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Partial Payment Plan

The Partial Payment Plan is available to any undergraduate student having an obligation of $100 or more. All Students will be required to sign an Electronic Fee Payment Agreement attesting to the fact that they have read and understood the credit agreement and UWRF payment policies.

The University offers a partial payment plan for Fall and Spring terms which provides for two installment payments after the initial due date. Tuition is due by approximately the 10th day of the term. Refer to www.uwrf.edu/accounts-receive/ or your on-line eSIS account for actual due dates. Accounts not paid in full by the first due date of the term automatically convert to the partial payment plan if a signed fee payment agreement is on file for that term. A minimum of 40% is due by the first payment date for the term. An additional 30% (or 50% of the remaining balance) is due 30 days after the initial due date. The remaining balance is due 30 days after the second payment. All charges on the student account are eligible for the partial payment plan.

The partial payment plan is not available for graduate students or for any students during J-term or Summer session. Graduate Students: Payment for the semester is due in full by the first due date of  each semester.  Please contact Accounts Receivable at 715-425-3200 if your account will not be paid in full by the first due date.

A FINANCE CHARGE , assessed at 1% per month, an annual percentage rate of 12%, calculated on the unpaid balance will be added to each bill. To avoid all finance charges, the account must be paid in full by the first due date of the term. All financial aid awards must be disbursed to the account to avoid finance charges on tuition and fees to be paid with financial aid. It is the student's responsibility to complete all financial aid requirements and monitor the status of his/her anticipated aid.

Students on the partial payment plan will be billed for the full amount of the outstanding bill each month. The student may pay the remaining balance or more than the minimum percentage required for the second and third installment payment to avoid or reduce future finance charges.

DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS

Accounts utilizing the partial payment plan become delinquent if the minimum amount due is not paid within 30 days of the due date. Failure to make payments as agreed to will result in a denial of installment credit for future terms. Accounts not on the partial payment plan and not paid within 30 days of the initial due date are delinquent and will be billed and assessed finance charges each succeeding month until paid in full.

The University may disclose defaulted installment payments along with other relevant information to collection agencies and/or credit bureaus. The debtor will be responsible to pay for all attorney's fees and collection costs associated with the collection of any amount not paid when due.

Social security numbers are used in order to verify identity, determine program eligibilty and benefits, permit servicing or collecting of the debt, enforce the conditions or terms of the debt, counsel in repayment efforts, investigate possible fraud, and to verify compliance with any relevant program regulation, and/or locate the student in the event the debt becomes delinquent.

The student's social security number may be used for identification purposes for any and all necessary and usual billing and collection efforts including disclosure to:

• Federal, state, or local agencies.
• Private parties such as relatives, present and former employers, and business and personal associates.
• Guarantee agencies.
• Educational and financial institutions.
• Credit bureaus, collection agencies, and agency contractors.

 

NOTICE

This partial payment plan is subject to the regulations set forth in the Federal Truth in Lending Act. For further information on the Federal Truth in Lending Act, please contact the Accounts Receivable Office. NOTICE: "Any holder of this consumer credit contract is subject to all claims and defenses which the debtor could assert against the seller of goods or services obtained pursuant hereto or with the proceeds hereof. Recovery hereunder by the debtor shall not exceed amounts paid by the debtor hereunder."

NOTE ON WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL:

The use of the partial payment plan does not imply that a student can withdraw from school and thereby be excused from the remaining payments for the term. This plan merely defers portions of the fees to be paid later in the term. If a student withdraws after the refund period ends, fees must be paid in full. Refer to the schedule for refund periods.

Wisconsin Marital Property Act

The Wisconsin Marital Property Act became effective January 1, 1986. This law will affect persons receiving credit after that date. In order to comply with the provisions of the law, it is necessary for you to provide the information requested. Married Wisconsin residents will be asked to sign a statement that they have read and understood the Wisconsin Marital Property Act Agreement as shown below.

NOTICE TO MARRIED APPLICANTS:No provision of a marital property agreement, a unilateral statement under s. 766.59 Wisconsin Statutes or a court decree under s. 766.70 Wisconsin Statutes adversely affects the interest of the creditor unless the creditor, prior to the time credit is granted, is furnished a copy of the agreement, statement or decree or has actual knowledge of the provision when the obligation to the creditor is incurred. If you wish to have a marital property agreement, unilateral statement or court decree considered in connection with your credit application, you may enclose a copy of it with your Supplemental Credit Application Form when returned.

Fee Payment Agreement

All students are required to sign the Elecronic Fee Payment Agreement. In addition to the Partial Payment Plan terms, the Fee Payment Agreement includes payment policies that pertain to all students. Students may access the Electronic Fee Payment Agreement on eSIS. A Manual Fee Payment Agreement is available on our website for reference only.

By electronically signing the University of River Falls Fee Payment Agreement , the student agrees to the following:

1. I have read and agree to the UWRF fee payment policies.

2. I agree to the schedule of obligations and refunds that apply in the event of my withdrawal from classes or from the University.

3. I understand that failure to attend my classes does not constitute an official withdrawal and does not void this agreement or my financial obligations.

4. I understand that the University may disclose my defaulted installment payments along with other relevant information to a collection agency or credit bureau.

5. I agree to pay all attorney's fees and other collection costs and charges necessary for the collection of any amount not paid when due.

6. I agree that any direct credit of federal Title IV funds that I receive can be applied to any outstanding balance on my student account with UWRF for any term. I am responsible for contacting the Bursar in writing prior to signing the Fee Payment Agreement if I do not agree to this requirement.