Student Accounts - Reading Your Bill

HOW TO READ YOUR BILL

1. Account Number: This is your student identification number. Verify to make sure it is correct.

2. Term: This is the term for which you are being billed (Fall, Spring, Summer).

3. Date: This is the date the bill was run. All transactions on file up to this date will appear on the bill.

4. The school you are currently enrolled in. If this is incorrect, contact your school to send a correction to the Registrar.

5. Schedule of Costs: This is the rate at which your tuition is being assessed. This rate is driven by the school code. If you are coded incorrectly, it could cause your bill to be calculated incorrectly.

6. Balance Forward: This is the balance remaining on your account from terms prior to the current billing semester. This amount will show on the bill the entire term as the system adds all prior term charges and credits to calculate this balance. Payments on this balance are processed under the current billing term and are listed separately on the bill.

7. Tuition: The number of credits you are being billed for and the cost for these credits. If you are a full-time undergraduate taking 12 - 18 credits, you are billed a flat rate amount for tuition. If you take more than 18 credits, you are billed at the flat rate amount plus a rate per credit for anything over 18 credits. If you register for under 12 credits, you are billed on a per credit basis. Graduate students, Continuing Education and General Studies students are billed on a per credit basis.

8. University Services Fee: This fee is a mandatory fee that is assessed to all students and is used for general University support.

9. Room and Board: This is the cost for your dormitory room and the meal plan selected. The room charge is non-refundable after the start of a term. Board is refunded at a rate of 75% of the remaining balance until the midpoint of the semester.

10. Other Charges: Charges for other non-tuition items such as library fines, parking tickets, penalties for non payment and lab breakage fees.

11. Payments/Financial Aid: Any payments made since the start of the billing term are listed individually on the statement. Loan payments are also listed separately. All approved Financial Aid is also listed on the bill. Any amounts still estimated because the necessary forms or corrections have not been completed will not appear on the billing statement. You should contact the Financial Aid office to see what is necessary to complete your aid package for the term.

12. Net Amount Owed: This is the balance due on your account as of the billing date after all charges and credit to date are applied to your account.

13. Courses Registered for this Term: These are the courses you selected and are currently enrolled in for the billing term. Check these to verify the courses and times are those you selected. If there is a problem, please contact the Registrar's Office.

14. Due Date: The date your payment is due to avoid any penalty charges on your account. If you wish to mail your payment send it to: Duquesne University, P.O. Box 640094, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-0094. To Pay online, go to either Duke-Pay (for Students) or Duke-Pay(for Authorized Payers)

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