Estimating Your Bill
All students should prepare for each academic year by projecting their semester聽costs聽and using their聽award offer聽to project their aid.
Registration Leads to a Bill
The聽bill is a function of聽. Students have the opportunity to register and bills are available聽based on the following schedule:
Term |
Approximate Registration Begin Date |
Approximate Billing Begin Date |
Fall |
Mid-March (or during聽Orientation for new students) |
July 15; Students should project costs using estimated tuition (and housing) information from websites to anticipate out-of-pocket expenses. |
Spring |
Mid-October |
December 1 |
Summer |
Late February |
April 1 |
聽are聽available online following your registration. Some non-tuition charges (such as housing) may not immediately be posted to the bill when you register for classes. The due date for the bill will be noted.聽Be sure to meet any payment obligations by the due date to avoid late fees.
Plan for Expenses
Estimating the bill obviously聽allows students (and parents) to project semester bills聽and anticipate any聽payment obligations. Meeting your payment obligations聽on time eliminates late charges, registration service聽blocks, and collection fees.
You will also have expenses that will not be billed by the university. For instance, students spend, on average, $785 per semester on books and supplies. Additionally, any personal budget you create should include transportation to and from home, off-campus rent and utilities, clothing, entertainment, and other personal expenses.
Always remember that your聽personal expenses聽may be different than the聽美高梅官网 budgeted cost聽that determines your financial aid.