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

 SUMMER SEMESTER 2019 IMPORTANT DATES

February 20, 2019:  First day to register for summer courses

May 13 to June 3, 2019:  Bookstore charging available

May 28, 2019:  Tuesday, 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.

June 3, 2019:  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 3, 2019:  Monday, 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 student e-services 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 cancellations for non-payment.

June 4, 2019:   Tuesday, Registration Cancellation for Non-Payment processed.  If you have not met the minimum payment criteria, your courses will be dropped.

June 5, 2019:  Wednesday, Financial Aid applied.  Financial Aid holds will be applied to students who received financial aid.  Holds will remain until July 9.

June 7, 2019:  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 June 4, 2019.

June 13, 2019: Thursday, Due Date for Summer account balances.  If accounts are not paid in full, a $30 internal payment plan fee will be charged.  The internal payment plan, 1/2 of your remaining student account balance is due.

July 11, 2019:  Thursday, Final Payment due date if on 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.