Payment Policies

The Office of the Bursar does not cancel student class schedules or course registration due to non-payment.

• Failure to Attend UB after Registering for Classes

  Should you decide not to attend the semester it is your responsibility to officially withdraw from the class or classes, by submitting a written request to the Office of Records or online using MyUB system. Failure to withdraw will result in you being charged for the semester and a grade of "F" being issued.

• Dropping from Full Time to Part Time

  If you are a full time undergraduate student who registers for 12 or more credits, you will be charged the appropriate resident or non-resident full time rate. If you then drop to less than the full time after the first week of classes, there will be no reduction of charges from the full time rate to the part time rate

  If you are a full time law student registered for 13 or more credits, you will be charged the appropriate resident or non-resident full time rate. If you then drop to less than the full time after the first week of classes, there will be no reduction of charges from the full time rate to the part time rate.  

• Tuition

  • Graduate students taking undergraduate courses will be charged at the graduate tuition level.
  • Undergraduate students taking graduate courses will be charged at the undergraduate tuition level.
  • Advanced degree students (Graduate, Doctoral, Law or APD) taking course(s) outside their program will be charged the tuition of the primary program of study.   
  • Students who register to audit a class are charged the same tuition and fees as a graded course.

• Payment Options

  The University accepts payment by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Bee Card Campus Cash, Cash and Check. All checks must be made for the exact amount and made payable to the University. Two party and post-dated checks are not accepted.

• Payment Plan

  The payment plan is online and partnered with Sallie Mae. There is a $25.00 enrollment fee for this service. This is an interest free payment plan. Payments can be made by ACH withdrawal or credit card. Credit card payments will be assessed a convenience fee based on the amount of the monthly payments. These payments can only be made through Sallie Mae Payment Plan Website. 
  
  For more information about these services call Sallie Mae at 888.267.7526 or visit the Sallie Mae website. The University accepts payment by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Cash and Check. All checks must be made for the exact amount and made payable to the University. Two party and post-dated checks are not accepted.

• Returned Checks or Online ACH Payments

  Stopping payment on a check does not constitute an official withdrawal from the University. However your class schedule may be administratively rescinded. Your University account will be assessed a $50.00 penalty fee for every check or online ACH payment that does not clear the bank of any reason (effective April 1, 2011).

• Third Party Contracts

  You will need to bring or fax the third party billing authorization form to the Office of the Bursar, in order for us to bill your employer/organization, no later than the payment due date for the term. Please note until the payment is received in full, your account will be treated as your account. This means if the payment is not paid by the date service indicators are being placed, your account will be subject to receiving a service indicator which will prevent future registration, transcripts and/or degrees release, and your account will be subject to all collection activity including being forwarded to the Maryland Central Collection Unit.

• Waivers

  Students eligible for tuition waivers, include:

  • USM employees, their spouses and dependents
  • senior citizens
  • graduate assistants
  • Maryland National Guard (Law Classes are not eligible)

  All students receiving tuition waivers must have their waivers and their total fee payment in the Office of the Bursar by the established payment date for the term.

• Outstanding Balances

  Students with outstanding balances from prior semesters will not be allowed to register for the current term.  Students with outstanding balances will not be allowed to receive University services including course changes, transcripts, and diplomas until the balance owed to the University of Baltimore is paid in full. 

  Any outstanding balance with a service indicator, must be paid with a certified check, credit card, or cash in order for the service indicator to be removed immediately and the student to be eligible for all university services. Any non-certified check received via the mail, through on-line ACH, or in person for an outstanding balance, will have a ten business day hold placed on the student account before university services are restored in full, in order to give the check time to clear.

  Students who are not paid in full by the payment due date for the term will be subject to a $75.00 late payment fee.

• Delinquent Accounts

  Should your account become delinquent, the account will be sent to the State Collection Unit, at which time a 17% collection fee will be imposed. Also please note that the Central Collection Unit of the State of Maryland will intercept Maryland income tax refunds of individuals indebted to the state colleges and Universities, for tuition fees and other costs. They may also report the debt to a credit bureau.