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to choose one of two options to meet financial
responsibility.
• Option 1: Pay tuition/fees in full by published
due dates.
if the following two condi tions are met:
• There are financial aid awards pending that will bring
the account to a zero balance. Work study awards will
not be considered in calculations.
• Option 2: Choose the HigherOne Payment
Plan; this plan offers the opportunity to
spread payments, interest free, over monthly
installments. Questions about the payment
plan should be directed to Sallie Mae,
1-800-472-5543.
Billing Information
Dillard University students can access myDU to review
billing and account information. The transactions will
reflect the charges as they occur. During registration,
fee payments may be made by the Dillard Web online
payment service, by mail by published due dates,
in person in the Cashier’s Office, or during centralized
fee payment. Students not paying fees by the published
due dates will have a late fee assessed and their class
schedules purged.
Indebtedness to the University
• Failure to meet financial obligations as scheduled will
result in the following penalties:
• Administrative hold on any future registration until
debt is settled.
• Academic records held. This includes final grade
reports, transcripts and access to grades via the
Internet.
• Participation in the graduation ceremony will not
be allowed, and the degree will be held until debt is
settled.
• Placement of the delinquent account with outside
collection agency.
• Fines levied by the Library, Pubic Safety, Student
Housing and others that are not paid at the end of
the current semester will be added to the student’s
account.
Financial Clearance Policy for
Membership Intake
Students are required to have a zero balance with
the University to obtain financial clearance for membership
(including Greek organizations) intake. If the
balance is not zero, financial clearance will be granted
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• If the student is on the tuition payment plan for
the semester he/she is applying for membership
in an organization, the student’s account will be
examined to determine if there is an acceptable
payment history. If there is a history of checks returned
for insufficient funds or past due payments financial
clearance will not be granted.
Use of Financial Aid Funds in Payment of Fees
Most financial aid (scholarships, loans and grants, etc.)
is distributed in two equal disbursements. Half of the
award is credited to a student’s first semester account
and the other half to the second semester account.
Students who are awarded work-study will receive
monthly payments by a direct credit to the student’s
account or by payroll check. The total financial aid
payment cannot exceed the cost of attendance as
defined by federal regulations. Aid recipients must pay
the difference between the amount of aid credited and
the amount due for registration.
A student who decides not to attend the University,
must officially withdraw. Failure to follow this
procedure will result in grades of “WF” or “FA”
(failure due to excessive absences) for the semester
and possible financial obligations to the University.
If a financial aid award is reduced or eliminated due to
ineligibility determined after registration, the student
will be responsible for paying the financial obligations.
Credit Balances
Dillard University disburses Title IV funds by crediting
a student’s account. Those funds that exceed tuition,
fees, room and board, and other authorized charges,
will be refunded to the student or parent in accordance
with Title IV federal guidelines.
All debts to the University must be satisfied prior to
qualifying for a refund. There may be some instances
where changes to a student’s account may occur after
a refund is processed (housing/meal plan changes,
financial aid and adjustments, etc.). Such changes may
result in a balance due to the University.
Additionally, any credit balance from the current