Bursar. It is the student's/family's responsibility to know the due dates and make payments on time even though a statement may not have been received in the mail. (Statements are sent to the permanent address unless otherwise requested).

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Financial Aid & Scholarships

You may subtract your approved financial aid (do not use Workstudy) and scholarships (please send us a copy of any outside scholarship awards as proof) from your account balance and budget the remainder of your room, meals and/or fees on the Installment Payment Plan. If financial aid, scholarships and any outside awards are received after the first payment has been made, you may elect to have your plan recalculated. Please submit a letter to our office asking for the recalculation. If you choose not to have your plan recalculated, the financial aid will be applied to future installments as payment. If financial aid is decreased after enrollment in the payment plan and you do not request a recalculation, you will be billed for the difference in full.

Include only the amount of your approved financial aid and scholarships to be applied to the specific semester. For example, if you received a Perkins Loan for the academic year, then you would apply one-half of the loan amount to the Fall Semester budget and the other half to the Spring Semester budget.

If you have not signed your promissory note or done your entrance interview for your direct loans, please do so immediately at: http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sfa/page43084.html

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Additional Information

Students may make a larger initial payment than required. The remaining balance may then be paid in installments, which will be calculated and billed by the Office of the Bursar.

Students must pay all of their outstanding balance from the previous semester before they can participate in the next successive semester's Installment Payment Plan. The first payment cannot be paid by financial aid or scholarships. Accounts having previous delinquency problems may be denied enrollment.

Please keep payments current to avoid possible holds of grades, registration, transcripts, diplomas and other University services. Accounts 60 days delinquent will be removed from the payment plan with the total balance due immediately.

A late fee will be assessed for each partial or full payment made after the due date and every subsequent month the account remains delinquent. In addition to installment payments, miscellaneous charges not paid by the due date can result in the assessment of a service charge and holds being placed on grades, transcripts, diplomas, registration and other University services until the account is current. Please pay promptly to avoid these penalties.

A monthly statement will be sent to participating students/families
However, it is the participant's responsibility to know the payment due dates and make payments on time, even though you may not have received a statement in the mail. The statement will show the Total Amount Now Due. Included in this total is the Installment Payment Plan amount plus any other miscellaneous University charges.

Students may view their Bursar Account on-line at: https://my.bgsu.edu
Sunday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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Installment Payment Plan Payment Due Dates

Tuition, room and meals each semester are due according to the following schedule.

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Regular Payment Schedule

Participation in the Installment Payment Plan is completely voluntary. University expenses may be paid in full, according to the payment schedule below.

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Plan Examples

Examples use fee rates for Ohio resident, full-time students matriculating Summer 2002 and beyond. For additional fee rates see fees webpage.

Example For Fall Semester (4 Payments)

Example For Spring Semester

Payments for fall semester and payments for spring semester must be calculated separately (do not take the entire year and divide it by 9).

Fees are subject to change at any time by the Board of Trustees' approval. The above is for example purposes only.

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Payment Methods

Pay your Bursar Bill Online!

We accept MasterCard or Discover credit cards or your checking or savings account to pay on line. Students can access payments via My BGSU. This service is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Payments are received with 48 hours in the normal course of business.

We no longer accept credit cards in the mail or in person. Credit cards will only be accepted on our pay online website or through the toll-free number listed below. A convenience fee, in addition to your payment amount, is charged by our servicing company, Sallie Mae. BGSU does not receive any portion of this fee.

Toll-Free Number 1-866-364-4176

Office of the Bursar
Bowling Green State University
1001 E Wooster Street
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0100
Located in Room 132 of the Administration Building

Normal Business Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Summer Hours (May 8 - August 4)
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Application Form for Fall 2008 - There is no payment plan for summer.

The Installment Payment Plan Application is available online as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The same form will be used if you choose the per semester plan. You will need Adobe Reader to access the file. Simply download the file, open it in Adobe Reader, fill it out online then print it out. Make sure the form is signed when you submit it.

When you have completed the Application, mail it to:

Office of the Bursar
Bowling Green State University
1001 E Wooster Street
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0100

or fax to: 419-372-7665

If you have problems using the form online, email bursar@bgnet.bgsu.edu and we will send the necessary forms.

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