Tuition Deferment
Tuition Deferment
A tuition deferment prevents cancellation of registration for non-payment of fees, and temporarily prevents assessment of the late payment fee. If you are an on-campus housing resident and a USF meal plan recipient, the payment deferment due date in Student Self-Service will serve as your payment due date for tuition/fees, housing and meal plan charges each semester.
Receipt of a tuition deferment is not a guarantee that you will receive aid and does not prevent a cash collection hold from being placed on your student account. Cash collection holds prevent you from registering for future terms and from obtaining official transcripts until your account is paid in full.
If you still owe tuition after the expiration date has passed, you will be assessed a late payment fee by Student Accounting Services (SAS)
If you do not want to be obligated to pay your tuition, you must drop all of your classes before the end of the drop/add period.
How To Qualify for a Tuition Deferment
To qualify for an automatic tuition deferment, you must be eligible to receive financial aid (including student loans) and/or scholarships. Tuition deferments are automatically posted in Student Self-Service if you:
- Have scholarships that are authorized to be paid in Student Self-Service (including Bright Futures), or;
- Have a FAFSA in Student Self-Service, and;
- Are a degree seeking student, and;
- Are enrolled in at least half-time in USF classes appropriate to your grade level; and
- Are meeting satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements (if your current SAP status is warning or probation, you will not be considered for a deferment until after the current term grades are included in your SAP calculation); and
- Meet any other eligibility requirements for financial aid.
Check Student Self-Service two weeks prior to and during the first week of the semester to see if you qualify
- Select Financial Aid
- You will see a message indicating your deferment approval
- Your bill will be due by the expiration date listed unless your aid has already paid your bill