All degree seeking students pay the Building, Incidental, Technology, Student Health Service and Counseling Service fees each term. Descriptions of these fees are as follows:

  • Building Fee- A Fee assessed each term to all students attending Oregon University System colleges and universities. The funds are pooled on a statewide basis from which building projects are funded for non-instructional buildings. These projects include recreational and student union types of buildings.
  • Incidental Fee- A fee assessed each term to all OSU students. Rates vary by institution, and are established at OSU by a committee with student representation. The committee responds to requests for allocation of funds from student groups, athletics and the operation of the student union. Committee appropriations are approved by the President.
  • Technology Fee- A fee assessed each term to all students designated for technology oriented projects providing services to students. Funding has made possible the expansion of student computer labs on campus and providing access to the computer center, web, and email to all labs and residence halls.
  • Counseling/Health Service Fees- Are fees which are assessed of all students each term. Rates are established on each campus and vary, depending upon such factors as enrollment, level of service offered to students, and operation costs of the facilities. The fee entitles the student to avail himself or herself of the health care and counseling services offered. It is required as a prerequisite to purchasing student health insurance. The fee is not health insurance.

The process is automated, and the hold should be removed in a matter of minutes. However, you can verify that the hold is removed by contacting the Collections or the Student Accounts department.

Your student account is a revolving charge agreement with OSU. This account is not a loan; thus not eligible for deferment.

Students can set up a parent or other third party as an authorized user in eBill. Authorized users are emailed their own username and password so that they can go in and view, print or make payments online using eCheck. Authorized users also receive email notification just like the student when billing statements are available to view. 

To set up an authorized user in eBill the student would log onto the eBill site at http://mybill.oregonstate.edu, click on the authorized users tab and follow the instructions. Once the student has completed this step an email is sent to the authorized user with the authorized user's user name and password. Students can have as many authorized users as they wish.

Yes, however OSU cannot be responsible for checks lost in the mail - you will need to contact your lender.

Address changes are made by the student through OSU Student Online Services.

The Financial Aid Office can be reached by telephone at (541) 737-2241, by email at Financial.Aid@oregonstate.edu or via their website http://oregonstate.edu/admin/finaid/

To dispute a charge you must contact the charging entity, as they have the detailed information regarding the origination of the charge (i.e. Pharmacy charges, contact Student Health Department; Meal plan charge, contact Housing and Dining Services; Grade change or Late registration fee, contact Registrar's office; Late or lost book fees, contact Valley Library). The charging department will contact Student Finance when a dispute has been resolved, and process a correction if required. Students disputing a charge should inform the charging department within 60 days of the date of the billing. This ensures that the account is kept up-to-date. It is best to submit your dispute in writing, and follow-up on the status of the dispute within 30 days.

For information regarding refund checks please see our refund policy.

For information regarding refund checks please see our refund policy.

To pay by eCheck the student or authorized user would need to log into the eBill site athttp://mybill.oregonstate.edu and click on the pay icon. The system will then guide you through the process of making a payment. You will need to have your bank routing and account number available. Checking account information can be saved so that it does not need to be reentered each time you wish to make a payment.

If you have authorized other people to use eBill and eCheck, the authorized users will not be able to view your bank account information, nor will you be able to view theirs.

Please see the eBill website for more frequently asked questions about eBill/eCheck.

Students can sign up for direct deposit through their account at MyOSU. The direct deposit form can be found by logging onto MyOSU, selecting "Personal Information" and then "View or Update Direct Deposit Authorization." Students wishing to set up direct deposit for refund checks should fill out the section labeled "Student Accounts/Employee Payables". 

It takes approximately one week to set up direct deposit for refunds. If a refund is issued during the one week processing time it will be issued as a check.

You may have "hold" on your account, which requires you to do something to remove it. A registration hold generally exists because your student account exceeds $2200 limit. OSU policy requires that you pay your account down to at least $2200 before you can register for the next term. Please note: Beginning with Winter Term students will need to have a balance of $2,200.00 or less to be able to register and their outstanding balance will need to be only from the two most recent terms. For more infomation please see Important Information Regarding Registration.

Non degree seeking students taking 8 credits or less are required to pay all mandatory fees except the Student Health Service and Counseling Service Fees.

For questions regarding residency status please contact the Admissions office.

A line item with a description reading "Refund Tuition/Scholarship" indicates that a refund check or direct deposit is in process for your account.

