2023 Summer Important Dates
| Tuition Assessed | May 1, 2023 |
| 3-Payment Plan Available | May 2, 2023 |
| (Due dates: May 5, Jun 5, Jul 5) | |
| Verification of Enrollment Begins | May 14, 2023 |
| Financial Aid and Scholarships Applied | June 1, 2023 |
| *Tuition Due | June 6, 2023 |
2023 Fall Important Dates
| Tuition Assessed | July 10, 2023 |
| 4-Payment Plan Available | July 25, 2023 |
| (Due dates: Aug 5, Sep 5, Oct 5, Nov 5) | |
| Verification of Enrollment Begins | July 31, 2023 |
| Financial Aid and Scholarships Applied | August 14, 2023 |
| *Tuition Due | August 28, 2023 |
Online MBA and other Session-Based Programs should refer to the appropriate Academic Calendar for payment deadlines.
Three ways to pay your bill:
· Online: Click here to pay.
· By Mail: If you wish to pay by paper check, please include your PSU ID on the bottom of the check. Mail your payment to: Pittsburg State University, Cashiers & Student Accounts Office, 1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762-7536.
· In Person: You can pay in person by cash, money order, traveler’s check, cashier’s check, or personal check (all checks must be in US Dollars) at the Office of Cashiers & Student Accounts, Room 112 Horace Mann, during normal business hours. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Cashiers and Student Accounts Office cannot accept in-person debit or credit card payments.
FAQs
Why is there a 2.9% convenience fee for using a card?
There is a cost to the University for accepting credit and debit cards; these charges would be passed to the University in the form of merchant fees billed by the card companies, if we did not use a third-party vendor. CASHNet is our third-party vendor that establishes the rate and collects the charges for the convenience fee. (PSU does not control the rate charged or receive any additional proceeds from this charge.)
What if I am unable to pay my tuition and or housing in full?
PSU offers both a tuition payment plan and a housing payment plan. The cost of each plan is $25 per semester per plan. By signing up for the plan(s) by August 5th for the fall semester or by January 5th for the spring semester, you agree to make four (4) installment payments. Following your initial payment of one fourth of the total owed, there are three subsequent payments due on the 5th of the three following months. For example: If you enter a payment plan on August 5th, you will have payments due on September 5th, October 5th, and November 5th for the fall semester. If your payments are not made in full by the 5th for each payment, a $25 late fee will apply.
Pittsburg State University offers both a tuition payment plan and a housing payment plan. Students may enroll in a payment plan for both tuition and housing costs, however they require two separate plans.
Students with scholarship(s) or student financial assistance may choose to postpone signing up for the payment plan until their awards have been posted to their student account or the semester due date. By delaying enrollment in a payment plan, your scholarships/awards will have reduced the total balance due, therefore reducing the monthly installments. Be sure to enroll in a payment plan before the semester due date.
Is there a cost for the tuition and/or housing payment plans?
The contract activation fee to register for each payment plan is $25 (i.e. if a student wishes to enroll in a tuition payment plan and a housing payment plan, there will be a $25 charge for the tuition payment plan and an additional $25 charge for the housing payment plan). The payment plan contract activation fee of $25 is charged for each semester that a student enrolls in a payment plan.
Is there a late fee for a late or missed payment?
Yes, a payment plan late fee of $25 per late or missed payment will be assessed to the student's account. Additionally, a hold will be placed on the student's record, which prevents students from being able to enroll for future terms. If all payments are made in a timely manner, by the 5th of each month, there will be no additional fees incurred.
How to enroll in a payment plan
Click here for the payment plan installment schedule
Pittsburg State University is pleased to offer electronic billing notification, also known as eBill. The eBills will include the student's tuition and fees, housing, and international student health insurance. In order to provide quick, convenient service and eliminate mailing delays, Cashiers and Student Accounts Office sends billing notifications electronically to each student's PSU e-mail address. Statement cutoff dates will be the 25th of each month and will be available for viewing online within a few days. An e-mail notification will be sent to the students' PSU e-mail address if they have had any transactions between the 26th of the prior month and the 25th of the current month or if there is a balance due. Upon e-mail notification, students are responsible for accessing their eBill account each month to view their account balance and confirm payment due dates. Students will access their eBills through their GUS account.
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Student information is confidential, unless access is granted by the student to a designated user. Access may be granted by following the instructions in these links:
Payer access is required to make online payments. Click here for payer access instructions.
eProxy access allows parents to view online student data and discuss student data with the staff at PSU. Click here for eProxy instructions.
The Office of Cashier's and Student Accounts is responsible for reporting all students' tuition billing charges, all grants, scholarships, attendance, and graduate status at PSU to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In January, the Office of Cashier's and Student Accounts will provide a 1098-T (Tuition Payment Statement) form to all students who attended PSU during the previous calendar year. The tuition payment statement will also include a brief summary of the charges and credits to the student's tuition account during the calendar year for assisting taxpayers in determining the amount of tax credit available.
Or use the following link: Pittsburg State University Form 1098T (via GUS)
As a green initiative, students may opt to receive their IRS 1098-T form electronically. The student can complete the authorization by following the link, Electronic Form 1098-T Authorization, or logging into GUS Classic and selecting Electronic Form 1098-T Authorization under the Student Accounts menu. Otherwise, the 1098-T will be mailed to the student's permanent address currently on file.
Note: Students that have not provided their social security number will not receive a 1098-T until a valid social security number is provided.
