Students Sponsored by a Third Party

Third Party Billing is when a domestic or foreign company, corporation, state or government agency, diocese, religious order, employer, embassy, etc. not related to the student, has set up special billing arrangements to cover all or a portion of tuition and fees for the students that they sponsor.   The student is responsible to ensure that a payment authorization is on file in the Office of Enrollment Services.  All billing authorizations in the form of a letter, purchase order, or voucher must be on official agency letterhead.  We require the submission of an authorization document once a term, even in cases of dual semester contracts.  Authorizations must be received no later than one week after the add/drop date for each term.  Ultimately the student is responsible for payment of all unpaid charges, including late fees.  No commitment from an individual will be accepted.  Please submit written authorization to the attention of Third Party Billing Analyst Angela Elum-Brooks (e-mail elum@cua.edu).  You can fax the authorization to her attention in the Office of Enrollment Services at (202) 319-5831.

Students should not assume that financial support documents sent to the Admissions Office or the International Students and Scholars Office have been forwarded to Enrollment Services, but should furnish such documents to the Third Party Billing Analyst directly.

Students who will be reimbursed by an employer at the end of the term are not eligible for third party billing.  These students are responsible for paying the bill themselves by the due date.

The usual monthly bill will continue to be generated and will be sent to the student.  He or she should carefully review it to ensure that he or she pays any balance due not covered by the sponsor.

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