Youngstown State University is requiring all students who receive refunds of credit balances on their student account have the money directly deposited into their personal checking or savings account beginning summer 2015.

STUDENT REFUNDS

Refunds of excess payments are released as follows:

• All excess Federal Direct Loan and/or Federal PLUS loan payments, plus up to $600 in other excess financial aid, is released to the student's account no sooner than 10 days prior to the first day of the term.
• All Title IV  returning students that meet all eligibility requirements at least 10 days before the start of a payment period and whose disbursed funds would have created a Title IV credit balance will receive a refund no later than the 7

IMPORTANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING REGISTRATION

University policy requires all unpaid student account balances to be paid in full before re-enrollment and/or transcript services are provided. Please be advised that this policy regarding payment of all past due balances will be strictly enforced.

HELPFUL HINTS FOR PAYMENT PROCESSING

CHECK

If paying by check in person or via mail, please be sure that your check is made payable to YSU, is written out correctly, that it has been signed, and that it includes the student Banner ID number (begins with Y00). Include a copy of your tuition statement to ensure that your payment is credited to the correct account.

Student accounts are billed each semester. Tuition statements are sent out electronically. Payment is due in full by the specified due date. A monthly payment plan option is available online via the Penguin Portal if you cannot pay your balance in full. Current account information, including charges and payments, is available online via the Penguin Portal. Tuition statements may also be printed from this site.