A student account must be paid in full or you must be enrolled in a payment plan before the first day of academic instruction in order to avoid late payment penalties and account holds. The University will not register a student, confer a degree on a student, or provide a transcript to any student or former student who has any financial obligation to the University (other than a loan not yet due).

Students who have an outstanding balance at the end of a term may not participate in an upcoming term until their debt has been satisfied. Even though students are allowed to pre-register for an upcoming term with an outstanding balance on their student account, the registration will not be valid and will be removed prior to the beginning of the next term if payment in full is not received.

Payment Due Dates

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Federal regulations preclude the use of current financial aid for payment of past-due charges.

The University assesses a $25 late charge on every student account if a full payment or enrollment in a payment plan with an accompanying first payment is not received before the first day of academic instruction. Failure to pay amounts due may result in the referral of outstanding balances to a third party billing company or collection agency; additional fees may be assessed at that time. Credit bureau reporting of any unpaid balance may also result.

• On-line - Secure electronic payments by check or by credit card can be made on-line through CampusNet.
• There is no fee to pay by electronic check.
• MasterCard, Discover, Diners Club and American Express are accepted. VISA is NOT accepted. Note that a 2.9% service fee is assessed with all credit card payments. (Log onto CampusNet and click on the Account tab, then on Make Payment and follow the instructions.) Your student account balance is updated immediately when making a payment on-line.
• Mail - Only checks and money orders made payable to Cleveland State University should be mailed. Payments should be sent to:

Cleveland State University
Cashier's Office - MC 115
2121 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Please write your CSU ID number on the front of the check. Do not mail credit card information or cash. Also, do not use the interoffice Campus Mail service to deliver any check, credit card or cash payment.

• In Person - Checks, money orders or cash payments are accepted at the Cashier's Office located in the Main Classroom Building room 115 during regular business hours.
• Express Payment Center (located outside the Cashier's area in MC115) - Checks and money orders can be securely deposited at the Express Payment Center. Payments are processed before noon on the next business day. Please include your CSU ID number on all checks.

Check 21

The "Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act," also known as "Check 21" has been implemented within our Office.  Check 21 allows Cleveland State to convert each paper check into a digital image, able to be transmitted electronically to the bank. 

• Please be aware that funds are often debited from your account the same day your check is presented.  It is important to make sure you have funds available in your account when you present a check as a form of payment.
• For example, if you drop off a check for an installment of your budget payment plan on Friday at 3pm, your checking account will be debited before 6pm that same day.  If funds are not available, your account will be charged a "non-sufficient funds" or NSF check fee of $30.

Disclosure Notification:
When you provide a check as payment, you authorize CSU to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic funds transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When we use information from your check to make an electronic funds transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day you make your payment.

Returned Check Fees

Payments made by check which are returned due to non-sufficient funds are charged a bank processing fee of $30. Returned checks must be repaid with collected funds, i.e., cash, money order, cashier or bank certified checks. Failure to clear a returned check and/or attempted use of multiple returned checks will result in the loss of all check cashing privileges, including the ability to make electronic check payments. Checks that are not cleared are subject to late charges and collection fees.

Payments made with an electronic check are also subject to returned check fees. Please be accurate in your entry of information on line. Returned check fees are not refundable.

Foreign Checks and Wire Transfer Payments

Cleveland State University does not accept foreign checks. For the benefit of our international students, wire transfers are the preferred method of remitting payments. This allows a student to access their funds within 48 hours rather than the usual six to eight weeks required for processing a foreign check.

The following table identifies information required to transfer funds to the University's bank account. This information should be provided to the originator of the funds. Contact Charles Miller at 216-523-7441, or c.a.miller15@csuohio.edu in the Office of Treasury Services for the actual routing number, swift code and account number.

International Wire Transfers
CSU Bank	US Bank NA 601 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55402 USA
ABA or Routing Number	xxxxxxxxx
Swift Code	xxxxxxxxxxx
Beneficiary	Cleveland State University
Beneficiary Account Number	xxxxxxxxx
Reference Information	Provide a student name and CSU ID number for the student that is to ultimately be credited for the funds