Payment Options

Making a Payment | Payment Plan Options | Monthly Payment Plan | Administrative Withdrawal Policy

The following methods of payment are available:

Cash, Check or Money order.
Charge cards (VISA, MasterCard, Discover).

To make your payment:

Mail your payment to:

Student Accounting Office (FAC40)
University of Detroit Mercy
4001 W. McNichols Road
Detroit, MI 48221-3038

(When mailing, remember to enter your account number on the back of your student account statement and mail it in the envelope provided with your payment.)

Pay in person:

At the Student Accounting Office (Fisher Building, McNichols Campus, Room 40 Ground Level)

Pay online:

Go to web site www.afford.com/udmercy and click on the "PAY IN FULL" button. Visa, Mastercard, Discover accepted.

Pay by phone:

Call the TMS Contact Center at 1-800-722-4867, and select phone menu option #2, then option #3, or
Phone in your Credit/Debit Card payments by calling Student Accounting's cashiers directly at: 313-993-1416; 313-993-1422; 313-993-1423.

Employer Paid Tuition

If your employer benefits will cover a portion of your tuition and/or fees, you will need to submit to Student Accounting by the start of each term:

Authorization to bill your employer directly (i.e., voucher certificate, letter of authorization),
Or, a letter (on your company's letterhead) that clearly states you are currently employed and eligible to be covered by tuition reimbursement benefits.

Talk to your employer to see if you have one of these benefits.

Michigan Trade Exchange

The University will accept Michigan Trade Exchange dollars for tuition payment under the following circumstances:

Payment is limited to one semester at a time.
Trade Dollars are accepted for up to full time undergraduate tuition only.
Select programs at capacity will be exempted from Trade Dollar participation.
Residence Halls and meal plans are exempted from Trade Dollar participation.

To use Michigan Trade Exchange dollars you must contact the Student Accounting Office.

You may choose the following payment plan options:

Pay the balance in full and avoid any additional fees.
Winter term 2008 payments made by mail must be received by December 21, 2007. Pay online by January 4, 2008, or pay in person by January 7, 2008. Submit documentation from your employer or other sponsoring agencies that authorizes the university to bill them for your tuition.
Your tuition may be deferred if you submit documentation which verifies that you are eligible for tuition reimbursement benefits from your employer.
If you want to pay in installments you must enroll in our interest-free monthly payment option plan administered by Tuition Management Systems. For further information contact the Student Accounting Office, or you may contact Tuition Management Systems directly (see Monthly Payment Option below).

Monthly Payment Option (Tuition Management Systems)

The University of Detroit Mercy offers you this payment option to help you afford your education expenses. You may enroll in the Interest-Free Monthly Payment Option, which allows you to maximize your savings and income by spreading your education expenses over interest-free monthly payments.

The Interest-Free Monthly Payment Option allows you to choose 10 or nine monthly payments if enrolling for the academic year or five or four monthly payments if enrolling in a semester plan. These convenient options eliminate larger annual or semester payments. Your only cost is a $60 enrollment fee for the full year or a $44 fee for each semester. You will have toll-free access to knowledgeable and friendly education payment counselors six days a week and automated account access every hour of everyday.

The University of Detroit Mercy offers these services in partnership with Tuition Management Systems, the nation’s number one-rated provider of education payment services.

Tuition Management Systems’ Education Payment Counselors are available any time between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday (EST) at 1-800-722-4867. From out-side of the U.S. dial 401-849-1550.

If you would like to pay your education expenses monthly, use the Interest-Free Monthly Payment Option offered by our partner, Tuition Management Systems. The payment plan is available for a small enrollment fee and includes personal account service, automated account information 24 hours a day, access to your account through their web site, www.afford.com\udmercy and even gives you a chance to win one of eight annual $1,000 Tuition Management Systems Scholarships. Visit the Tuition Management Systems web site for more information on payment options, free education payment counseling and the many ways they can help you afford education.

E-mail: tmsservice@afford.com.

Administrative Withdrawal Policy

Students who have enrolled in classes but have not made a payment or payment arrangements by the payment due date will be notified of the University’s intention to withdraw them from classes. The due date is six business days before the first day of the term. This policy does not apply to those students who have received financial aid awards. Students who still have not made satisfactory arrangements by the end of final day of registration will be dropped from their classes.

Students who are withdrawn lose their enrollment in the classes they were registered for and must follow the normal add/drop policies to be re-registered into class. This requires obtaining instructor’s signature and advisor’s signature for open classes that have met or are closed and advisor’s signature for open classes during the add/drop week. A late registration fee will be also assessed for those re-registering.