Payment
Please note: you will not receive a bill from the university for fees due.
PAWS
You can view and print your financial information via the registration system by using PAWS.
Under Student Accounts Menu, click on the "View Statement of Account by Term" option to review the assessed charges and print a statement.
Payment of Tuition and Fees
Georgia State University reserves the right at any time during the semester to drop any student from classes for failure to pay tuition and fees. Students who cease to attend but do not formally drop their classes using PAWS will suffer financial and academic consequences. Students who continue to attend classes after the University has dropped them will not receive course credit and will be held liable for the tuition and/or fees due plus any service fees assessed, applicable collection costs, court costs, and legal fees. A hold will be placed on the records of any student who has a financial obligation to the university. Until all financial obligations are met, a student is not permitted to register for further course work, receive grades for current course work, or access transcripts. If a student’s account is sent to a collection agency, the student is responsible for the amount owed to the university as well as any collection costs and legal fees.
Payment Deadline
All tuition and fees must be paid by the dates published each semester in the online Registration Calendar. Failure to meet payment deadlines will have financial and academic consequences.
Payment by Credit Card
Georgia State University accepts MasterCard, Discover and American Express for payment of tuition and fees. Students choosing this option may register and pay fees by going to PAWS. A service fee of 2.75% is assessed by the payment processor for each credit card transaction. Credit card payments must be made on PAWS and are not accepted via telephone or in person at the cashier windows.
Payment by Check
Georgia State University offers the option of paying online from a bank checking or savings account. Students choosing this option may register and pay fees by going to PAWS. No service fee is assessed when paying online via check. Checks must be payable in United States currency and drawn on a financial institution located in the United States of America. The university reserves the right to determine the acceptability of all checks.
Checks are also accepted at the cashier windows located on the first floor of Sparks Hall or placed in the drop box beside the cashier windows or may be mailed to Georgia State University, Office of Student Accounts, P.O. Box 4029, Atlanta, GA 30302-4029. Checks must be made payable to Georgia State University and have an encoded checking account number on the face of the check. All checks not drawn in this manner will be returned. To avoid cancellation of classes, payment by check must be received, not post marked, by 5:00 p.m. on fee deadline dates.
If a check given in payment of a student’s fees is not paid upon presentation to the banking institution, a hold is placed on the student’s records. All returned checks are assessed a returned check fee of $29.00. Georgia State University reserves the right to place a student on “cash only” status for issuing a check that is not honored upon presentation to the bank.
Payment in Cash
Cash payments may be made at the Cashier’s Office located on the first floor of Sparks Hall. Window hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, except university holidays. It is unadvisable to send cash payments through the mail or to place them in the cashier’s drop box.
