Payment Plans

There is no enrollment fee to participate in THE budget payment plan

Cleveland State offers a no-cost payment plan as an arrangement to make current semester tuition payments more affordable by spreading payments over a number of months.  This payment plan is available to all students, regardless of the number of credits or tuition amount.  The budget payment plan is also an option for students accepting financial aid.  A few new things to consider:

• The Budget Payment Plan will be available for enrollment approximately 30 days before the semester begins. (April 21 for Summer 2025).  Visit our Payment Portal for more information.  Sign in with your CSU credentials.

  
• **NEW**  Students should join the payment plan, DO NOT MAKE YOUR PAYMENT FIRST.  Upon enrolling, the plan will prompt you for your first payment.
• 
• For the FALL and SPRING semester, there are 5 installments (including your initial payment).  Incurring charges after a due date will result in remaining payments being adjusted.
• For the SUMMER semester, there are 4 installments.  Incurring charges after the due date will result in the remaining payments being adjusted.

Remember:

• You must enroll EVERY semester
• Payments are due by the date specified on your CampusNet account
• If you enroll in the Budget Payment Plan, you will receive payment reminder emails before each installment is due.  We encourage you to sign up for autopay.  Payment can be made directly from CampusNet.
• **NEW**  Guest payer option.  Students can invite a parent to create their own login information.  Sign into the payment portal, click Overview, and send a Payer invitation.
• Financial aid cannot be used as a payment towards a Budget Payment Plan (initial or installment).
• You'll need to make your payment each month by the due date.
• If you add or drop classes, the amount of each of your remaining payments will be automatically adjusted
• Federal regulations prohibit the use of current financial aid for payment of past-due charges
• All current semester fees owed to the University are included in the terms of a payment plan. Prior balances CANNOT be included with a current semester payment plan.
• The payment plan constitutes a promissory note for education purposes and your enrollment includes a valid electronic signature. These charges are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.  Should this debt be placed in the hands of a collection agency or an attorney for collection, or should suit be brought to collect the outstanding balance, the student agrees to pay all costs of collection, including but not limited to, the reasonable fees and cost charged by a collection agency, filing fees, all costs and expenses arising from any suit filed to enforce this note including reasonable attorney's fees.

Do you want an easy, FREE way to spread the cost of tuition and fees equally throughout the semester?

You'll need to enroll each semester once your prior semester is paid in full.  Remember, enroll in the payment plan, then make the first payment.

• Your payments will be due in:

• Fall Semester  (enroll after 8/5)	Spring Semester  (enroll after 12/5)	Summer Semester  (enroll after 4/25)
  August	January	May
  September	February	June
  October	March	July
  November	April	August
  December	May

• Review your enrollment in CampusNet. Click on the Account tab and then the Payment Plan tab. Budget Payment Plan enrollment takes place approximately 3 weeks prior to the first payment due date of the semester.
  Do not make your payment first.  Select your payment plan, and you will be prompted for your installment during enrollment.

Does your employer have a tuition reimbursement program where they pay you after you've successfully completed your coursework?

Click here to submit your documentation for the Employer Reimbursement payment plan.  Documentation should be submitted annually.

NEW!!!  If your documentation has been approved, the payment plan will appear as an option to join in the Payment Portal.  If not, submit your documents and wait for approval (approximately 7 days).  Your payment should be submitted when enrolling (you will be prompted for the payment).  Do not make the payment until prompted when enrolling in the plan, not before.  Paying prior to enrollment will decrease your balance; you will still need to make a payment to enroll in the plan.

Return to Top

Are you applying for a payment plan for the Summer Semester?

Payments are due in May, June, July, and August, regardless of which sessions you are enrolled in.

Return to Top

Does your employer have a reimbursement program or sponsor where they pay the University directly and you don't need to pay any out-of-pocket expenses up front?

Then enroll in the Third Party Sponsorship Program.

• Complete the sponsorship document above (follow the link)
• You must provide paperwork from your sponsor authorizing us to invoice them on your behalf
• Submit the completed document and your sponsorship paperwork to bursar@csuohio.edu
• There is no enrollment fee
• You will be responsible for payment of any sundry expenses your employer/sponsor does not cover (for example books or parking)
• If your employment status changes during the semester, you will be responsible for making payment in full immediately
• If your employer does not pay our invoice within 60 days of billing, all charges will be reversed to your student account and will be due immediately.

Return to Top

Are you an employee of the University? Or is your parent an employee? You may be eligible for Staff Development or Fee Authorization.

• Visit the Human Resources website after logging into MyCSU to review the eligibility requirements.
• To download an enrollment form, log into MyCSU, click on the Human Resources tab under For Faculty and Staff, then click on Forms. The Staff Development and Fee Authorization Forms are printable as word documents or PDF's
• Employees should submit their completed forms here: Staff Development
• Completed Fee Authorization forms for dependents should be submitted to Human Resources at benefits@csuohio.edu.
• Staff Development and Fee Authorization forms are begin processing approximately 2-3 weeks before a term begins.
• The Office of the University Bursar only processes Staff Development for credit-based courses; please contact the CE department at for any non-credit (continuing education) courses.

Return to Top

Did you register for or add classes after the semester began?

Your payments will be due over the remaining months of the term. 

Return to Top

Are you waiting for your Financial Aid to be approved or disbursed?

You will be enrolled in the Budget Payment Plan.  Once disbursed, your account will be paid in full, and payment plan satisfied.  There is nothing more you need to do.  To keep your account in good financial standing, we recommend making payments in line with your payment plan.  Once your account is paid, any overpayment is refunded.

Return to Top

Are you a cross-registration student taking classes at Cleveland State and another University?

Obtain a cross-registration payment form from the Office of the University Registrar's, website (under Forms), or visit Campus411 All-in-1 if you need assistance. (Cross-registration is only available during the Fall and Spring semesters.)