Payments

Payments


Once your tuition statement is ready, you can pay online, in person and by mail. You can pay all at once or enroll in a payment plan to make smaller payments throughout the term.

Payment Methods

Your student account is the one-stop shop for paying your tuition and fees online. By making payments online, you will see faster payment posting and updates of your payment status and account balance. Make a payment online using one of the following methods:

Credit Card

We accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, China Union, JCB, and American Express. All credit card charges include a non-refundable 2.85% convenience fee.

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eCheck

An electronic check is a digital version of a traditional paper check. With an eCheck, money is electronically withdrawn from your checking account, transferred over the ACH network, and desposited to the university. You will need your banking account information (Routing and Account Number) to make the payment. There is no processing fee for electronic checks.

International Payments

We partnered with Convera and TransferMate to give you a simple, reliable way to pay. This allows you to pay in your home currency, either online or by bank transfer, with competitive exchange rates and takes the stress and uncertainty out of paying for your tuition.

Which one should I use? TransferMate is available through your student account center, presenting your account balance at the time of payment. With TransferMate, you can confidentially pay your full balance - no shortages or overages! Convera is also a great option for paying, but you need to know your account balance before you begin to make a payment.

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Visit the Cashier's Office located in the Estill Building, Suite 103. We are open Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Make a payment in person using one of the following methods:

Cash

Check, Cashier's Check, or Traveler's Check

Student's name and SAM ID must be written on all checks. When you provide a check as a payment to SHSU, you authorize us to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the check as a check transaction.

Money Orders

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Payment may be mailed, but must be received in our office by 5pm on the payment deadline. You may mail one of the following:

Check, Cashier's Check, or Traveler's Check

Student's name and SAM ID must be written on all checks. When you provide a check as a payment to SHSU, you authorize us to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the check as a check transaction.

Money Orders

Our Mailing Addresses

If sending by U.S. Mail(USPS)

Sam Houston State University

Cashier's Office

Box 2273

Huntsville, TX 77341-2273

If sending overnight by UPS or Fedex

Sam Houston State University

Cashier's Office

1903 University Ave

Estill Bldg Room 103

Huntsville, TX 77340-2273

SHSU has partnered with Backpack to provide a free, online and more secure way to pay with your 529 plan. Backpack's platform is free to setup & use, and is directly integrated into our Cashier's office so we know as soon as you initiate a payment.

Backpack can also help you manage non-tuition 529 expenses; eligible purchases are covered by their 529 Eligibility Guarantee, meaning less work and worry for you!

Visit our 529 Payments Center for more information about how to pay tuition using your specific 529 Plan, or go directly to the Backpack Portal to make a payment.

Go to 529 Payments Center Payment Due Dates

Financial Aid will begin to apply to your account 10 days prior to the start of the semester. Check your account before the payment due date to make sure your aid has paid. Aid which has paid will reduce your charges. If your financial aid does not fully cover your charges, the balance will be due by the deadline.

Submit Your Waiver or Exemption

Students can submit tuition assistance waivers and exemptions by emailing cshforms@shsu.edu one week before the start of the semester. Please include:

  • Your Name
  • Your Sam ID
  • Enrolled Term
  • Your Waiver Type

cshforms@shsu.edu

More about Waivers

External Scholarships are funds received from non-SHSU sources such as booster clubs, employers, foundations, etc. Checks should be sent to Student Account Services along with the completed donor form available below.

How to Apply Scholarships to Student Account

  1. Complete Scholarship Donor Form
  2. Write student's Sam ID on check

  3. Mail check to:

    Student Account Services, Attention Scholarships

    Sam Houston State University

    Box 2273

    Huntsville, Texas 77341-2273

When mailing scholarship checks, keep in mind students need time for awards to pay to their account before their payment due date. Please allow 7-10 business days.

Payment Due Dates Learn more about Financial Aid

Payment Requirements

Failure to enroll in the installment payment plan or make payment in full prior to the first class day for your earliest enrolled part of term may result in the loss of classes but does not automatically constitute a withdrawal from the University. Your payment amount cannot be more than your total semester charges. Your semester charges will include tuition and fees for all parts of term enrolled for the semester.

Add, Drop, & Resignation Deadlines

Paying in Full

When paying in full, your payment amount should match your account balance. If you increase your credit hours, add fees, or enroll in additional parts of term, you will need to make an additional payment once the charges post to your account. Please monitor your account for updates. Failure to pay additional charges could result in loss of class schedule.

Enrolling in a Payment Plan

If you enroll in a payment plan, your payment amount will be your account balance divided into installments determined in the payment plan contract. Failure to enroll in the installment payment plan by the designated due date could result loss of class schedule.

More about Payment Plans

Find Your Payment Due Date

Not sure what term to select?

Use the following steps to access your registration information. You should select the term you are enrolled in with the earliest first day of class.

