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Learn about UC Merced Student Business Services, payment deadline, refund process, deferred payment plan, and parent access to account information. Ensure timely payments to avoid penalties.
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Welcome to UC Merced • We are Student Business Services and Campus Cashiering and our core functions are to: • Assess student tuition and fees • Produce monthly electronic billing statements • Process student refunds • Collect student fees
Fall 2014 Payment Deadline ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, August 20, 2014 by 4:00 PM Pacific Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When fees are not paid by the deadline, it results in: • assessment of a $50 late payment penalty • placement of a hold on the student account
Payment Methods Payment methods include: Online: Credit Cards and eChecks on the MyBill website In Person: Cash and checks at Campus Cashiering Services Mail: Make checks payable to the UC Regents and include student’s UC Merced ID number in the memo field. Mail to: University of California, Merced Campus Cashiering Services P.O. Box 2450 Merced, CA 95344
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) • Allows students to pay registration fees and on-campus housing charges in three installments Installments are due: • August 20, 2014 - 40% • September 22, 2014 - 30% • October 20, 2014 - 30% • $40 DPP Participation Fee • Students must request DPP enrollment each semester they want to participate in the plan • DPP enrollment requests are made on the ePay website
Student Refunds • For faster access to their money, students expecting financial aid refunds should sign up for EFT (direct deposit) • EFT refunds are available 3 - 5 days sooner than checks • Students can submit an EFT Authorization on the ePay website
Parent Access to Information • FERPA – Federal law that limits information we may release to parents and others • Students authorize release of account information by assigning a Parent PIN on the ePay website • SBS will not provide any account information in response to emails, over the phone, or in person to anyone other than the student unless that individual has a Parent PIN
- Indicates amount currently due and the due date - Published first business day of each month and reflect activity for previous month - No paper billing statements are produced
Recap • Sign up for DPP before the fee payment deadline • Fall fee payment deadline is Wednesday, August 20, 2014 by 4:00 PM Pacific Time • Students assign Parent PINs on the ePay website • Students submit an EFT Authorization on the ePay website • Check your student’s account or billing statements on ePay at least monthly
Contact Information Student Business Services • Website http://sbs.ucmerced.edu • Email sbs@ucmerced.edu Campus Cashiering Services • Website http://cashier.ucmerced.edu • Email cashiers@ucmerced.edu