Payment Agreement Form

The payment agreement form will allow you to indicate your choice of payment plans. If you have not received this form, please call toll-free (877) 304-4273 and request that one be mailed to you.

Past due balances

• Finance charges of 1% each month (12% annual) will be charged on any portion of the account which becomes past-due.
• Requests for transcripts will not be honored with an outstanding or past-due balance.
• Registration for the following semester will not be allowed.
• If a student makes little or no effort toward fulfilling the payment obligations, he or she may be suspended from extra-curricular activities or from the university.

Statements

Tuition statements will only be sent electronically (via email) to students and eligible parents. The billing statement will be sent from the Business Office at Saint Mary's. Please verify that Saint Mary's University email is not blocked by your spam filter.

If you do not receive an eBill, please notify the Business Office at businessoffice@smumn.edu.

Deposits

Current students are required to pay a $500 registration deposit due March 5. This deposit will allow registration for the fall term and is non-refundable, but will be applied to fall semester billing. Any student who has secured campus housing and at a later date decides to live off-campus will forfeit this deposit.

Students entering Saint Mary's in August 2009 will be required to pay the $300 confirmation of attendance due upon acceptance.

Payment Plans

The following payment plans were designed to assist your family as it prepares for and budgets for the cost of your education. You may choose either the Standard Payment Plan or the 10-Payment Plan to fit your need.

Standard Payment Plan

The annual fees will be divided into two semesters. All semester charges minus the pending financial aid for the semester are to be paid by August 5, 2008 for the first semester and January 5, 2009 for the second semester. Work study is not included in determining the payment plan. Once computed, your payment could change if changes are made to a financial aid package.

Any additional fees such as special course fees, health service charges etc., are to be paid by the 5th of the month following their appearance on the statement.

10-Payment Plan
The annual fees will be divided into 10 equal payments minus any pending financial aid. Each of the 10 payments will be due the fifth day of the month, commencing July 5 with the final scheduled payment due April 5. Work study is not included in determining the payment plan. Once computed, your payment could change if changes are made to a financial aid package.

Any additional fees such as special course fees, health service charges etc., will increase the payment due the month following their appearance on the statement.