Tuition/Fees Payment Deadlines

Tuition and fees must be paid by the Fee Payment deadline provided in the Academic Calendar published in the official online catalog each year (seeAcademic Calendar).  Students will be removed from their schedule if the balance of tuition and fees is not paid by the tuition/fee deadline.   

To pay your tuition and fees, students may:

• Use awarded financial aid benefits – the financial aid department will automatically cover account balances with all eligible benefits.  Students must pay any balance not covered by financial aid benefits by the published fee payment deadline.
• Pay online through the Banner Student login using check, credit or debit card.
• Pay in person at the cashier’s window on the Athens Campus or Elbert using cash, check, money order, credit card, or debit card. 
• Pay in person at the administrative office on the Greene or Walton campus using check or money order. 
• Mail payment to the business office at 800 US Hwy 29N, Athens, GA 30601 Attn:  Cashier.  All payments must be received in the cashier’s office by close of business on the fee payment deadline
• Use the payment plan administered by Nelnet Business Solutions.  (See Tuition Payment Plan) 

The Financial Aid staff will automatically apply financial aid for charges of students eligible and approved to receive these benefits.

First Payment Deadline

Students who register during any registration period prior to drop/add must pay the balance of tuition and fees by the first payment deadline as listed in the Academic Calendar (see Academic Calendar). Students who receive the pell award have the option to authorize certain fees to be deducted from their pell award. If the electronic authorization is completed (see Electronic Authorization in the Financial Aid section) these certain fees will automatically be deducted from the student’s pell grant award and will satisfy the student’s account if sufficient funds are available to cover the student’s balance.  

It is the student’s responsibility to pay any remaining balance after all financial aid, scholarship, and third-party funding have been applied to their account.  To check the student balance: 

• Click on Banner Web Login
• Type in your username and password
• Click on Student Services & Financial Aid
• Click on Student Accounts (Pay Online)
• Click View Account Balance
• Select the appropriate term
• This will show your account balance for the term selected 

If a student adds a course or changes classes after paying tuition and fees, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure the account balance is zero.  

Drop/Add Payment Deadline

Students who add classes during the official drop/add period must pay their tuition and fees in full before the end of the second payment deadline (during the drop/add period) as listed on the Academic Calendar (see Academic Calendar).

It is the student’s responsibility to pay any remaining balance after all financial aid, scholarship, and third-party funding have been applied to their account.  To check the student balance: 

• Click on Banner Web Login
• Type in your username and password 
• Click on Student Services & Financial Aid
• Click on Student Accounts (Pay Online)
• Click View Account Balance
• Select the appropriate term
• This will show your account balance for the term selected 

Students who have paid their tuition and fees or who receive financial aid benefits must complete the formal withdrawal process if they later decide not to attend classes (see Withdrawing From Classes for procedures). Withdrawing from classes prior to the start of the academic term will not affect academic progress and the withdrawal will not be reflected on academic transcripts.