Billing and Due Dates

Students are considered officially enrolled in the University once they have completed registration and satisfied their financial obligation. Billing statements are issued on-line through the CardinalPAY e-commerce system. Student bills are generated on the first business day of every month. The first bill for the Spring term is generated in mid-December before the Christmas break. Payments are due upon receipt, except for the first Fall and first Spring bills. The due date of the first Fall bill is August 1; the due date of the first Spring bill is the Friday of the first full week in January.  Billing statements are generated for accounts with balances greater than $5.00 or for accounts on which activity occurred after the last billing statement.

Activity on the account after the Invoice Date (located in the upper left-hand corner of the billing statement) will be reflected on the next billing statement.  These transactions, listed as "current activity," are located in the top part of the statement.  The middle part of the statement is a cumulative report of transactions on the account for the entire term.  The on-line account available for view on Cardinal Station and in CardinalPAY displays the status of the account in real time and displays any activity on the account since the last billing statement.

Review each statement to ensure that all expected financial aid items have disbursed to the account.  If you are expecting a scholarship, grant, award, or loan and do not see it reflected on the statement, contact the Financial Aid Office promptly at 202-319-5307. 

Students must:

• ensure that those who need access to the bill have it; set up Authorized Payers in CardinalPAY
• review the billing statement to make sure that all charges and credits are correct
• contact the Office of Enrollment Services or office responsible for a particular charge or credit (such as a financial aid award) if there appears to be a problem with the bill
• ensure that the bill is paid on time and in full

Allow sufficient mailing time for your mailed payment to be received by the due date.  Payments must be received by the due date to be considered on time and to avoid the assessment of late fees.

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