Money Matters

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Money Matters

• Office of Student Financial Services
• The Florida State University

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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WHAT IS STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES?

• Accept Payments for tuition and other university
  charges.
• Disburse Financial Aid, deduct tuition and other
  university charges, and refund remainder if
  available.
• Process Florida Prepaid and other third party
  billings including US military, international
  agencies and state agencies.

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WHERE IS MY BILL?
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FSU DOES NOT MAIL PAPER BILLS FOR TUITION!

• Bills are available through Blackboard upon
  registration.
• The Drop / Add period does not allow for timely
  invoices.
• Online Account Statement shows all current
  charges.

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ACCOUNT STATEMENThttp//campus.fsu.edu
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HOW CAN MY PARENTS SEE MY UNIVERSITY CHARGES?

• Access for parents/guardians available at
  http//campus.fsu.edu
• under Parent/Third Party Access.

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WHEN IS TUITION DUE?
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TUITION PAYMENT DEADLINES

• FALL
• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

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HOW CAN I PAY?
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PAYMENT METHODS

• In Office Payments
• FSUCard
• Cash
• Check or Money Order
• Online Payments
• FSUCard
• Debit Card
• American Express
• Discover
• MasterCard
• Visa
• Electronic Check
• Convenience fee of 5.00 per transaction for
  online payments.

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WHAT IF I MISSED THE DEADLINE?
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THE BAD NEWS.
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THE BAD NEWS

• A late fee of 100 may be assessed if payment is
  received past the deadline.
• Student schedules are subject to cancellation if
  payment is not received by deadline. A late
  registration fee of 100 and a late payment fee
  of 100 will be charged to all cancelled
  schedules.
• All classes added after the drop/add period must
  be paid within five calendar days.

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THE GOOD NEWS.
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WHAT ABOUT FINANCIAL AID?
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FINANCIAL AID

• FUNDS ARE DISBURSED ON THE 5TH DAY OF CLASSES.
• FEES ARE AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCTED.
• REFUNDS CAN BE PROCESSED ELECTRONICALLY.

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IS THAT ALL?
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ACCOUNT REFUND SETUP

• Federal Regulations require that all students
  authorize FSU to release their respective
  financial aid awards to pay all University
  tuition and fees.
• REFUND OPTIONS
• to FSUCard-SunTrust bank account, please open
  account before fourth day of class.
• or mailed via check, please update address each
  semester.

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WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE SUNTRUST?

• Account is free.
• Students FSUCard is also their ATM/Debit Card.
• FSUCard funds are securely transferred and
  available the same day financial aid checks are
  mailed.

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WHAT ABOUT MY FLORIDA PRE-PAID?
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HOW IT WORKS

• Billings are automatically entered, you will not
  need to show us your Florida Prepaid card.
• Two different tuition programs Standard and
  Local Fee Programs.
• Both plans do not pay per credit hour mandatory
  fees.
• All remaining balances due by tuition payment
  deadline at the end of the second week of
  classes.

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FLORIDA PRE-PAID CONTACT INFORMATION

• 1-[phone]
• www.florida529plans.com

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HOW DO I PUT IT ALL TOGETHER?
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IN-STATE EXAMPLE 1

• Bright Futures scholarship applied to
  tuition
• (15 credit hours at 08-09 rates)
• In-state, undergraduate tuition 1,832.70
• Mandatory SFUF 50.00
• Mandatory transportation access fee
  111.00
• Total tuition and fees assessed
  1,993.70
• 75 Bright Futures
  1,380.00
• Amount owed by student 613.70
• Please note Bright Futures will not pay in the
  summer term.

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IN-STATE EXAMPLE 2

• Florida Pre-Paid applied to tuition
• (15 credit hours using 08-09 tuition rates)
• In-state, undergraduate tuition 1,728.30
• Mandatory SFUF 50.00
• Mandatory transportation access fee
  111.00
• Total tuition and fees assessed
  1,889.30
• FPP Standard Tuition Plan 1,363.35
• Amount owed by Student 525.95

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IN-STATE EXAMPLE 3

• FPP and Bright Futures combined and applied to
  tuition
• (15 credit hours using 08-09 tuition rates)
• In-state, undergraduate tuition 1,728.30
• Mandatory SFUF 50.00
• Mandatory transportation access fee
  111.00
• Total tuition and fees assessed
  1,889.30
• FPP Standard Tuition Plan 1,363.35
• 75 Bright Futures
  1,380.00
• Refund Amount to Student 854.05
• Please note Bright Futures will not pay in the
  summer term.

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OUT-OF-STATE EXAMPLE 4

• (15 credit hours using 08-09 tuition rates)
• Out-of-state, undergraduate tuition 9,054.90
• Mandatory SFUF 50.00
• Mandatory transportation access fee
  111.00
• Total tuition and fees assessed 9, 215.90
• Stafford Subsidized Loan 1, 750.00
• FSU Freshman Scholarship 1, 000.00
• TOTAL AMOUNT OWED 6, 465.90

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VISIT US
1st Floor University Center Room A 1500 Online
www.sfs.fsu.edu Phone [phone]