Business Services

Ways to Pay Your Account at SMSU

To make a payment to SMSU, you have a few options:

• In E-Services, in the Bills and Payments tab, click on Make a Payment and pay with a bank account or debit/credit card. You can also choose the option to “Give Someone Access to Pay My Bill”
• Call our cashier at 507-537-7117 to pay with a debit/credit card
• Stop in to pay at the Cashier’s window with debit/credit card, cash or check
• Mail a check to SMSU Business Services, 1501 State Street, Marshall, MN  56258

 To sign up for a payment plan, click here

Important Dates

SPRING SEMESTER 2021 IMPORTANT DATES

December 28 to January 15, 2021: Bookstore charging available

January 11, 2021: First Day of Spring Semester

January 14, 2021: Must have parking permit displayed or may be ticketed

January 15, 2021: Last Day to Add Classes or Drop Classes with a Refund

January 15, 2021: must meet minimum payment criteria

January 18, 2021: Martin Luther King Day, No Classes

January 19, 2021: Registration Cancellation for Non-Payment, if minimum payment criteria is not met by January 18, classes will be dropped

January 20, 2021: Financial Aid applied to bill

January 22, 2021: Financial Aid Overages will begin being deposited into bank accounts for those who have set up direct deposit.  If no direct deposit, paper checks will be mailed to the student's local address on file as of January 19, 2021.

February 15, 2021: President's Day, No Classes

February 16, 2021: DUE DATE FOR SPRING.  If on a SMSU Payment Plan, a $30 charge will apply and 1/2 of total account balance must be paid.

March 8-12, 2021: Spring Break, No Classes

March 16, 2021: Final Payment Due Date for SMSU Payment Plan. A $50 late fee will be applied if there is an account balance after this date.

March 18, 2021: Fall Registration begins

April 13, 2021: Last Day to Drop with a "W"

April 30, 2021: Last Day of Classes

May 3-6, 2021: Final Exams

May 8, 2021: Commencement

SUMMER SEMESTER 2021 IMPORTANT DATES

February 17, 2021: Wednesday, First day to register for summer courses

May 10 to May 28, 2021: Bookstore charging available

May 24, 2021: Monday, First Day of Summer Session

Last Day to Drop a summer course with a refund: See date for each individual course in E-Services or the Registration & Class Schedule on the SMSU website under Quick LInks.

May 26, 2021: Wednesday, Last day to sign up for the Nelnet Payment Plan

May 28, 2021: Friday, Minimum payment criteria must be met to hold your course registrations for all summer courses regardless of the start date of the course. Check your E-Serivces account online to determine if you have met the minimum payment criteria.  A green "GO" symbol means requirements have been met, a red "STOP" symbol means your registration is at risk of cancellation for non-payment.

May 31, 2021: Monday, Deadline for signing up for direct deposit if you would like your financial aid overage by direct deposit (rather than by mail by check).

June 1, 2021: Tuesday, Registration Cancellation for Non-Payment processed, if you have not met the minimum payment criteria, your courses will be dropped

June 2, 2021: Wednesday, Financial Aid applied. A hold will be placed on all students who received financial aid. Holds will remain until June 25, 2021.

June 4, 2021: Friday, Financial Aid Overages will begin to be deposited into bank accounts for those who have set up direct deposit.  If no direct deposit is set up, checks will be mailed to the student's local address on file as of May 31, 2021.

June 9, 2021: Wednesday, Due date for summer account balances. If accounts are not paid in full, a $30 payment plan fee will be charged.

July 9, 2021: Friday, Final Payment Due Date if on a  SMSU Payment Plan. A $50 late fee will be applied if there is an account balance after this date.

The Business Services office provides a variety of functions for the SMSU campus community:

• Tuition, Fees and Payments (Payments, tuition rates, Important dates, room & meal rates, parking information, holds, IDs, withdrawals, and more)
• Travel (reimbursement rates, expense forms, Enterprise rentals, and more)
• Purchasing Cards (application, procedures, reconciliations)
• Purchasing and Contracting (purchase orders, bid requirements, contracts, cell phone requests)
• Graduate Assistants (procedures and forms)
• Student Payroll (procedures and forms)
• Transcript Requests (this link will connect you with Records and Transcript Services)

SMSU Financial Statement

Southwest Minnesota State University is a member of the Minnesota State College and University (Minnesota State) System. As a member of Minnesota State, Southwest Minnesota State's financial statements are a part of the Minnesota State financial statement. SMSU is also individually audited by an independent auditing firm. SMSU's and Minnesota State's financial statements are available online at www.minnstate.edu/system/finance/accounting/financialstatements/yearendstatements/index.html. A copy of SMSU's audit has been placed on reserve at the library.