FALL 2007 BILLING INFORMATION
There are a few new policies and procedures in place this year, and we would like to make you aware of them!
MEAL PLAN SELECTIONS
We have replaced the old paper forms with a new online option! This will save time and resources, and will be much more convenient for the students. If you reside on campus, you can now select your meal plan yourself using HomerConnect. Simply go to the “Student, Financial Aid, and Residential Life” menu choice, choose the Residential Life area of your access and follow the easy instructions. Another time saving effort is that we will no longer request that you change your meal selection each year. The entering class will be pre-billed for a 14 meal plan, and returning students will continue to be billed for the meal plan they are on from semester to semester, year to year. The only exception to this is students who were on a meal plan one semester who move to a housing situation or off campus where meals are no longer required. Students in this category will have the option to add a meal plan as long as money is on the account to pay for it. The last date to make meal changes for Fall 2007 is September 11th.
STUDENT INSURANCE
As with the case of meal plans, we are now offering an online option to decline our insurance if you have coverage that you feel duplicates our offering. Again, students do this by going to HomerConnect and going to the “Student, Financial Aid, and Residential Life” menu choice. Click on “Health Services” and read the information presented. It is very important that you choose the YES button after you read this material and before you proceed to complete the waiver information. Your waiver will not be processed until this button is chosen. All students must have student insurance, whether it is the policy we provide for you or your own coverage. The deadline to complete waivers for Fall 2007 is August 31st.
AID ADVANCES
When the combination of financial aid yet to be applied to your account and payment on your billing statement exceed your charges, you may be eligible to request an Aid Advance to provide you with money to meet expenses for the start of the semester. Effective August 6, 2007 a student can receive an advance for up to $2,000. Students may request a maximum of two advances every 60 days per semester, if eligible. Complete details and instructions are available on our website at www.ithaca.edu/bursar or at the Bursar's Office.
OBTAINING ACTUAL CREDIT FROM YOUR ACCOUNT
Actual credit can be requested at any time. “Actual” refers to money received in excess of your amount due for expenses. Aid sources or monthly TuitionPay payments that have not yet been received by the College are not considered “actual” credit. You may request your credit balance in the form of a check or as a deposit to your ID Express account. You must take the full amount of your credit when you request it. If you prefer, you can keep your credit balance on your account for the following semester.
PAY EASILY…USE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OPTIONS!
We would like to remind you that paying electronically is the fastest and easiest way to make payment. You have a choice of making an electronic payment (direct debit to your checking or savings account) which is FREE, or by making a credit card payment (American Express, Discover, or MasterCard) with a 2.75% transaction fee. Transactions are handled by a third party payment processor, InfiNet (the system is called QuikPay).
How to access InfiNet (QuikPay) to pay online:
