For degree and non-degree students, tuition is due in full the first official week of each semester unless you are making regular, monthly payments to TuitionPay (see below Plan B).

Official Week by Campus	Fall 2012	Spring 2013	Summer 2013
Portland	Sept 4	Jan 5	May 6
San Jose	Sept 4	Jan 5	Apr 29
Sacramento	Aug 27	Jan 5	May 6
Online Campus	Aug 27	Jan 5	Apr 29

WHEN IS MY ACCOUNT CONSIDERED DELINQUENT? 
If payment is not received by the due date (See When is Tuition Due?), your account is considered delinquent. Per term late fee charged for balances that are four weeks delinquent:

$401-999	$50 fee
$1000-2999	$100 fee
$3000 and over	$150 fee
Additional $25 fee will be charged on the 1st and 15th of each month until account balance is $400 or below.

 

CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION FOR NON-PAYMENT
A student may not register for classes, secure grade reports or transcripts or attend classes in any subsequent semester if he/she has not completed payment for courses already taken. If a student is delinquent on account (see “When Is Tuition Due?), the Seminary reserves the right to cancel registration for non-payment. Western Seminary does not have individual payment plans for students who are currently enrolled. If a student’s registration is cancelled, the student may not re-enroll until his/her account is cleared and appropriate payment has been made for new enrollment. Notification of Cancellation will be sent by the Controller via email. Students should contact the Controller with questions.

Failure to pay a past-due account results in the account being turned over to a debt-collections firm. The institution reserves the right to add to the debt any collection and court costs subsequently associated with collection of the debt. See Collection Process for past-due accounts.

 

Plan B: TuitionPay

Recognizing that some students are not able to pay the full amount when tuition is due, the Seminary offers a monthly payment option available through TuitionPay. There is an enrollment fee for this plan.

Monthly payment plans start on the month prior to the semester start date and break your tuition up into 4 equal payments. You may sign contracts for individual semesters, or the entire school year as long as the payments balance with your current tuition. If you are taking a heavier load in the fall, the fall monthly payments will be greater to coincide with the heavier load in the fall.  Contracts are offered as follows:

Fall semester only = 4 payments, Contract begins August 1st   
      Payment months are August 2012 through November 2012
Fall/Spring semesters = 8 payments, Contract begins August 1st
      Payment months are August 2012 through March 2013
Fall/Spring/Summer semesters = 12 payments, Contract begins August 1st
      Pmt. months are August 2012 through July 2013

Spring semester only = 4 payments, Contract begins December 1st
      Payment months are December 2012 through March 2013
Spring/Summer semesters = 8 payments, Contract begins December 1st
      Payment months are December 2012 through July 2013

Summer semester only = 4 payments, Contract begins April 1st
      Payment months are April 2013 through July 2013

Make your payment directly to TuitionPay on the 1st of each month. TuitionPay will remit your payment to Western on the 1st of the following month. For example; the payment you make to TuitionPay on August 1st will be posted to your Western student account in the first week of September.

Late Start: If you sign up for TuitionPay late, you will need to make 2 payments when you register. For example, if you sign up for the Fall semester on September 1st, you will need to catch up and pay both the August and the September payment in addition to the enrollment fee.

Manage or Enroll in TuitionPay

Students waiting for loan checks or third-party payments
Registration or the privilege of attending future classes may be denied for failure to pay outstanding account balances. Transcripts/grades will be withheld due to outstanding account balances. Students waiting for student loans or whose tuition is being paid by an outside source such as a church or employer (except VA or State-paid) will be expected to select and meet requirements of either plan A or plan B. You may wish to pay your tuition by credit card until your funds arrive.

Collection Process for past-due accounts
Tuition is due as outlined above. An account becomes delinquent after the due date. Accounts will be turned over to collections four months after due date. (For example, if tuition is due the first week of September and the balance is not clear by January, the account will be turned over to collections.) Collection efforts are not initiated against anyone making reasonable, regular payments against his/her balance in a timely and realistic fashion. This does not imply that students may begin a following semester with a previous balance. The institution reserves the right to add to the debt any collection and court costs subsequently associated with collection of the debt.

Treatment of Title IV Funds
(Stafford loan recipients) when a student withdraws: Unearned Title IV funds must be returned to the lender. If you are a loan student, please contact the Financial Aid Director for a copy of the return of unearned funds calculation. The loan refund calendar is tied to the US Dept of Ed regulations and has no relationship to the school refund calendar.

Credits	100% Deadline Prior to the...	80% Deadline Prior to the...	50% Deadline Prior to the...
One credit	3rd  contact hour	5th  contact hour	7th  contact hour
Two credits	5th  contact hour	9th  contact hour	13th  contact hour
Three credits	7th  contact hour	13th  contact hour	19th  contact hour
Four credits	9th  contact hour	17th  contact hour	25th  contact hour

Example: A two credit class that meets from 8 am to 4 pm on Monday and Tuesday. Each class session has 8 contact hours. The last moment to receive an 80% refund is prior to the 9th contact hour. The 80% refund deadline would be 8:59 am on Tuesday.