Student Account Collection Policy
Registered Students
Students who are registered are required to pay their account by August 9th for the fall semester and January 9th for the spring semester or the first business day following these dates if they fall on a weekend. If the student's account is not paid by the said due dates, a late fee (see Late Fee Policy for additional information) will be assessed to the account and financial holds may be placed on the account.
Financial Holds:
Diploma Hold - University policy states that a diploma will not be granted to a student unless they have completely fulfilled their financial obligation to the university.
Transcript Hold - University policy states that an official transcript will not be granted to a student unless they have completely fulfilled their financial obligation to the university.
Registration Hold - University policy states that if a student owes $1,000.00 or more at the time of pre-registration, they will not be allowed to register for a future semester until they have fulfilled their financial obligation for the current semester.
Schedule Cancellation:
At the discretion/option of the University, a student's schedule may be cancelled before classes begin if satisfactory financial arrangements have not been made between the student and the Bursar's Office.
In-Active Students
Students who leave the university owing a balance must contact the Bursar's Office within 7 business days of their departure to make payment arrangements for the debt owed to the university. A transcript hold and registration hold is automatically placed on a student's account until their financial obligation has been fulfilled.
The Bursar's Office will send two monthly invoices to a student for the balance owed. The Bursar's Office will work with the student to arrange a monthly payment plan in order to resolve an account balance. It is important for anyone owing a balance to keep the Bursar's Office informed of any change in address, telephone number, etc.
If there is no response from the former student, the university may find it necessary to send the unpaid fees to a collection agency for collection. If an account is assigned to an outside collection agency, the student loses the opportunity to deal with the university directly. The student will be responsible to pay any reasonable collection fees and/or legal fees associated with said collection of the amount owed to Bryant University . Also, once assigned to an outside collection agency, the account will be reported to a national credit bureau as a past due debt.
Once an account has been assigned to a collection agency, the former student must deal directly with that agency.
Below is a list of collection agencies used by Bryant University :
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