Payment Options & Refunds

For your convenience, the College of St. Scholastica offers students many options to pay on their student account.

Payment Options:

1.Cash

The Cashier's Office is located in T1130.

2. Cashier's Check, Money Order or Personal Check

Checks and money orders should be made payable to The College of St. Scholastica, and include your student ID on the bottom. Checks and money orders can be mailed to the attention of the Business Office, 1200 Kenwood Avenue, Duluth, MN, 55811-4199 or dropped off at the cashier counter.

Effective March 15, 2007, when you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either 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. For inquiries please call the College of St. Scholastica Business Office at 1-800-447-5444 or 723-6092. When we use information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day you make your payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.

3. Automatic Payment Plan

{APP} is processed thru NelNet Business Solutions. This is a ten-month plan beginning July 5 and running through April 5. Send the completed APP brochure to the Student Accounts Office. Please return the entire brochure; do not detach the Budget Worksheet from it. The processing fee is $45.00 for the year or $25.00 per semester. All arrangements are handled through Student Accounts and must be made by the start of each term. Contact the Business Office at 218-723-6134 or 1-800-447-5444 ext 6134 to enroll in this plan.

4. Online Payment

For your convenience, The College of St. Scholastica offers two online payment methods for students and their parents. One is a credit card method, the other is an electronic check (ACH) method. Both require the student to log in using their student ID and password.

Electronic check online: We offer the electronic check option at no cost to you. You will be required to log in using your student ID and password. Be sure to follow the instructions, and input your bank's routing number and account number carefully. Do no use your debit card number.

Credit cards online: Electronic credit card payments are processed on behalf of CSS by CASHNet SmartPay (a 2.75% non-refundable convenience fee applies). Payments for tuition and other student charges can be made by using an acceptable credit card, including American Express, Diners Club, Discover or MasterCard. Visa is not accepted.  To avoid a convenience fee, but utilize the ability to pay online, students and parents can use the CASHNet SmartPay electronic check payment option.

With either online option, students have the capability to allow access to an authorized user to make payments to a student's account.

5. Employer Reimbursement for Tuition

It is your responsibility to contact the Business Office for payment arrangements if your employer is paying your tuition.

6. Financial Aid and Scholarships

Financial aid at The College of St. Scholastica may include scholarships, grants and/or loans. Complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form is available in high school guidance offices and colleges. It is also available on the Internet:http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/fafsa.jsp If your financial aid has been processed, you should see the amount awarded on your Schedule/Bill in the Credit/Anticipated Credits section. If you have not been awarded and you have completed your FAFSA, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

For information on financial aid programs, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 218-723-6047 or 1-800-447-5444 extension 6047.

7. Veterans Benefits

The Veterans Administration for the use of veterans' educational benefits has approved The College of St. Scholastica. Please contact George Beattie in the Registrar's Office at 218-723-6562 or 1-800-447-5444 extension 6562 for specific information. Chapter 31 students (Disabled Veterans) should contact Mark Jambor in the Business Office at 218-723-7046 or 1-800-447-5444 extension 7046 regarding their benefits.

Please note:

The due date for payment of your student account is two weeks prior to the start of each semester. If your financial aid hasn't been credited to your account, or circumstances prevent you from paying on time, please contact the Business Office at 218-723-6134 or 1-800-447-5444 extension 6134 with questions.

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REFUNDS
Registration Drop/Add or withdrawal from College:
A student who "drops" a course after a term begins must obtain a drop/add form from the Registrar's Office and personally process it through his/her instructor(s), advisor and the Registrar. When a student who has officially registered for an academic term drops a class(es) to bring him/her outside of the 12-18 credit plateau, the student may be entitled to a refund as outlined below. The student is responsible to fill out a drop/add form on a timely basis. Failure to do so may result in a reduction or forfeiture of refund. The official date of drop will be the date the drop was received in the Registrar's Office. A student may not drop a course after June 30 of each year. Students may appeal to the Registrar's Office if extenuating circumstances exist.

A student who is withdrawing must obtain a Withdrawal Form from the VP/Dean of Student Affairs and personally process it through the offices listed on that form.

16 /Week Sessions

Tuition, course/lab fees, room and board

If the registrar certifies that the student dropped during the drop/add period of the course or before..................................................................................................................100% refund

When the student has attended classes and has processed the drop/add or withdrawal form to cancel within:

Weeks three and four...............................................................................................75% refund

Weeks five and six...................................................................................................50% refund

Weeks seven and eight.............................................................................................25% refund

Week nine and therafter.............................................................................................no refund

Refunds are calculated using the starting dates of each term, not the day individual classes begin.

8 /Week Sessions

Tuition, course/lab fees, room and board

If the registrar certifies that the student dropped during the drop/add period of the course or before...................................................................................................................100% refund

When the student has attended classes and has processed the drop/add or withdrawal form to cancel within:

Week two...............................................................................................................75% refund

Week three.............................................................................................................50% refund

Week four...............................................................................................................25% refund

Week five and thereafter............................................................................................no refund

Refunds are calculated using the starting dates of each term, not the day individual classes begin.

Should you drop a course or withdraw from the college, your refund will be calculated according to the above schedule (subject to federal, state and institutional financial aid regulations).

PERKINS AND NURSING STUDENT LOAN RECIPIENTS
Students who have been awarded a Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Nursing Student Loan can sign his/her promissory note at http://www.css.edu/apply.xml. It is the student's responsibility to sign before the third week of the term.