Fee Payment Dates and Procedures

Please follow the instructions listed below to assure a smooth start for the 2008 Spring Semester at Pittsburg State University:

PAYMENT OF FEES

        Fees must be paid by 3:30 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2008 for all students who have early enrolled.  Fees are due by the January 24 deadline to hold all classes in which students have enrolled.  Enrollments will be canceled for students who do not pay by the January 24, 2008 deadline.

        Pay Online by Credit or Debit Card

Access the web site http://www.pittstate.edu.  Log on to GUS using your GUS ID and PIN number.  Click on Student Accounts.  Follow the instructions for paying tuition with a credit card.  Fees may be paid with Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express.

        Pay by Mail (Avoid Lines)

                Send check or money order payable to Pittsburg State University for the total amount of Fee Balance Due.  Return the bottom portion of the Fee Statement to Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts, Pittsburg State University, 1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762-7535. 

        Pay by Credit Card

Fees may be paid with Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express by sending your card number and expiration date with bottom portion of the Fee Statement.

        Pay in Person                                                 

                8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts, Room 112, Horace Mann.

        Pay Fees - Other Methods (Avoid Lines)

                A deposit slot is available at the Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts, Room 112, Horace Mann, for after-hours payment.  Building hours are 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday.

IF YOU HAVE A LOAN, GRANT, SCHOLARSHIP, OR OUTSIDE SPONSORSHIP

        Students are required to access GUS on-line to verify their enrollment in order to have their financial aid applied to their accounts.  This verification must be completed for EACH new semester.  Students will access the web site http://www.pittstate.edu   Click on GUS.  Enter your GUS ID and PIN #.  If you do not have a GUS ID and PIN #, take photo ID to the OIS Service Window, Room 109 Whitesitt.  Through this process, students will verify the classes in which they have enrolled.  All University charges are required to be paid in full before financial aid refunds will be disbursed to the student.  If a student has any academic holds, this will also be noted on the web site  Please note that students with a University HOLD on their records will be required to either have the hold removed or obtain permission from the applicable University department.  Students may verify their enrollment for the Spring 2008 semester beginning January 4, 2008.  Students must maintain all financial assistance and University requirements (i.e. no academic holds, enrolled in the number of hours in which aid was based) to insure that their financial aid is available at the beginning of the semester.

        Students will now receive any financial assistance refund monies through their new Gorilla ID card.  The monies will be deposited into the student’s Gorilla checking account at Commerce Bank.  The students may utilize their Gorilla ID card as an ATM card.   Students should contact the Commerce Bank branch in the Overman Student Center (620) 235-6378 for any additional banking information.  Students may also find additional information on the Gorilla Card web site, http://www.pittstate.edu/union/gorillacard/index.html. Should the student not wish to utilize the free checking account, the student may request a counter check for the funds from any of the four branches of Commerce Bank.  

        Students who pay fees by a paper loan check, scholarship or outside sponsorship (3rd Party) of any kind must report to the Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts, Room 112, Horace Mann to have their student accounts validated by the deadline January 24, 2008.  Failure to report to the Cashiers will result in cancellation of your enrollment. 

        If you have any questions, please call the Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts at 620-235-4092.

LATE PENALTY FEE AND RETURNED CHECK FEE

        Fees must be paid by 3:30 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2008.  Students who fail to pay their fees by the due date will have their enrollment cancelled.  Students enrolling or re-enrolling beginning January 25, 2008, will be charged a late fee penalty of $30.00.

        Students will be charged a $30.00 fee for returned checks.

ADDRESS INFORMATION

        Addresses and other demographic information can be changed by you at the GUS Page through the Pittsburg State Home Page at personal demographics.   You may choose to have your address and/or phone number unlisted on the “on-line directory” under “Directory Preferences”.

STUDENTS WHO DO NOT PLAN TO ATTEND PITTSBURGSTATEUNIVERSITY

        If you have early-enrolled, but have decided you will not attend Pittsburg State University this spring, please call the Registrar’s Office (620-235-4200) and indicate you wish to withdraw from all spring semester classes.  We will cancel your enrollment and release your classes for use by other students.

PARKING

        The entire campus is zoned for permit parking.  Zone permits may be obtained at the University Police and Parking Services Office in Shirk Hall. 

HOUSING FEES

        Fees for university housing will be mailed approximately January 12, 2008 by the Office of University Housing.

CLASSES BEGIN THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008

TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997

Important Tax Information

        The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 offers several educational tax benefits for students to consider.  Taxpayers with qualifying tuition and related expenses may claim this benefit for themselves and their dependent children.

        The Pittsburg State University Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts is required to report students who are attending at least half-time, and those students in a graduate program at PSU, to the Internal Revenue Service.

        In January 2008, the Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts will mail the 1098-T (Tuition Payments Statement) with a detailed listing of all tuition, fee and related payment information, to each student who paid tuition at PSU in 2007.

        This document will be mailed to your permanent address as listed by the Registrar’s Office.  Students will also have the ability to retrieve their 1098-T information on GUS after January 15, 2008.

        PLEASE NOTE:  Pittsburg State University will be closed from December 24, 2007 to January 1, 2008 for the holiday break.  Payments must be received in the Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts by the close of business December 21, 2007, to be included on the 1098-T form for 2007.

CONSUMER INFORMATION

        In accordance with federal regulations set forth by The Higher Education Act of 1965 (amended in 1998), a summary of consumer information must be made available to all students at Pittsburg State University.  The information is available at www.pittstate.edu/RightToKnow  If you need assistance obtaining information listed or would like a paper copy, contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance, 103 Horace Mann, (620-235-4240) or visit them on the web at www.pittstate.edu/finaid.