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Payment Policies
Full payment of tuition and fees is required at the time of registration. The Extension School does not offer an installment or deferred payment plan. A $50 late fee is charged if you register during the late registration period.
Student account billing
All students have an account that includes individual charges and credits for each term. Charges include tuition and other fees, such as registration and late fees, health insurance fees, and program admission fees, if applicable. Credits applied to your account may include a combination of payments, such as credit cards, personal checks, and financial aid. Please note that if you have an outstanding balance from a prior term, any payment is applied first to the oldest charges on your account.
If you register online, you receive a registration and payment confirmation by e-mail. If additional charges are applied to your account at a later date, a student account statement is mailed to you showing the balance due. The balance is due within 10 days of the date on the account statement.
If you register using a paper registration form, a student account statement is mailed to you within 2 weeks of submission confirming your registration and payment information. If additional charges are applied to your account at a later date, a student account statement is mailed to you showing the balance due. The balance is due within 10 days of the date on the account statement.
Stopping payment on checks or credit cards
Stopping payment on checks or credit cards is not a valid method of dropping or withdrawing from your courses. If you stop payment on a check or credit card without following the Extension School protocol for dropping or withdrawing from your courses, you are liable for all tuition and fees posted to your student account. Refer to the section on course changes and withdrawals.
Past due student accounts
Your account is considered past due if charges are not paid in full within 10 days of the date on the first account statement showing a balance due. If your account is past due, you are notified by mail and offered an opportunity to complete your payment. If your account remains past due, you may be withdrawn from your classes, and you remain responsible for all unpaid tuition and fees. You continue to receive account statements until your balance is paid in full.
You are not eligible to register for any classes at the Extension School or the Harvard Summer School, or to receive an official transcript, until your account is paid in full. You must be in good financial standing with Harvard Extension School and Summer School, as well as Harvard University, before your degree or certificate will be conferred.
Returned check policy
- If your check is returned unpaid by a bank for stopped payment, account closure, or insufficient funds, Student Financial Services notifies you and allows you 10 days to make full payment by cash, money order, or credit card.
- If you stop payment on a check, you are no longer eligible to pay by check.
- If your check is returned unpaid by the bank, you may not use a personal check for Harvard Extension School or Harvard Summer School payments for 1 year.
- If full payment is not received, you are withdrawn from your course(s). You must appeal within 10 days of your notification if you wish to be reinstated.
- You are charged a $25 fee for any check returned unpaid for any reason.
- You are liable for all tuition and fees on your account.
Invalid credit cards and credit card chargebacks
- If you request a credit card chargeback or attempt to pay with an invalid card, you are withdrawn from your course(s) immediately.
- If you use a credit card without the cardholder’s knowledge or permission, you are withdrawn from your course(s), and you may face prosecution.
- You are charged a $25 fee.