How can I pay my fees?

1. Credit card or check card payment of registration fees on RaiderNet. You can make either credit card or check card payments with Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express on RaiderNet. Access RaiderNet to pay registration fees by credit card or to use your bank check card to deduct the amount of your fees from your checking account. Try the RaiderNet feature for convenient payment methods.

   How to pay by credit card or check card on RaiderNet:
   -Click on PipelineMT at www.mtsu.edu.Log in to PipelineMT
   -Click on RaiderNet, then on the Student tab.
   -Select Student Account then Select Account Detail for Term/Confirm Enrollment/Credit Card Payment .
   -Select Summer Term 2013. Your account balance summary and account detail for the term will be displayed.
   -Click "Yes, I will attend during Summer Term 2013" Select Continue.
   -You will be taken to our bill payment system. Click Make a Payment and follow directions.

2. e-Checks
   Access RaiderNet to pay registration fees online by electronic check. You must set up a "payment profile" three days before you can pay by eCheck.

3. In person:
   Fees may be paid at the Business Office cashier windows in the Cope Administration Building.  Students must bring their student ID when they come to pay fees in person.  0ffice hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.  The Business Office accepts cash, personal checks, money orders, cashier's checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express (both debit and credit).

4. Mail-in payment:
   Only mail payments by check, money order or cashier's check for the exact amount of fees due payable to MTSU and include the student's M#. Payments must be mailed in time to be postmarked  by the mail in deadline listed above.

   Mail payments to:
   MTSU Business Office / Registration
   1301 E Main Street
   Murfreesboro, TN 37132

5. Financial Aid, Direct Loan Credits
   If your bill shows your fees will be paid in full by financial aid, you must confirm you will attend before the fee payment deadline and get a confirmation number or your class schedule will be deleted. (See How do I confirm?) (See What if I have Financial Aid?)

6. Perkins or MTSU Loans
   If you are approved to receive a Perkins or MTSU loan, it will show on your registration bill as estimated aid.  All Perkins or MTSU loan borrowers must come in person and sign a master promissory note when a Federal Perkins loan is awarded for the first time. A promissory note will not have to be signed for each disbursement, but the borrower will need to sign a disclosure statement for each disbursement. Notes and disclosure statements will be mailed to the borrower's permanent address. When the signed disclosure form is received by the Business Office, the loan will be automatically fed to the student's account like other financial aid (i.e. Pell, TSAC, bank loans).

7. MTSU Foundation Loans
   If your loan is approved, it will show on your bill as estimated aid.  All MTSU loan borrowers must come in person and sign promissory notes before loan funds can be released.  Confirm registration as soon as you get your bill, then come to sign notes and endorse checks at the Business Office (Cope 101) on the first day you attend class.

8. Employee Fee Waivers (PC 191A)
   If you are a full-time employee of any Tennessee Board of Regents school, the University of Tennessee, or the State of Tennessee (not public school teachers), you are eligible for a fee waiver on the tuition for one (1) class. Fee waiver participants may register beginning April 15. After class selection, the original completed fee waiver forms should be submitted to the Business Office, Cope Administration Building 103, before the fee payment deadline. NOTE: Fee waiver forms will not be processed for students who register or get closed class overrides prior to April 15.

9. Reduced Rate Registration (Senior Adult/Permanently Disabled)
   Under T.C.A. Section 49-7-113, a student 60 years of age or older or permanently disabled may audit courses with no tuition charge. A student 65 years of age or older or permanently disabled may take classes for credit at a reduced rate of one-half the semester hour rate up to a maximum of $70.00 (Note: This fee includes maintenance fees, student activity fees, technology access fees, and registration fees; it does not include course-specific fees such as all miscellaneous course fees, materials fees, application fee, online course fees and parking fees.) Registration under these programs is on a space available basis. Therefore, senior adult/ permanently disabled participants cannot priority register or get departmental permits prior to the first day of class for the summer terms. Class selection under these programs should be processed on the first day of class for the summer term . After class selection, authorization memos should be brought in person to the Business Office, Cope Admin. Building 103, before the fee payment deadline below. The late registration fee for these program participants will be waived.

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What if I have Financial Aid?

