To resolve a balance still owing from a prior quarter, students should contact the Student Financial Services Office at 206-220-8020. Current students will be directed to speak with a financial aid counselor. Former students will be directed to speak with an Account Resolution Specialist.
Failure to pay all charges (tuition, fees, room, board, etc.) in full for any quarter or session will result in a restriction being placed on the student's record. This restriction will prevent the student from registering for future quarters, from receiving a diploma and from using university facilities such as the library or the Redhawk Center.
After a term ends with an unpaid student account balance, the account will initially be placed with 'ECSI', a payment servicer contracted by Seattle University to manage repayment agreements for prior term balances. 'ECSI' will attempt to contact the account holder by email, phone and text for 90 days regarding the past-due balance and offers the option to establish a repayment agreement to pay the balance in monthly installments. Repayment agreements may be established with a term from 3 to 48 months. There is an enrollment fee for establishing a repayment agreement with rates dependent on the length of the agreement. No interest is charged on the outstanding balance as long as the repayment agreement is current and in good standing. If a prior term balance is not resolved or enrolled on an ECSI repayment agreement within 90 days of the term end, the balance is considered delinquent and may be referred to a commercial collection agency as well as reported to national credit bureaus. Account balances escalated to a collection agency are subject to interest charges of 12% per annum per the registration agreement. All costs, expenses and fees incurred by the University in collecting or attempting to collect a past-due account (including, but nor limited to attorney fees, court costs and other out-of-pocket expenses) are the student's responsibility and so will be charged to the student's account.