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Overview (and Account Status):
ACCOUNT BALANCE
The 'Account Balance' displayed on the OVERVIEW page is the sum of:
the 'Amount Due' from your last billing statement and any NEW 'transactions'.
FALL / SPRING:
ALL tuition and fees are due by 5pm PST on the Friday before the first day of classes.
SUMMER:
Summer charges are posted at the time of registration and billed on the next billing statement,
with payment due on the due date listed on the billing statement
(regardless of when classes actually start).
The USCe.pay OVERVIEW page displays:
| Name: |
Displays student name (as found on USC records). |
Account
Status: |
Displays status of student's account: Current, Past-due, etc. If the account is past-due 30 days or less, the status may still display as 'Current'. |
Minimum
Payment
Due: |
The amount of the minimum payment which is due by the due date (below). This amount may include past-due amounts from previous months. If you register late for Fall / Spring terms, or have activity on your account which results in additional charges, the additional charges must be paid in full by Friday of the same week in which they were incurred or they may be subject to late payment fees.
See 'due date' information below for more information about when tuition & fee payments are due.
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| Due Date: |
This date represents the due date for payment of the minimum payment amount (prior to 5pm). Late fees and penalties may be charged if payment is not received by 5pm on this date.
For Fall / Spring terms:
- during registration periods for Fall and Spring terms, all tuition & fees are due by 5pm on the Friday before the start of classes. After the start of classes a late fee of $100 is assessed each Monday for student accounts which have not been settled (paid) in full.
- During LATE registration for Fall and Spring terms, tuition & fees are due by 5pm on the Friday of the week in which the changes occured.
For Summer terms:
- Summer charges are posted at the time of registration and billed on the next billing statement, with payment due on the due date listed on the billing statement (regardless of when classes actually start).
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Account
Balance: |
The current account balance is the sum of your last student account billing statement balance and any unbilled debits or credits to your student account which have occurred since then, ie:
balance from most recent billing statement
+ new transactions (payments, charges, etc.)
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= current account balance |
Deferred
Balance: |
Deferred balance represents charges for which the due date has been temporarily postponed due to pending Financial Aid, etc. If a deferment expires and there is still a balance due, late fees & penalties will be assessed. |
Message
of the Day: |
USCe.pay system messages for all users with time-sensitive information from Student Financial Services departments.
- For epay guests this message displays as you login, before you get to the Overview page.
- For students accessing epay from OASIS or myUSC, this message displays at the bottom of the OVERVIEW page.
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EXAMPLE:
In this example, it is 07/22/2008 and the student has pre-registered for Fall 2008. Tuition & fees for pre-registered students are 'posted' a few days before Fall / Spring billing statements are generated (about one month before the start of classes). Since the 'Minimum Payment Due' for the upcoming payment deadline on '07/25/2008' is '$ .00', either there were:
a) no charges billed on the previous month's statement, or
b) the student has already settled the account, or the amount due has been deferred by Financial Aid due to anticipated financial aid funds.
This sample student will be billed on their next billing statement, in the amount of $19,066.79 ('Account Balance') for Fall 2008 tuition and fees, which will be due by 5pm PST on the Fall payment deadline (08/22/2008). If unpaid, late fees & penalties may be assessed.
Once the Fall 2008 billing statement is generated (covering the period from 06/28/2008-07/25/2008), the USCe.pay 'Due Date' will become the Fall 2008 Settlement deadline (which is the Friday before the start of classes or 08/22/2008) and the 'Minimum Payment Due' will become $19,066.79. If any classes are added between the 07/25/2008 billing date and the Fall payment deadline, the appropriate tuition & fees will be added to the minimum payment amount and must also be settled (paid) by 5pm on the Fall 2008 payment due date.
If the student has any Financial Aid pending, the Office of Financial Aid may enter an amount to be deferred until the assistance is received, which would reduce the 'Minimum Payment Due', and display as the 'Deferred Balance'.
Important Notes About Payments:
- To avoid late fees and penalties, payments should be received by the university by the settlement deadline (see term's Schedule of Classes: Registration Calendar).
- Inability to access or use USCe.pay does not relieve students from the responsibility to meet the settlement deadline.
- If you enroll or have a change of program that results in additional charges to your student account, the additional charges must be paid by Friday of the same week in which they were incurred or they may be subject to late payment fees.
- Charges which are not part of registration (Housing, USCard, etc.), are due when billed (ie: by the due date on the monthly billing statement).
* During fall and spring registration periods all tuition and fees are due by 5pm on the Friday before the first day of classes. Summer tuition and fees are due at the time of registration, ie: when billed.
** The USC Payment Plan is a line of credit established with the USC Student Financial Services Office using a service provider (CashNet). Payment Plan information is only available to students and their OASIS guest users via OASIS.
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