Purpose
The Bursar/Cashier’s office is the central processing department for all payments. We provide student account and billing information; receive payments for tuition, fees, and miscellaneous campus charges; provide collection of delinquent accounts; post refunds and financial aid residuals after disbursements.
Hours of Operation
Campus Location:
Walter Washington Administration Building
2nd floor, Room 203
Phone: (601) 877-6160
Email: [email protected]
Hours of Operations
Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Tuition & Fees
- Tuition Payment
- Third Party Billings
- Payment Plans
- Refunds
- Payments
- 1098-T
- Verification of Student Enrollment & Attendance
Tuition & Fees
The cost of an education at Alcorn State University has been determined by maintaining such expenditures as Tuition, Room & Board, and incidentals at the lowest possible rate constituent with satisfactory service. Tuition may be reduced in many instances by scholarship aid, student earnings, and grants-in-aid.
Academic Year 2025-2026 (Fall, Spring, and Summer) Tuition Rates
Academic Year 2024-2025 (Fall, Spring, and Summer) Tuition Rates
Academic Year 2023-2024 (Fall, Spring, and Summer) Tuition Rates
Academic Year 2022-2023 (Fall, Spring, and Summer) Tuition Rates
Tuition Payment
Students should become familiar with the details of his or her account. A Statement of Account (student bill) is sent to students on a quarterly basis. Students can access their account at selfservice.alcorn.edu.
Acceptable payments are cash, cashier’s check, and/or money order which can be paid at the Cashier’s window; or personal checks and credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) can be paid online through (CashNet) to cover cost of attendance.
To Make A Payment
- Log into Banner Online Services (Self-Serve)
- Select Student Services and Course Enrollment & Registration
- Select Manage Bills and Payments and Make a Payment
Please note that you may incur service charges while making payments online
Checks/Money Orders must be made payable to Alcorn State University with the student’s A# (Alcorn ID) written on the front
If you wish to mail in your payment by check or money order, please address to:
Alcorn State University
Bursar’s Office
1000 ASU Drive #509
Alcorn State, MS 39096
A $50 fee will be charged if a check is returned.
Third Party Billings
Third-party billing is a process in which a student’s tuition is being paid by outside resources other than financial aid such as USDA, Vocational Rehabilitation, MPACT, MDRS, and etc.
Students must submit all necessary documentation (i.e., a letter from the payee on their official letterhead, copy of MPACT card, etc.) as well as the student’s class schedule to the Bursar’s Office in a timely manner before an invoice can be completed.
NOTE: If all required documentation is submitted before classes begin, an invoice will be completed and mailed by the last day of registration. The sooner you submit your information, the better the turnaround results.
All invoices are submitted after registration has closed for the semester.
For any additional questions, please email the Bursar’s Office at [email protected]
Payment Plans
Payment Plans are not offered during the summer. Payment plans are not offered to cover previous term(s) balance. Payment plans are offered to students who do not have enough funds to cover their tuition and fees. Payment plans can only be set up for a semester at a time and will be set up on four-monthly installments. Payments will be due the 10th of each month after classes begin.
To enroll in a payment plan, you must follow the steps below:
- Clear All prior balances
- Log in to Banner Online Services (Self-Serve)
- Select Student Services and Course Enrollment and Registration
- Select Manage Bills and Payments
- Select View Payment Plan Options and Enroll in a Payment Plan
If you were previously enrolled in a payment plan and were withdrawn due to non-payment, you will not be eligible for enrollment into the payment plan. In result, you will not see the option to enroll in a payment plan and will be required to clear your balance before registration can be completed.
PLEASE NOTE: Monthly payments will automatically increase if additional charges are incurred on the student account. Payments will automatically decrease if there is any reduction to the account balance.
There is a $35 enrollment fee per semester that is to be paid at the time of enrollment.
ALL payment plan payments must be paid online. There is a $10 late fee that will be assess 15 days after the due date.
Feel free to contact the Bursar’s Office at [email protected] with any questions you may have.
Refunds
Financial Aid recipients should receive their financial aid overages (refunds) between the fifth and sixth week of the semester. This allows the Financial Aid office time to verify the number of credit hours in which you enrolled and attended. Financial Aid eligibility will be paid based on the actual number of fundable credit hours students are registered in at the end of the third full week of the Fall/Spring semesters.
