Temple University Bursar’s Office

1. Temple University Bursar’s Office www.temple.edu/bursar bursar@temple.edu

2. Registration Information • Before registering or looking up classes for the first time each semester, students must accept the Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA). • Temple does not cancel registration for non-payment. Students that are not planning to attend must drop their registration by the end of the drop-add period. • If registration is not dropped, students remain financially responsible for tuition and fee charges.

3. Billing information • Bill notifications are sent to the student’s official Temple e-mail account. • Bill notifications are also e-mailed to parents or others if the student designates them as an Authorized Payer. • Bills are available online in TUpay. Paper bills are NOT mailed. • First fall/spring bill, 50% is due.

4. Billing Schedule • Students are not billed until they are registered. Depending on the registration date, up to 3 bills could be issued for the Fall and Spring semesters. Newly registered students are billed for the first time on the Monday following their initial registration. • Schedule: • Fall – first bill issued July payment due August • Spring – first bill issued in Dec, due in Jan • Summer One – bill issued in April, due in May • Summer Two – bill issued in May/June, due in June

5. TuPAY Temple’s online billing / payment system Within TUpay, students can: Access their e-bill and current balance See up-to-the-minute view of the student account Authorize a payer (parent, etc.) & make payment Authorized payers have the same TUpay functions as students, once granted access Access TUpaywithin TUportal: Select Student Tools and ‘TUpay’ Under Student Accounts.

6. Payment Options Pay the bill in full Avoid payment plan fees and late payment fees Temple Deferred Payment Plan (fall and spring) Automatically enrolled if not paid in full by the bill due date $25 payment plan fee if not paid in full after the first bill due date $20 payment plan fee if not paid in full after the second bill due date Temple Installment Payment Plan through HES – 10 monthly payments (5 in Fall and 5 in Spring) - $50 annual fee.

7. How to Pay On-line via TUpay – electronic check or credit card. There is a 2.75% convenience fee in addition to tuition and fees for credit card payments. There is no convenience fee for e-check payments. In person at one of the Bursar’s Office locations (115 Carnell Hall) – Cash, Check, Money Order, Tuition Remission. Credit cards are not accepted in person or via the telephone. By mail – include a check with the bill remittance and send to our P.O. Box listed on the remittance. Write TUid on check memo line.

8. Direct Deposit • Sign up for direct deposit via TUportal (connect to PNC site): • Select Student Tools and ‘Direct Deposit’ Under Student Accounts. • Refunds available sooner and deposited directly into your bank account. • No waiting for checks via snail mail. Direct deposit refunds are issued daily. Paper checks are generated only once a week. • PNC branch on campus – free checking!