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Fall 2008 - Student Billing 

The student bill includes the Tuition, Fee, Housing, Meal Plan, Financial Aid, Payment, TMS Monthly Payment Plan Budget, and Scholarship information available as of the billing date.

 The following payment options are available:

 Full Payment: Payment of the full balance due by the due date printed on the bill.

 TMS: Tuition Management Systems/Monthly Payment Plan (TMS) participants receive a student bill, which includes the Fall portion of the budget subtracted from the total charges. Any balance due indicates that your account is under budget.  You will need to pay the balance due to LHUP or increase your payments with TMS.  Any credit balance (negative amount) due indicates that you are over budget.  In this case you may lower your payments with TMS or receive a refund check from LHUP at the end of the plan in May. 

Please contact TMS to make budget adjustments. Any questions regarding your budget under the TMS Payment Plan should be directed to (888) 285-3052 or online at www.afford.com/lhup

 Sending your payment: Please use the envelope provided to send your payment. The return envelope shows a Cleveland Post Office Box. This is the correct address. Please use this envelope for mailing all payments with a bill stub.

Please send all other correspondence including scholarship information and payments without a bill stub to:

Student Financial Services

118 Russell Hall

Lock Haven, PA 17745

 

 Items not reflected on the bill: When you receive a bill, which you believe will be covered by financial aid but the aid is not reflected on the bill, follow these steps:

 1. List the financial aid award(s) on the top portion of this bill and deduct the amount(s) from the balance due. Provide proof of the award (e.g. copy of your Financial Aid Award Notice, loan approval, athletic grant contract, scholarship notification). Return the top portion with payment for any balance due by the due date on the bill.

2. If the amount of your financial aid exceeds your charges, list your financial aid and return the top portion of the bill. Student Financial Services will process your financial aid, and refunds are available after the semester begins once the financial aid has been received and credited to your student account.

 3. If you are a LHU Athletic Award recipient, list and deduct the amount of your award. The award will not be posted to your account until the scholarship is received from the Athletic Department.

 Late Payment Fee: If the bill is not paid by the due date, a late fee of $30.00 will be assessed to your account. 

 Balance due on account:  A statement of account will be sent each month after the semester begins for all accounts with a past due balance. If you were expecting financial aid, which has not yet been applied to your account, please contact the Student Financial Services Office or the third party payer (i.e. lender, scholarship).

 Hold Notice: A student account with a balance due after the start of the semester will be subject to a hold on registration and records.  The hold will remain on the account until payment is made in full.  A hold prevents the student from registering, receiving transcripts, and receiving a diploma.

 Returned Check Charge: A charge of $25.00 will be assessed to the student account when the bank returns a check due to insufficient funds.

  Student Refunds: Refund checks are processed on a weekly basis after classes begin.  Students will receive an e-mail when the refund has been processed.  The check will be available in 3-5 business days from the date of the e-mail for students who attend main campus. 

All checks will be mailed for students attending the Clearfield campus, for students taking only web-based courses and for students who have a Parent Plus loan.

Any refund check not picked up within two weeks of receiving the e-mail will be mailed to the student's permanent address. 

Please keep in mind that refunds are generated only after a credit balance is created on the account.  A refund check is processed when financial aid or loans are received by the university and posted to the student account.  Any problems with this process could delay the availability of the refund check.  All first-time Stafford loan borrowers must complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN) and entrance counseling in order for the Stafford loans to be disbursed.  For questions about Stafford and Parent Plus loans or to complete the MPN, please contact American Education Services (AES/PHEAA) at  www.aessuccess.org.  No financial aid or loans will be disbursed for students who have been selected for verification until the requirements are completed.

Because financial aid can change for part-time students, refund checks are not generated until Student Financial Services reviews the financial aid.  Refund checks for part-time students are normally available    3-4 weeks after the semester begins.

Students with concerns about their refunds should contact Student Financial Services after the first week of each semester.


Contact Information


Student Financial Services
118 Russell Hall
570-484-2344
www.lhup.edu/financial-services

Registrar
127 Russell Hall
570-484-2006
www.lhup.edu/academic/acad_affairs

Student Affairs
311 Sullivan Hall
570-484-2022
http://www.lhup.edu/stulife/

Student Life/Housing
308 Sullivan Hall
570-484-2317
http://www.lhup.edu/housing/
 

Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability or age in its programs and activities. LHUP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.



The Director of Social Equity
301 Sullivan Hall
Lock Haven University of PA
Lock Haven, PA 17745
(570) 484-2322

A member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.

Updated 07/10/2008