2023-2024 Financial Bulletin > Billing > Payment Plans

Payment Plans

Parents and students may choose whichever of the following payment plans is most convenient for them.

Regular Payment Plan

The quarter’s estimated expenses (tuition, required fees, cafeteria meal plan, rent, estimated books and other expenses) plus any previous balance and less any awarded financial aid are paid before the student receives financial clearance for the new term. Students taking flight training courses will have their estimate flight costs (less scholarships and third party payments) added to their amount due.

Students and/or parents are billed for actual charges as those charges are incurred.

International (other than Canadian) and Extension students are expected to use the Regular Payment Plan.

Finance charges will accrue on a past due balance.

Monthly Payment Plan

The quarter’s estimated expenses (tuition, required fees, cafeteria meal plan, rent, estimated books and other expenses) less any awarded financial aid are divided into three equal payments. The first payment plus any previous balance is due before the student receives financial clearance for registration. Students taking flight training courses will have their estimate flight costs (less scholarships and third party payments) added to their amount due. The second and third payments are due by set dates during the next two months.

Students and/or parents are billed for actual charges as those charges are incurred.

This plan is not available to international students, except for Canadians, or Extension students.

If the amount due is not received by the end of the month, a FINANCE CHARGE of one percent (1%), which is an ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of twelve percent (12%), will be charged on the amount due

MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN SCHEDULE

The schedule of monthly payments is as follows:

Financial Clearance, Deadline, & Classes Dropped

All students must complete financial clearance each quarter. This online process available through myWWU requires students to review contact information (address, phone numbers, email address), choose a meal plan and confirm housing arrangements, make sure all paperwork for financial aid and loans is completed, make any required down payment, and agree to terms and conditions.

The deadline is 4 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the start of classes. Students missing this deadline will have their classes dropped. Because other students may be wait-listed for one of these classes, students are not guaranteed reinstatement into their scheduled classes after financial clearance is completed.

Permissions

During the financial clearance process, the student will be given opportunity to review and approve/deny several permissions (Students can also change their answers on myWWU):

• Send the student a paper copy of their monthly statement of account
• Send parents/sponsors/others a paper copy of their monthly statement of account
• Permission for parents/sponsors/others to talk to Walla Walla University about the student’s finances
• Permission for Walla Walla University to leave automated messages (voice or text) on the student’s cell phone
• Permission for Walla Walla University to use up to $200 of any excess Title IV financial aid towards a previous balance^*
• Permission for Walla Walla University to hold the student’s excess Title IV financial aid until disbursement is requested^*
• Permission for Walla Walla University to use the student’s excess Title IV financial aid to pay for charges other than tuition and fees, campus housing, cafeteria and books (examples: club dues, activities, Express charges)^*
• Permission to apply Washington State financial aid directly to their account.

^*“Title IV” funds include most federal programs of financial aid, including loans and grants. “Excess Title IV financial aid” occurs when a student’s Title IV aid exceeds the cost of their tuition and fees, campus housing, cafeteria, books, and other authorized charges. This is common for graduate students. This is not common for undergraduate students, except when parents take out large PLUS Loans, however, we are still required to ask permission.

Automatic Payment Plan

Walla Walla University offers two automatic payment plan options. To set up an automatic payment plan, go to payment.wallawalla.edu  sign in, go to the Account Menu, then Add a New Payment Plan.

1 - Monthly Amount Due

The quarter’s expenses (plus any previous balance and less any awarded financial aid) are processed as automatic charges using one of the online payment methods listed below. These payments are processed around the 25th of each month. At the end of the school year (or sooner if a student finishes midyear), a final charge or credit is applied using the payment method.

During financial clearance, students on the automatic payment plan can choose to have their down payment processed that day or defer the payment to the due date. The date will be the 25th of the month, or the financial clearance deadline date, whichever occurs first.

Many people choose this option because it reduces the time spent arranging payment and makes the user eligible for rewards many credit card companies offer (frequent flyer mileage, discounts, rebates, etc.).

2 - Recurring Amount

The same amount is processed each month, on the date of your choosing. When you set this up, you specify the date, dollar amount, and how many times you wish the payment to be processed. Because some students use this to pre-pay expenses, these payments are processed even if the account does not show balance due.