SUMMER 2013

Students will have financial aid credited to their accounts only if an award has been granted and the proper forms signed and returned to the Financial Aid Office. If fees are not paid in full by the financial aid credits, the balance must be paid before the fee payment deadline.

If your Statement of Account/Class Schedule shows your fees are paid in full by financial aid (your balance due is ZERO or a CREDIT (CR) BALANCE), you must access RaiderNet to confirm that you will attend before the fee payment deadline or your class schedule will be deleted. If you are due a refund from financial aid credits, you should access RaiderNet to confirm you will attend by May 6 to insure that your refund will be processed. (See How do I confirm?)

If you have a credit balance due to financial aid, if you have processed your confirmation on RaiderNet, if you are enrolled in 6 hours and enrolled in the Full or May terms, your refund will be direct deposited to your bank checking or savings account beginning on the first day of class.(See How do I get my Financial Aid Credit Balance Refund?). You also have the option of having all or a portion of your credit balance transferred to your current RAIDER FUND$ account. (See What is a RAIDER FUND$?)

If you expect to receive financial aid for the term, but awards are not credited to your bill, contact the Financial Aid Office at (615) 898-2830 so that problems can be resolved before the fee payment deadline. You may also access RaiderNet to check your account balance to determine if an award or loan has been credited to your account after your bill was printed.  If your balance is a zero or a credit, you should confirm you will attend while on RaiderNet.

Federal Direct PLUS, Perkins, and MTSU Loans

You must be registered at least half time to be eligible to receive loan funds [six (6) undergraduate hours, five (5) graduate hours]. Any student passing less hours will be required to provide documentation of attendance from his/her instructors. Summer financial aid may be adjusted and a hold placed on fall aid until proper documentation is received.

First-time borrowers and transfer students must complete an entrance interview before Federal Direct loan funds can be credited to their accounts. A feature available on RaiderNet will allow first-time loan borrowers and transfer students to complete their loan entrance interviews online. If you have not had an entrance interview, be sure to complete this requirement to prevent your loan disbursement from being delayed. Do this as soon as possible after you apply for your loan.

If your loan has been credited to your account and your fees are paid in full by the loan credit (your balance is ZERO or a CREDIT), you must confirm that you will attend before May 11 at 4:30 p.m. or your class schedule will be deleted. Access RaiderNet to confirm your registration and get a confirmation number. (See How do I confirm?)

If fees are not paid in full by the loan credit, the balance must be paid in full before May 11 at 4:30 p.m. The balance due can be paid by credit card or check card on RaiderNet or by coming to Business Office in the Cope Administration Building by 4:30 p.m. on May 11.

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What is Authorized or Memoed Aid?

SUMMER 2013

If financial aid credits show on the bill you receive in May under the heading of Authorized or Memoed Aid (pending aid), these are estimates of the amounts of Federal Direct or Parent PLUS loans guaranteed, Perkins Loans, scholarships, grants, or awards that have been approved for Summer. The actual aid will not be credited to your account until immediately prior to the start of classes and/or until all required paperwork is completed.

All MTSU Foundation loan borrowers must come in person and sign promissory notes before loan checks can be released. Confirm registration (and get a Confirmation Number) as soon as you get your bill, then come to the Business Office, Cope 101, to sign notes and endorse checks on the first day you attend class.

All Perkins loan borrowers must have signed the disclosure statement for the pending disbursement before the loan will feed to their student accounts. The disclosure statement will have been mailed to the borrowers permanent address prior to the first day of classes.

Authorized or Memoed Aid is for billing and confirmation information purposes only. IT IS NOT ACTUAL AID. It has not been credited to your account and is not available for refund purposes. If for some reason your actual aid is not processed after you are registered or if you withdraw or otherwise become ineligible before actual aid is applied to your account, you will still be responsible for unpaid fees. Some of the reasons your actual aid may not be credited are that you do not sign your promissory note, you drop below the required number of hours, you become academically ineligible, you do not make satisfactory academic progress, you do not complete all required paperwork, or you do not complete your entrance interview.

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How Do I Confirm My Registration?  Do I Need a Confirmation Number?