A credit balance is the result of an overpayment on a student’s account from financial aid, loans, pell grant, SEOG, athletic scholarships, academic scholarship, etc. Credit balance refunds will be processed when a credit exists on the student’s account. Anticipated financial aid must be posted to the student’s account for a credit to exist and for a refund to be processed.
Refund of Withdrawal Charges
Students who withdraw from the University in Good Standing are entitled to a refund of tuition charges according to the following schedule for Fall and Spring semesters:
- First official day of class – 90%
- Between Weeks One and Two – 80%
- Between Weeks Three and Four – 60%
- Between Weeks Five and Six – 40%
- After Week Six – No Refund
Students who withdraw unofficially and return weeks or months later to withdraw officially and claim refunds are not entitle to them. If a student withdraws from the University and his or her account results in a credit balance, a refund will automatically be generated through the refund process.
Alcorn State University delivers your refund using Bank Mobile Disbursements, a technology solution powered by BMTX, Inc. Visit this link for more information: https://disbursements.bmtx.com/refundchoices/.
To view our third-party servicer contract for refund management, click here.
Payments
When students report to campus, they must have a full award which covers the total cost of attendance, a partial award which must be accompanied by any balance due, or payment by cash, cashier’s check, and/or money order which can be paid at the Cashier’s window; or Personal Checks and credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) via online services (CashNet) to cover the cost of attendance.
Payments received at the Cashier’s Office by 4:00 PM CST Monday– Thursday and by 3:00 PM Friday will be part of that day’s activity. Payments can be made online through the Student Banner Online Account until 10:30 PM CST using the following sources:
- Financial Aid (must be logged onto selfserve.alcorn.edu)
- Credit/Debit Card and/or WebCheck (website only + a 2.85% nonrefundable fee for credit/debit card payments)
Please note that if you are using our webcheck system for the first time, a pre-note is attached verifying that the bank account is valid. The pre-note is verified in 5 days. Students will not be able to register before the pre-note is verified. If you choose this method of payment, go ahead and set up the account at least 5 days in advance so that it can be checked for validity and your registration will not be delayed.
- Combination of Financial Aid, Credit/Debit Card and/or WebCheck
- Cash (Bursar’s Office only)
- Check/Money Order (window or mail only) Third-party checks are not accepted.
Checks/Money Orders must be made Payable to Alcorn State University with the
student’s A# (Alcorn ID) written on the front.
A $50 fee will be charged if a check is returned.
Checks/Money Orders can be mailed to:
Alcorn State University
Bursar’s Office
1000 ASU Drive 509
Lorman, MS 39096
1098-T
Form 1098-T, is a Tuition Statement that is filed by eligible educational institutions for each student they enroll and for whom a reportable transaction is made. Insurers file this form for each individual to whom they made reimbursements or refunds of qualified tuition and related expenses.
Instructions for viewing/printing your 1098-T
1. Go to Alcorn’s website at www.alcorn.edu
2. Select Banner Online Services from the Students or Faculty/Staff dropdown menu
3. Enter your User ID and password
• User ID is your social security number or Alcorn Student ID number
• Password is your six digit birthday (if you do not change it)
4. Click on Student Services and Financial Aid
5. Click on Student Records
6. Click on Tax Notification
• Enter a tax year and print
A printed copy of the 1098-T will not be mailed. Follow the above instructions to obtain a printed copy of your 1098-T.
1098-T’s will be processed and available for printing on January 31st or the last working day in January.
Verification of Student Enrollment & Attendance
Alcorn State University will use the class attendance information from instructors and the Registrar’s Office to determine the tracking module to the Financial Aid Office. Financial Aid will review this information to determine the amount of aid that will be released to the student’s account. Students enrolled in courses that begin later in the semester will not be paid until those classes begin and attendance has been verified. Verification for classes that start later in the semester will be performed every two weeks.
In order to receive student aid funds, class attendance/participation is required to maintain student aid eligibility. Students receiving financial aid assistance must attend and participate in all classes.
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