  1. Login to MySam
  2. Click “Registration”
  3. Click “Continue to Registration Add, Drop Classes”
  4. Click “View Registration Information”
Due Date First Day of Class Earliest Term Amount Due
May 7, 2026 by 10pm May 8, 2026 Summer Mini Full or Payment Plan Required Payment
May 27, 2026 by 10pm May 28, 2026 Summer I or 10-Week Full or Payment Plan Required Payment
May 28, 2026 Summer Mini, Summer I or 10-Week, Summer II 1st Installment
Jun 30, 2026 by 10pm Jul 1, 2026 Summer II Full or Payment Plan Required Payment
July 1, 2026 Summer Mini, Summer I or 10-Week, Summer II 2nd Installment
Aug 3, 2026 by 10pm Summer Mini, Summer I or 10-Week, Summer II End of Term Payment
Aug 18, 2026 by 10pm Aug 19, 2026 Fall 15-Week, 5a, 7a Full or Payment Plan Down Payment
Sep 17, 2026 by 10pm Fall 15-Week, 5a, 7a 1st Installment
Sept 22, 2026 by 10pm Sept 23, 2026 Fall 5b Full or Payment Plan Required Amount
Oct 13, 2026 by 10pm Oct 14, 2026 Fall 7b Full or Payment Plan Required Amount
Oct 17, 2026 by 10pm Fall 15-Week, 5a, 7a, 5b, 7b 2nd Installment
Oct 28, 2026 by 10pm Oct 29, 2026 Fall 5c Full or Payment Plan Required Amount
Nov 17, 2026 by 10pm Fall 15-Week, 5a, 7a, 5b, 7b, 5c 3rd Installment
Dec 14, 2026 by 10pm Fall 15-Week, 5a, 7a, 5b, 7b, 5c End of Term Payment
Jan 12, 2027 by 5pm Jan 13, 2027 5A, 7A, Full, ND Full or Payment Plan Down Payment
Feb 15, 2027 by 5pm Feb 16, 2027 5B Full or Payment Plan Required Amount
Feb 17, 2027 by 5pm 5A, 7A, Full, ND, 5B 1st Installment
Mar 4, 2027 by 5pm Mar 5, 2027 7B Full or Payment Plan Required Amount
Mar 17, 2027 by 5pm 5A, 7A Full, ND, 5B, 7B 2nd Installment
Mar 29, 2027 by 5pm Mar 30, 2027 5C Full or Payment Plan Required Amount
Apr 17, 2027 by 5pm 5A, 7A, Full, ND, 5B, 7B, 5C 3rd Installment
May 11, 2027 by 5pm 5A, 7A, Full, ND, 5B, 7B, 5C End of Term Payment
Due Date First Day of Class Cohort Semester Amount Due
Jun 20, 2025 by 5pm Jun 23, 2025 3 Fall Full or Payment Plan Down Payment
Jun 27, 2025 by 5pm Jun 30, 2025 4 Fall Full or Payment Plan Down Payment
Aug 1, 2025 by 5pm Aug 4, 2025 1 & 2 Fall Full or Payment Plan Down Payment
Sept 17, 2025 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Fall 1st Installment
Oct 17, 2025 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Fall 2nd Installment
Nov 17, 2025 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Fall 3rd Installment
Dec 15, 2025 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Fall End of Term Payment
Jan 5, 2026 by 10pm Jan 6, 2026 1 & 2 Spring Full or Payment Plan Down Payment
Jan 11, 2026 by 10pm Jan 12, 2026 3 & 4 Spring Full or Payment Plan Down Payment
Feb 17, 2026 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Spring 1st Installment
Mar 17, 2026 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Spring 2nd Installment
Apr 17, 2026 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Spring 3rd Installment
May 8, 2026 by 10pm 1, 2, 3 & 4 Spring End of Term Payment

You must pay in full or enroll in a payment plan to avoid loss of schedule – See Amount Due column. Since we bill per semester, your payment is due prior to the first day of class for your earliest part of term. Your account charges includes all parts of term you are enrolled in for the entire semester. For example:

  • If you are enrolled in the 15-Week course and a 5b course, your full payment or down payment is due 1 day prior to the first day of class for the 15-Week course.
  • If you are only enrolled in a 7b course, your full payment or down payment is due 1 day prior to the first class day for the 7b course.
  • If you are enrolled in a Summer I and Summer II course, your payment for both is due 1 day prior to first day of class for Summer I.
Pay Online How to Pay

TransferMate

With TransferMate, students can pay tuition and fees in their local currency from nearly any country. When you pay with TransferMate, you can expect:

  • Accurate billing amount
  • Accurate currency conversions
  • Competitive exhange rates
  • Local currency payment methods
  • Faster payment posting to your student account
  • 24-7 multilingual customer support

How to Pay with TransferMate

  1. Login to your student account.
  2. Go to the “Make Payment” tab.
  3. Choose TransferMate in the drop-down.
  4. Select the country of payment.
  5. Complete the payer details.
  6. Make your payment using the provided.

Late Payments

Expect a thirty dollar ($30.00) fee for each late payment. If you are late paying any installment, there is a fifteen (15) day grace period before the fee is assessed.

End of Term Payment

All charges (tuition and fees; fines, penalties etc.) are due in full by the end of term/semester due date. Outstanding balances at end of the semester may result in:

  • Withholding of an official university transcript
  • Withholding of certificates or diplomas
  • Not receiving credit for course work completed during the semester
  • Not being able to register for an upcoming semester
  • Being dropped from future semester classes
  • Not being able to enroll in a future semester payment plan
  • Denial of Emergency Tuition and Fee Loan and Short Term loan requests
  • Withholding verifications of enrollment, until the student's balance is paid in full

Some charges such as parking fines, library fines, clinic and more are due immediately when assessed. Resulting holds will be immediate and may also result in the above actions.

The University may pursue additional internal or external debt collection processes.

More about Past Due Balances

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