Students whose bills show they do not owe money because their fees will be paid in full with financial aid, Federal Direct or PLUS loans, third party or other credits must confirm.  Students who confirm their registration on RaiderNet will be given a confirmation number.  Students must write down and keep this confirmation number as proof that they have completed the confirmation process.

Students must either pay, get a financial aid deferment, or confirm their registration and get a confirmation number by their fee payment deadline or they will LOSE their classes.

Students who pay their registration fees by cash, personal checks, money orders, or credit cards do not need to confirm. Your registration is validated or finalized. Your payment is your confirmation, and you do not need a confirmation number. 

If your fees are paid in full by financial aid, Federal Direct loans, third party, or other credits, you must complete the registration process by confirming that you will attend MTSU for the Summer term. Your balance due must be a Zero or Credit before you can confirm your registration. To confirm you will attend MTSU this term and validate registration, access RaiderNet and do the following:

• Click on Pipeline at www.mtsu.edu
• Log in to PipelineMT, click on RaiderNet, then on the Student tab.
• Select Student Account.
• SelectConfirm Enrollment/Registration Payment/Account Detail for Term. Select the term Summer Term 2013.
• Your account balance summary and account detail for the term will be displayed. Click "Yes, I will attend during Summer Term 2013"
• Wait for a confirmation number.

Reviewing your class schedule does not confirm your registration; you MUST select the Confirm Enrollment/Registration Payment/Account Detail for Term option. When you select this option, you will be given a confirmation number if your registration is confirmed.  When you are assigned a confirmation number, the system will enter a code into the computer to hold your classes.

Write down the confirmation number and the date.  This is your proof  that you have successfully completed the confirmation process.  If in doubt, try the process again and the system will tell you if your registration has been confirmed.  Your confirmation number will not be repeated.

If your registration is not completed by either payment in full or by Confirmation before the final fee payment deadline for each term, your class schedule will be deleted.  

If you pay fees in full by cash, check, or credit card, your registration is finalized. Your payment is your confirmation.

(See When do I pay my fees or confirm that I'll be attending? for the Final Fee Payment/Confirmation Deadlines)

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What if my fees are to be billed to and paid by a third party sponsor?

If you are a sponsored student (fees to be billed to an employer, pre-paid tuition program, government agency, or foreign embassy), your account should reflect credits for the fees to be paid by your sponsor. If your account does not show these credits, contact your sponsor to determine if authorization paperwork has been sent to the Business Office, or bring a fee authorization form to the Business Office during the early fee payment period. Payment, whether by check or by third party authorization, is required by the due date or your class schedule will be deleted.

If your fees are PAID IN FULL BY THIRD PARTY (your balance is ZERO or a CREDIT (-) on your billing statement), you MUST confirm that you will attend before the fee payment deadline or your class schedule will be deleted. (See How do I confirm?)

If your sponsor does not pay after several attempts of collecting payment, your account will be charged and you will be responsible for paying the amount that was not covered by your third party sponsor. 

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What if I'm a graduate assistant?

If you are a graduate assistant, your assistantship will pay a portion of the Program Services Fee. You will owe a balance for some student-related fees not covered by the assistantship. All undergraduate classes must be approved by the Graduate Office in order to be covered by the assistantship. You must pay your balance due or confirm you will attend by the fee payment deadline or your class schedule will be deleted. Late registration fee will be $100. If credit for your assistantship does not show on your bill, contact the Graduate Office at 898-5589.

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Will I Receive a Refund if I withdraw or drop classes?

SUMMER 2013

Fee adjustments for each summer session are based on the date of the drop or withdrawal and not the reason for the drop.

A withdrawal constitutes dropping ALL classes in ALL sessions for the summer term. Fee adjustments are based on the date of withdrawal.

A drop is processed instead of a withdrawal if the student has at least ONE remaining class for the summer term. Drops are processed on RaiderNet. Drop fee adjustments are based on the date the course is dropped.

Fee exchanges are only allowed for classes dropped and added within the same part of term on the same day. RODP courses DO NOT exchange evenly with other courses. The refund policy listed below for each part of term will be applied for a drop and add not within the same session.

SUMMER 2013 FEE ADJUSTMENT DEADLINES