A line item with a description reading "Refund Tuition/Scholarship" indicates that a refund check or direct deposit is in process for your account.

By federal law, federal aid can only be used for the term in which the funds are being disbursed, and cannot automatically be used to pay for prior term debt. OSU does not recognize the availability of future term aid until you meet eligibility to register.

Yes, the Student Health Service fee is mandatory for all degree seeking students.

Former students (those not enrolled in the most recent term, with the exception of Summer) must pay their accounts paid in full before they are eligible to register.

Statements are sent to the student's current mailing address. Students are required to maintain the address to which they want their billing statement to be mailed.

OSU requests payment in full each month.

Certain courses require an additional fee to cover specific, tangible goods or services received in conjunction with taking a specific class. Any course with a specific course fee will list the additional fee in the Schedule of Classes.

Certain departments on campus have elected to assess all of their students resource fees each term. A list of the departments requiring these fees can be found at our Student Fees page.

We administer the Federal Perkins Loan program, the OSU Institutional Loan program, and the OSU Pharmacy Professional Loan program.

A late charge is assessed when a payment is more than 10 days past due. A late charge may also be assessed when deferment or cancellation documentation is submitted late. A hold will be placed on your academic transcript and additional financial aid until the past-due portion of your loan is cleared. Your State of Oregon Income Tax refund may be intercepted and applied to your past-due account. If you do not respond to our internal collection efforts, your account will be referred to an outside collection agency. If this happens, your loan is accelerated. This means the entire unpaid balance of your loan becomes due and payable, together with all accrued interest, late charges, collection costs, and legal fees. Once your account has been referred to an outside collection agency, you must deal directly with them rather than OSU.

Once an account is placed in collections, the account is assessed a one-time, $50.00 non-refundable fee, then a collection (BC) hold is placed on the account. If the account belongs to a student or former student at OSU, university services will be withheld, including: registration and transcripts requests. Revenue Agents will begin to contact account holders by telephone or in writing at the phone numbers and addresses given to the university by the student or account holder. If contact has been unsuccessful or payment has not been received and due diligence has been completed the account will be reviewed, assessed collection fees and placed with an outside collection service.

University services will be withheld, including, but not limited to, registration, grades, transcripts and diplomas until the debt is paid in full. All debts not paid in a timely manner may be referred to a Collection Agency. If it is deemed necessary to refer the account to an agency, the debtor (student/account holder) will be responsible for all collection costs and legal fees.

New undergraduates are charged a one-time fee at the start of their first term at OSU. This fee provides access to a variety of OSU programs and services at no additional charge. Programs and services included in the fee include, but are not limited to, open house programs, START, CONNECT, Odyssey, pre-enrollment advising, course drop/add/withdrawal, and official transcripts.

Cascades campus students pay all of the mandatory fees with the exception of the Student Health Service and Counseling Service fees.

Fall, Winter and Spring Terms- The first day of classes each term, for those students who's financial aid we fully processed by the Wednesday prior to the start of the term. For the full schedule, please see our Refund Policy.

Interest is assessed monthly after the 1st of each month. Our interest rate is 12% APR which works out to be 1% per month.

Billing statements are available around the 5th of each month and are due upon receipt. Interest is assessed on unpaid balances following the 1st day of the next month.

Online through OSU eBill system or OSU Student Online Service

Drop box: in the lobby of the Kerr Admin Building 
Mail to: OSU Cashier's, PO BOX 1086, Corvallis, OR 97331 
In person: At the cashier's windows in the Kerr Admin Building

Current students receive all of their billing statements electronically through eBill. Paper statements are not sent out to currently enrolled students. When an eBill is issued the student receives an email to their ONID email address letting then know that their statement is ready to view. The student can then log on to the eBill website athttp://mybill.oregonstate.edu to view, print or even pay online via eCheck. More information about eBill along with frequently asked eBill questions can be found on the eBill website.

Students that are not currently enrolled and do not have an active ONID email address will receive paper billing statements by mail. These statements are generally sent to the student's current mailing address on file unless the student provides an alternate billing address.

Check with OSU Admissions Office. The Business Affairs office does not administer that particular hold.

Check with OSU Student Health Services. The Business Affairs office does not administer that particular hold.

There are many reasons why a loan has not been disbursed to a student's account, but the most common reasons are:

  • The student has not signed the promissory note;
  • The student is not enrolled full time;
  • Financial Aid has placed a hold on the student's financial aid