Portland State Business Affairs | Student Accounts Office-Page Detail

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Billing statements are mailed monthly, with payment due on the 10th day of the following month. Your account balance is available from the PSU website: www.banweb.pdx.edu under Student Services. Interest is assessed on previously billed account balances at the rate of 12% per annum (0.03288% daily rate). A billing charge is also assessed on previously billed account balances.

Questions regarding tuition and tuition related fees, or your account in general, should be directed to this office. Questions regarding specific charges such as housing, library fines, parking fines, gym fines, etc. should be directed to that department.

Transcript, Registration, Diploma and Current Address Holds

If you are unable to access your account online, you may have a transcript or registration hold. To view the hold information, go to: www.banweb.pdx.edu.

A Registration Hold will be placed on an account under the following circumstances:

· Prior term balance of $100 or more, or

· Current term balance of $1000 (resident) or $2500 (non-resident), or

· Unsatisfied Perkins Loan requirement(s), or

· An account transferred to a collection agency, or

· An account with a stop payment or an unsettled return check, or

· An account that’s been written off.

During the 2008-2009 academic year registration holds will be placed on accounts on the following dates:

Winter Term 2009 Registration Holds

11/07/08
Resident Status: Fall Term account balances must be under $1000 by November 7^th 2008 to register for Winter Term.

11/07/08 Non-Resident Status: Fall Term account balances must be under $2500 by November 7^th 2008 to register for Winter Term.

12/15/08 Fall Term account balances must be under $100 by December 15^th 2008 to register for Winter Term.

Spring Term 2009 Registration Holds

02/13/09
Resident Status: Winter Term account balances must be under $1000 by February 13^th 2009 to register for Spring Term.

02/13/09 Non-Resident Status: Winter Term account balances must be under $2500 by February 13^th 2009 to register for Spring Term.

03/23/09 Winter Term account balance must be under $100 by March 23^rd 2009 to register for Spring Term classes.

A Transcript Hold is placed on an account with an outstanding balance. Transcripts will not be released for students with a balance due on their account.

A Perkins Hold is placed on an account which requires a Perkins Exit-Interview and/or is delinquent.

A Diploma Hold is placed on an account with an outstanding balance or unsatisfied Perkins requirements. Diplomas will not be released for students with a balance due on their account.

A Current Address Hold is placed on a student’s account with an invalid address.

Short Term Loans

Current term students may apply for a short-term loan. The loan must be repaid before the end of the quarter. To be eligible you must meet all of the following conditions:

1. Be enrolled for the current term, this includes summer term, and

2. Have a Revolving Charge Account Plan (RCAP) contract on file with PSU, and

3. Have paid one-third of tuition, fees and housing for the current term (one-half for Summer term) using the Revolving Charge Account Plan (RCAP) or have been "awarded" financial aid, and

4. Have no past due (previous term) outstanding balances, and

5. Have no other short term loans outstanding, and

6. There is a limit of two short term loans per term, no exceptions.

There is a small fee associated with this loan service depending on the size of the short term loan.

Emergency Short Term Loan Disbursement Dates
Fall 08 9/22 - 12/12
Winter 09 12/29 - 3/20
Spring 09 3/23 -6/12
Summer 09 6/15 - 8/15

Tuition Refunds

Refunds are issued on accounts when a credit balance is created on dropped classes. Refund penalties may apply, which may reduce the refund. Drops involving financial aid must be approved by the Financial Aid Office before a refund is issued. Payments made by bankcard will have any refund credited back to the card. All other refunds are sent to HigherOne to be disbursed via your selected refund option, OneAccount, Direct Deposit to your existing checking account or paper check via mail. Refunds take 4-6 weeks to process.

Returned Checks and Stop Payment Checks

If a check is not honored by the payer's bank and is returned to the University, the consequences are serious. The service charge for returned check collection is $25.00 per item, regardless of the amount of the check or the reason it was returned. Returned checks will be billed on your student account - this means that you will see a charge back for the amount of the check. A hold will be placed on your student account, preventing any additional registration activity, until the situation is resolved. PSU is not responsible for any fees that your bank charges you as a result of writing checks against funds not on deposit at your bank.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOUR CHECK IS RETURN TO PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY AS NON-SUFFICIENT FUNDS YOU MAY BE DROPPED FROM YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE REGISTRATIONS.

Check writing privileges will be suspended if two checks are returned and all future payments must be made in cash, cashier checks, money orders, certified checks, debit card or Visa/MC.