Deferments on a Student Account

Deferments are temporary credits placed on your student account to reduce the amount you are required to pay by the settlement deadline. All deferments must be obtained from the office directly concerned, such as: Financial Aid, Student Financial Services, or Cashier's Office, well in advance of the fee payment deadline (Deadlines: See Schedule of Classes). If you are given a partial deferment, you must still pay the billing balance (the portion of your account that is not deferred) by the payment deadline.

• Short-Term
  30-day deferments are granted for up to $2,000.00 of the tuition balance. You must be enrolled in 3 or more units (or the equivalent) to receive any type of deferment. There is a non-refundable service charge of 5.0% of the deferred amount, due at the time the deferment is granted, in addition to the remaining billing balance.

  Applications must be signed in-person in the Cashier's Office.

• Tuition Reimbursement
  This program provides deferments to students whose employers agree to reimburse them for tuition and fees, and is administered by Student Financial Services.
  
• Financial Aid
  Only the central Financial Aid Department and Financial Aid departments in Medicine and Law can authorize and process deferments based on anticipated Financial Aid.

Deferments are only temporary credits and do not relieve you of the obligation to pay. Deferments made in anticipation of financial aid are not promises of aid, and if you do not receive anticipated aid, you are still responsible for paying the full account balance.

• When you are given a deferment, you should be told when it will expire.
• Your entire deferment will expire early if your billing balance becomes past due, or any check credited to your account is returned unpaid by the bank. You need to contact the Collections Office to resolve the problem.
• If you have credits posted to your account that exceed your billing balance, the portion of your deferment by which the credits exceed your billing balance will expire.
• If you change your enrollment after receiving a deferment and your tuition and fees are reduced, this can cause all or a portion of your deferment to expire. Dropping classes without adding at the same time may cause a deferment to expire. Check your billing balance each time you change your program and either pay this amount immediately or contact the department that gave you the deferment to find out if a new or additional deferment is appropriate.