Billing & Installment Plans

Effective Fall 2007, students enrolling in credit courses are no longer required to pay at the time of registration. Tuition and fees for credit courses are billed monthly by the University and payments should be sent directly to CSU. Students are eligible for installment plans if they register before the registration deadlines (see below).

Installment Plans

Installment plans are automatically applied to your account balance for fall and spring semesters as determined by the total due and the date your registration is processed. Installment plans are not offered for the summer semester. You are eligible for an installment plan if your account balance totals more than $500 and if your registration is received prior to the deadlines displayed below. If you register after the deadlines, or if your billing total is less than $500, you are not eligible to receive an installment plan and are billed in full on the next billing statement.

	3-part Installment Plan	2-Part Installment Plan
Fall:	July 10	August 10
Spring:	December 10	January 10

If you register prior to the first billing date, you will receive a 3-part installment plan, where you will pay 1/3 of your account balance per billing cycle. If you register by the second billing date, you will receive a 2-part installment plan where you will pay 1/2 of your account balance per billing cycle. Any new charges added to your account after an installment plan has been applied are billed in full on the next billing statement.

Billing Statements

You will receive a billing statement from the University for any month for which you have activity on your account. Each statement has detailed financial information relating to each billing period and is not cumulative.

Each statement includes a due date indicating when payment must arrive at the University Cashier's Office. Payment due dates occur on the 10th of each month or the following business day if the 10th falls on a weekend or University holiday. Mailed payments must reach the University Cashier's Office by 4 pm on the due date. Payments by check are processed when received — postmarks do not apply and future dates are not honored.

Please note: The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) no longer accepts payment for credit courses; payments sent to DCE are forwarded to the University Cashier's Office.

To encourage prompt payment, the University assesses a 1.5% per month late charge on the past due amount if the payment does not arrive by the due date. In addition to the late charge, the University places a hold on future registrations, grades, and transcript requests.

Billing Address

Statements are mailed to your current address on file with the University, unless you create a separate billing address. To set up a billing address, go to RamWeb and click on "Address/Telephone Update".

Sponsored Billing

Students who are sponsored by a third party can request billing of tuition, course fees, and other related educational expenses be forwarded to their sponsors. Students or sponsors may request sponsor billing by providing an official letter or other authorizing document. Military organizations and most employers have official documentation; see your benefits office for more information or email charlotte.shanahan@colostate.edu for assistance in determining the appropriate paperwork to file.

Authorizing documentation must be received before the first due date of the semester to avoid late charges being assessed. It is important to plan ahead to avoid problems. Students should submit documents to:

Email:	charlotte.shanahan@colostate.edu
Mail:	Colorado State University Sponsor Accounts Receivable 6024 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-6024
Fax:	(970) 491-2452

Sponsor payments must be received by the due date on the sponsor invoice in order for you to be eligible to continue enrollment in subsequent terms. In any sponsored billing arrangement, you are ultimately responsible for the payment of University charges. If your sponsor fails to pay any amount invoiced, the original charges are returned to your student account and late charges are applied if payment is not received by the first due date. A non-refundable $40 Sponsor Billing Service Charge (per student per semester) is applied to all sponsored billings.