Other Student Tax Information
Students and families interested in finding out more about the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits, and other education-related tax provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 may find the following consumer information pieces useful.
(PDF Files; you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download, read, and print off the document.)
Pittsburg State University will not give individual tax advice. Please consult with a tax professional regarding any potential tax benefits.
Please complete this 3rd party sponsorship information release and email to llittle@pittstate.edu.
Refund Options
Direct deposit is the preferred method for student refunds at Pittsburg State University (PSU). It is the safest and quickest way to receive money that is due to you. If you are not signed up for direct deposit of student refunds, we may issue a credit to your credit/debit card used during the current semester or a refund check will be issued to you. Direct deposits are processed daily. Selecting a check refund will delay your refund 10-14 days.
If PSU is processing a refund for a student or patron, PSU will use the following hierarchy to determine how a refund is processed:
PSU, in its sole discretion, will determine the refund amount and which card is refunded, if multiple credit/debit cards were used to make the payment for the current semester.
Any refund that is a result of an overpayment by non-certified funds (personal check, money order, etc.) will be held for 15 days before the refund is processed. Refunds that are a result of dropped classes must be approved by the Registrar’s Office and Office of Student Financial Assistance before being issued to the student.
Direct Deposit to Your Bank Account
Check by Mail
All returned checks are processed twice by the bank before deemed insufficient funds. Restitution must be made by either cash, money order, cashier’s check, or credit card. A $30 fee will be charged for each returned item. An academic ‘Hold’ will be placed on the student’s record, which will be removed when the returned check and the returned check fee are paid to the Office of Cashiers and Student Accounts.
Pittsburg State University now offers three online options for Tuition, Fees, and Housing payments. All options can be accessed via the student portal at go.pittstate.edu (logging into GUS).
Credit Card Policy
What is CASHNet?
Informed Decisions Corporation, dba CASHNet, is the third party vendor with whom Pittsburg State University has contracted to provide secure online payments.
Why are we using a third party vendor?
PSU has been absorbing the credit card processing fees charged by credit card processors. These fees have been increasing at an alarming rate. Although some colleges and universities have chosen to no longer accept credit or debit cards, we determined it would be a disservice to our University communities if we eliminated them altogether. The vendor, CASHNet, has the expertise in online payment systems to meet all security and privacy issues and meets the banking and credit card industry compliance requirements (PCI-DSS). Our contract with them ensures that the processes are compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act.
How was the 2.9% rate determined?
That rate is determined by our vendor, Informed Decisions Corporation/CASHNet. The convenience fee is charged and collected by Informed Decisions Corporation. (PSU does not control the rate charged or receive any additional proceeds from this service.)
Can I pay my tuition, fees and housing with a credit card?
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA can be used to pay student charges online. If you use a credit card to pay your bill, a 2.9% convenience fee will be charged by and payable to Informed Decision Corporation. You will not be charged a fee if you pay online using the eCheck option.
University Policy
1. The Cashier's Office is responsible for making all deposits to the State Treasurer.
2. It is University policy that all cash (checks, currency, and coin) collected by University departments and student organizations should be deposited on a daily basis with the Cashier's office utilizing a deposit form. If the deposit does not comply with University policy, a memo explaining the reasons will be sent to the department.
3. The Cashier's Office closes its books each day at 3:30 p.m. For those departments or student organizations which consistently receive cash each business day, a daily cut-off time must be established in order to allow time for the department/organization to prepare the deposit and deliver it to the Cashier's office before 3:30 p.m. in order to be deposited the same day.
4. Funds received in the departments after the cut-off time each day shall be deposited with the collections received the following business day. Each department and student organization is responsible for ensuring adequate procedures and controls over the temporary safekeeping of funds prior to their deposit with the Cashier's Office. Such procedures and controls should include at minimum:
5. For those departments or student organizations which receive small amounts of cash on a irregular basis, while the daily deposit of cash is desirable, such daily deposit may not be practical or cost effective. In those cases where the amount of cash receipts are small and an adequate safekeeping facility is available, an aggregate amount of cash receipts not to exceed $25.00 may be retained in the departmental safekeeping facility for a period not to exceed five workdays. Within this five workday period the monies must be deposited with the Cashier's Office.
6. All checks received are to be restrictively endorsed immediately upon receipt. The recommended endorsement is:
FOR DEPOSIT ONLY
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
(Department's Title)
Account No. _____________
7. Under no circumstances will employees or students make disbursements from the department's or student organization's cash receipts. All cash receipts must be deposited with the Cashier's Office.
8. Departments receiving checks should encourage the makers of the check or checks to make them payable to Pittsburg State University and not to the department. However, the following payee format is acceptable: Pittsburg State University/(Name of department). Departments should not request checks to be made payable to the department or individual.
Departmental deposits are processed in Transact and the information is transferred to the designated funding string in GUS Cloud. All deposits should be in a locked bag and delivered to the cashiers office and include a completed Departmental Deposit Form, credit card slips and checks made payable to Pittsburg State University.
The form should be completed in the following manner:
1. Fill department ID number, name and date of the deposit.
2. On the numbered lines, fill in the eight-segment funding string, description and amount for each deposited item.
3. In the "To Cashiers" section provide a breakdown of total collections between checks, credit cards and currency. Note: For checks, a calculator tape for the numeric and the written amount should be included with the deposit to ensure an accurate check total. The bank will only honor the written amount of the check.
4. The "Change Fund Reconciliation" section will need to be completed for departments that maintain a change fund.