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Tuition Payment Options and Schedules




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How to Complete Your Registration with NMSU

Students may complete registration by:

  • paying in full
  • paying a 10% deposit of tuition charges and participating in the payment plan
  • submitting applicable waiver/deferment third party billing agreements to the Business Office by the registration deadlines.

Students authorized to receive grant, loan or scholarship aid through the NMSU Student Financial Aid Office may substitute this aid for the 10% down payment, provided that the financial aid award is available.

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Payment Options:

Students have the option of paying in person, phoning the automated credit card payment system at 646-1680 (from Las Cruces) or 1-888-PAY-NMSU (toll-free), accessing the World Wide Web by using the 'PAY-NMSU online' option or mailing a payment to NMSU Accounts Receivable-MSC 4570, PO Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003. Our phone credit card and on-line payment systems are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Note: All payments made after 5:00pm Mountain Time are processed on the next business day.

Graduate Assistant Payroll Deduction

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Payment Plans

All semester registrations not paid in full will automatically be placed on a payment plan, in which the semester balance will be divided into four payments for:

  • Spring (due monthly—February, March, April and May)
  • Fall (due monthly
  • —September, October, November and December)

    All summer sessions have one payment only.
    A $3.50 payment fee will be assessed monthly will be assessed each month as long as a balance is carried.

    Note: Effective for the Spring and Fall semesters, graduate students using a payroll deduction for the four monthly payments will be assessed the $3.50 payment plan fees each month until the balance is paid in full.
    A late payment fee of $10.00 per month will be assessed to accounts who fail to make payments on the required due date.
    Students making monthly installment payments for semester balances monthly scheduled installments on time and paying for any miscellaneous charges incurred within 30 days of occurrences will be allowed to preregister for future semesters.

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    Document of Class Schedule and Statement of Account All students preregistered will be sent a Class Schedule and Statement of Account approximately four weeks before the beginning of a semester/session. This document shows:

  • detailed semester charges
  • a schedule of classes
  • the payment option amounts and deadlines
  • For students receiving aid awards from the NMSU Financial Aid Office, the document will contain a Financial Aid Confirmation/Deferment notice which can be submitted to the Business Office in place of the 10% deposit.

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    Late Registration Fees
    Late registration fees will be assessed to accounts if courses are reserved during late registration time periods. Check the schedule of classes for specific costs and registration time periods. All reserved classes will be held until the down payment deadline stated in the semester class schedule of classes.

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    For further information about NMSU's payment options, please contact the University Accounts Receivable office at 646-4911 or by E-mail to uar@nmsu.edu.