Submit an Online Query about: Payments

• To avoid late fees and penalties, payments should be received by the university by the settlement deadline. Inability to access or use USCe.pay or TIPS does not relieve students from the responsibility to meet the settlement deadline.
  • Please allow 5-10 business days for processing of payments mailed from within the continental U.S.
    (allow more time for HI, AK and international mail), so that they may be received by the settlement deadline.
  • Wire transfers coming from outside the U.S. can take several (3-4) weeks to reach us, please plan early to avoid late fees.
    Wire transfers are posted to your student account as soon as we receive notification from our bank.
  • For specific DATES and DEADLINES, please look under "Information" in the Schedule of Classes.
  • Summer tuition and fees are due at the time of registration.
  • Click here for: Monthly Student Account Due Dates ('pdf' document).
  • Payment Plan payments are due on the 1st of each month, and online payments and payment inquiry is available online from OASIS.
• About various Payment Methods:
  • International Drafts (must be payable to "University of Southern California";  Drafts not drawn on US banks may take several additional weeks, and the amount may be reduced by domestic bank collection charges and will be subject currency exchange rates.
  • Payment Plan payments do not post to student accounts. Payment Plan system access is available from OASIS (not USCe.pay).
  • Mailed Payments: domestic bank checks mailed in the U.S. may take 5-10 business days to be received & processed by our bank. Express or Over-nite mailing of your payment to our PO Box will cause a delay as there is no-one to sign for delivery.
  • Online Bank Payments: if you entered an online payment using USCe.pay, it takes up to 10 days for your payment to clear and we receive the funds. If you see a 'Web Check Declined' transaction on USCe.pay, most likely you have entered an incorrect bank account or routing number and will need to contact your bank to find out what the correct numbers are.
  • About Stipends: please go to Financial Aid website
  • About Tuition Assistance for:
    • Government or Other Agency Sponsored Students
    • USC RA's and TA's
    • Employees (USC Faculty & Staff) - administered by Benefits Office
    • (Student Employer Tuition Reimbursement)
• Tuition and Fees for ALL students, including those whose tuition has been deferred, become an obligation in accordance with the provisions of the Drop/Refund Policy as explained in the Schedule of Classes for the term in question. This financial obligation is between the student and USC.

  Tuition and fees are due, in full, prior to the settlement deadline. Failure to make payment of any indebtedness to the USC when due, including, but not limited to, tuition, deferred tuition, housing, student loans, lab and special fees, is considered sufficient cause, until the debt is settled with USC to (1) bar the student from classes or examinations; (2) withhold diploma, scholastic certificate, or transcripts; (3) bar the student from University Housing; (4) suspend any and all university services and privileges; (5) suspend the student; (6) assign the account to a collection agency; and (7) report the student as delinquent to a credit bureau. This policy will be equally enforced against debts discharged through bankruptcy. USC may take any or all of these actions at its option.

  USC reserves the right to assess late settlement and/or late registration fees in addition to the monthly finance charge. The Schedule of Classes for a given term will detail the late fee policy and due dates for that term.

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