When a student withdraws or stops attending all classes, he or she may be eligible to receive a refund or credit of the charges assessed for tuition and fees. If financial aid has been paid to the student or applied to the student's university charges, all or a portion of the aid that was disbursed may be required to be repaid. If a repayment is required, the university will return funds to the grant, scholarship or loan source from which the funds were received and may result in the student owing money back to the university. For additional information, please see our Return of Federal Funds policy.

Financial aid funds received on behalf of students are applied first to tuition and fees, residence hall charges and other university charges. If the amount received is in excess of the amount needed to pay the account balance in full, a payment is made to the student for the overage.

BSU processes payments for financial aid and student payroll to students through direct deposit. Students are advised to sign up for direct deposit with the Business Office. Students not enrolled in the direct deposit program will receive overage checks mailed to their permanent address on file. There may be a slight delay in receiving funds due to the additional handling processes required.

Students will not receive a bill in the mail. Students are responsible to be aware of payment due dates and to monitor their financial account balances on a regular basis. Student financial information is accessed at the same e-services web site used to register for classes.

Email notices are sent regularly to students with outstanding account balances as well as to those with recent financial transactions posted (i.e., financial aid processing, new charges, etc.). Email is the official means of communication to currently registered students. Each student is provided with a university email address (firstname.lastname@st.bemidjistate.edu), which all university email is directed. Students have the ability to forward messages to a different email address if desired; however, they are responsible to open, read and respond to communications sent via email from university offices and departments.

Bemidji State University administers an installment payment plan for those students unable to pay the entire semester bill by the payment due date. There is a minimal administrative charge associated with paying in installments. Information about the plan is available at the Cashiers Office.

A student who fails to meet the satisfactory academic progress standards, and thus has financial aid terminated, may appeal to re-establish eligibility by completing a Petition for Reinstatement of Financial Aid. This form is available in the Financial Aid Office and on our website. The petition may be based on undue hardship, death of a relative, injury or illness; or extenuating circumstances as determined by the institution. Petitions must be supported with appropriate documentation and verification and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Please see the official Withdrawal Policy and follow the steps. When withdrawing from Bemidji State University (BSU), you may want to consider the following to ensure that you leave in good standing.

• If you live in a residence hall, contact the Office of Residential Life and cancel your contract.
• If you are receiving financial aid, contact the Financial Aid Office and tell them of your plans to withdraw.
• Confirm with the Cashiers Office that there are no outstanding debts on your account (library fines, parking tickets, etc).
• Return any University property that you have in your possession (e.g. library books).

Your FAFSA covers the whole academic year, which includes summer. If you are taking summer courses, there is a summer supplemental form available in March at the Financial Aid Office or on the Forms page of our website. Once completed, please submit the form to the Financial Aid Office.

You will need to contact your school's Financial Aid Office and cancel your financial aid with them. Then you will need to go online to www.fafsa.ed.gov; click on Add or delete a school code under section 3; add BSU's school code 002336; and submit. We also require the BSU Financial Aid Application to be completed annually. The form can be found on our webpage. Once we receive all of the required information, your financial aid eligibility will be determined and you will receive an email message concerning the eligibility.

Students can view their Financial Aid Award Notice and print a copy anytime by logging in to your e-services account.

Yes. Bemidji State University offers the Minnesota Post-Secondary Child Care Grant. Student's must first apply for financial aid using the FAFSA and then must complete and submit the MN Post-Secondary Child Care Grant application available on the Financial Aid website.

Bemidji State's school code is 002336.

No. Whether or not the student's parents claim the student on their taxes has no bearing on the student's dependency status for financial aid. In order to be considered independent you must meet one of the following criteria at least 24 years of age, married, have a dependent child, are a veteran, an orphan ward of the court, or pursuing a graduate degree.

Accepted students with a Bemidji State Student ID and PIN/password can access the status of their application and awards along with other information online via your e-services account. Make sure to select the correct semester and year.

The information submitted on the FAFSA is based on the student's marital status as of the date it is completed. The student CANNOT update their status to "married" later for this school year. The student will need to weigh the pros/cons of filing now or waiting until they are married and missing some deadline dates for particular types of aid. Consult with the Financial Aid Office if any questions arise.

Yes. The student should notify the Financial Aid Office of any outside financial aid they receive. Bemidji State University is required to take these resources into account when awarding other financial aid.

Student's must complete the FAFSA and BSU Financial Aid Application each year in order to receive financial aid. The FAFSA can be completed after January 1 and as soon as you have completed your federal tax return. The BSU Financial Aid Application can be downloaded from the financial aid webpage. Once the Financial Aid Office has received both the FAFSA and BSU Financial Aid Application, correspondence will be sent to the student's university email account requesting additional information if necessary or an award notice containing the student's financial aid package.

Students must have finalized financial aid awards (scholarships, grants, and loans) in excess of the total semester bill in order to charge books at the on-campus bookstore. As the majority of students will not meet these criteria, it is important to note that just because you are receiving financial aid does not automatically make you eligible to charge books. Students, who qualify to charge books and cannot afford to buy their books with personal funds, may charge required books at the on-campus bookstore. You can view your financial aid awards and charges through your e-services account.

Tuition and fees should be paid in full by the first day of classes or your classes will be dropped for nonpayment. However, you will not be dropped for non-payment if any one of the following criteria is met:

1. Your payment will be deferred if the Financial Aid Office has received the results of your FAFSA"
2. You have made a minimum down payment to tuition and fees of 15% or $300, which ever is less and have an active payment plan contract.
3. You have a scholarship, waiver or third party award on file that meets the minimum down payment rule.
4. You are enrolled in the PSEO program.

You can make a payment online or call 755-2045 between 9:00-3:00. For more information please contact Laureen Lawyer at 218-755-2046.