I applied for financial aid, do I have to pay my bill?<\/a> <\/a>Q: I applied for financial aid, do I have to pay my bill?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: You will be required to pay any balance not covered by financial aid by the due date.<\/p>\n Financial aid is listed under the anticipated credit section of your bill and is deducted from your account balance. If you recently accepted your financial aid and completed your requirements, your online bill will be updated once a week. Financial Aid information is reflected in our billing system in real time but statement bills are posted online regularly during July and August and December and January.\u00a0 Please contact the Office of Financial Aid at wcsufinancialaid@wcsu.edu<\/a> or at 203-837-8580 if you have any questions regarding financial aid.<\/p>\n <\/a>Q: I am unable to pay my bill in full by the due date, what can I do?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: Western Connecticut State University realizes that managing the cost of education is a challenge for many families and offers all students a payment plan, enrollment into the plan must be done online through the billing portal.\u00a0 The cost to enroll in the payment plan is $45 per semester and there are no interest or finance charges. It is easy to enroll in the payment plan online and students must go through the enrollment process each semester that they want to use the payment plan to pay for their semester charges. Once you set up your plan, payments are made automatically. For more information, select the “Payment Plan<\/strong>” option from the left hand menu options from the Cashier’s Office main webpage.<\/p>\n To enroll in the online payment plan:<\/p>\n Payment Methods:<\/strong> <\/a>Q: When will I receive a bill?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: Bills are available online to view once you register. If you live on campus, please check with the Residence Life Office as to when your housing and meal plan will be added to your bill. Bills are not mailed home, and can be viewed online 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n <\/a>Q: What happens if I do not pay my bill?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: In order to move into your residence hall, payment arrangements need to be made to your account. You may also be subject to a $50 late fee and a hold on your account until your balance is paid.<\/p>\n <\/a>Q: When are bills due?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: Fall bills are due on July 15th. Spring semester bills are due December 15th. Payment for summer, winter intersession and spring break is due at the time of registration.<\/p>\n <\/a>Q: What are my payment options?<\/strong><\/p>\n Payment Options:<\/p>\n Notice regarding Electronic Check Conversion: <\/strong>When you provide a check as payment, you authorize WCSU to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.<\/p>\n All credit card payments must be made online; WCSU cannot\u00a0accept credit card payments at the Cashier’s Office, via fax or phone.<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Q. When will my financial aid refund be available?<\/strong><\/p>\n At the\u00a0start of the Fall and Spring semester, the Financial Aid Office may begin to disburse financial aid onto students accounts.\u00a0 Any remaining credit\u00a0balance after your student account has been paid in full will be refunded to you by the Cashier\u2019s Office.\u00a0\u00a0Students will receive an email notification to their WCSU email address when their refund has been processed.<\/p>\n To expedite your refund,\u00a0please go online to set up your account for direct deposit<\/strong><\/span>. Please follow the instructions below to set up your account for direct deposit:<\/p>\n
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\nCredit\/debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) all credit card transactions are subject to a 2.95% \/$3 minimum service fee.<\/p>\n\n