Student Account Payment Options and Due Dates

Payment Plans

Ferris State University offers several payment plans to pay your total semester charges if you do not pay your balance in full by the first due date of the semester. 

Please select a semester to see the available payment plans:

• Students who have sufficient financial aid in place by the due date to cover their semester charges do not need to make a payment or enroll in a payment plan.
• Students who do not have sufficient financial aid to cover their semester charges need to select a payment plan and make their first installment or pay their balance in full to avoid having their class schedules dropped. 
• Students will not be able to enroll in a payment plan until there are charges posted to their student account. Student Financial Services will post tuition, housing, etc. charges a month before the semester begins.
• A $30 charge will be added to the students account for enrollment in any of the above payment plans and also for switching payment plans.
• The $30 fee for the payment plans is non-refundable.
• Accounts are subject to a 2% late fee for each missed payment.
• Payments may adjust as additional charges/credits are added.
• Classes are subject to being dropped if payment is not submitted on time.
• Late enrollment will require payment(s) of any past due installments.
• If a payment plan is needed you must enroll in a plan each semester.

If you have decided that you will not be attending FSU this semester, you will need to contact our Registrar’s office immediately at [email protected] or (231) 591-2792 to have your schedule removed. If you are registered for a course, you are responsible for tuition charges unless you drop the course by the University prescribed process and deadlines.

How to enroll in a payment plan

• Log into Ferris360
• Search for Ebill and click to open the ebill website
• Click on Enroll in Payment Plan button
• Select the Term
• Click on Details to view plan information
• Click Select to view payment schedule and to schedule payments (optional)
• Scheduled Payment amounts will automatically adjust to the charges on your account
• If Scheduled Payments are not set up, you are responsible for submitting each payment on time. If payments are not made on time a 2% late fee will be added.
• View payment plan agreement and check the "I agree" box, click continue.

Following the above steps will enroll the student in a payment plan. You will receive an e-mail from “E-bill” when you have enrolled and also for any changes through the process. You will also receive a reminder e-mail when a payment due date is approaching.

A student can view their real-time balance through their E-bill account.

Students Dropped Before Late Registration

• Student Financial Services will place a registration hold on students who have had their classes dropped for non-payment.
• Students will be notified via their FSU email if their class schedule has been dropped.
• Students should contact Student Financial Services at (231) 591-3972 to have their registration hold lifted.
• Dropped students who are rescheduling during drop/add will need to have sufficient financial aid to cover their balance or select a payment plan and pay the required amount due for the first installment (after financial aid), or pay their balance in full to prevent their schedule from being dropped again. Past due balances must be paid in full.

Students Registering During Late Registration Before Drop/Add Period

Students who have their first registration activity during the late registration period (typically during the week preceding classes), will not have an E-bill statement placed online for them. Instead, they will need to look at their On Demand/Real Time Statement or current activity in E-bill to view their charges and pending financial aid. These students will need to select a payment plan and make the required first installment after financial aid, pay the balance in full, or ensure there is sufficient financial aid to cover their semester charges by the business day before classes begin to avoid having their classes dropped.

Students Registering After Late Registration During Drop/Add Period

Students who have no registration activity by the end of late registration, will have a Student Financial Services registration hold placed on their account and will need to have sufficient financial aid, select a payment plan and make the required payment (after financial aid), or pay their balance in full to avoid having their class schedule dropped for non-payment. The student should contact the Student Financial Services at (231) 591-3972 to have their registration hold lifted.

Students Registering For Additional Credits After Drop/Add Is Completed

Students who wish to add additional credits must seek approval from the instructor and/or Dean's Office and need to have sufficient financial aid or pay the amount due depending on the payment plan that was selected at the beginning of the semester. If a student is not enrolled into a payment plan the additional credits must be paid in full.

Students Registering After Drop/Add Is Completed

If a student is not registered by the deadlines below for the semester, the Student Financial Services registration hold will not be lifted except in cases of a successful approval by the Dean's Office. Students initiate the request with their Dean's Office to enroll for the term and to receive permission for each class they wish to take. All students must satisfy one of the following requirements with Student Financial Services: have sufficient financial aid to cover the bill in full, submit out of pocket payment in full, or enroll in a payment plan and submit necessary payment.  Past due balances must be paid in full.