The Business Office is responsible for accurate assessment of charges to students’ accounts, timely issuance of billing statements and processing of payments to Marygrove for charges assessed to students’ accounts, and for refunding overpayment of students’ accounts in accordance with Marygrove policy and federal law.
The Business Office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, excluding college holidays. Students and individuals authorized by students to access student account information may contact the office by phone at (313) 927-1227 or by email at bso@marygrove.edu and can expect a response within two business days. All physical correspondence, including paper payments, should be mailed to:
ATTN: Business Office
Marygrove College
8425 W McNichols Rd
Detroit, MI 48221
Following the final day of registration (end of add/drop period), all Marygrove students are required to maintain a zero balance on their student account or have met all agreed-upon payment arrangements. Those who have not met these criteria will be deemed to be in default. Students who have enrolled in courses but have not paid in full or made payment arrangements by the payment deadline (i.e., those in default) will be notified by the College that they will be administratively withdrawn from courses. The payment deadline is six business days prior to the first day of each term. Students who have not made satisfactory arrangements by the end of the final day of registration will be administratively withdrawn (dropped) from their courses and will be responsible for full tuition and fee charges.
Students who are administratively withdrawn from their courses may not attend classes and must follow the normal add/drop policies to be re-registered into courses. This requires obtaining the instructor’s and advisor’s signatures for open courses that have met or are closed, and the advisor’s signature for open courses during the add/drop week. Please note that a late registration fee will be also assessed for those re-registering.
In addition to a $100 deferred payment charge, any student at any time in default will not be allowed to register for classes, receive academic transcripts, or have academic credits certified. Any student in default may also be subject to withdrawal from the College and their student account being referred to a collection agency.
Students can submit payment in full online at https://mgcs-ss.colleague.elluciancloud.com if paying with MasterCard or Visa. Students may also make payments in person at the Marygrove College Business Office, located in room LA120 of the Liberal Arts building, or by phone at (313) 927-1227. If paying by check, money order, or cashier’s check, please make checks payable to Marygrove College and mail payments to:
Marygrove College
ATTN: Business Office
8425 W. McNichols Rd.
Detroit, MI 48221
In general, bills will be issued for active students with debit balances on a monthly basis. Additional bills may be issued to ensure that students are kept fully apprised of changes to their accounts.
Payment Due Dates
Fall 2018
August 24, 2018
October 19, 2018 (If enrolled in Session 2 only)
Winter 2019
December 28, 2018
February 22, 2019 (If enrolled in Session 2 only)
Summer 2019
April 26, 2019
June 21, 2019 (If enrolled in Session 2 only)
Fall 2019
August 23, 2019
October 18, 2019 (If enrolled in Session 2 only)
The Business Office offers to invoice directly third-party sponsors (such employer tuition assistance plans, Michigan Education Trust, Veteran Affairs, Americorp, etc) for the educational costs of Marygrove students, at no cost to the student.
What is the Sponsored Billing Procedure?
Any such authorizing document must contain the following:
Marygrove College expects sponsors to process invoices and submit payment upon the issuance of an official invoice. If the sponsor fails to make payment after this point, financial responsibility will revert to the student. The student may have a registration hold placed on his or her account. Financial holds will only be removed when the balance is paid in full.
Any agency that intends to remit payment directly to the student (as opposed to paying Marygrove directly) is considered tuition reimbursement, not sponsorship. These students must make arrangements to settle his or her balance by the due date per the Student Payment Policy.
Any student with an outstanding account balance may not register for classes, or obtain an official transcript. Financial holds prevent academic registration, the generation of official transcripts, and the issuance of diplomas and certificates. They are applied to the accounts of students with amounts due prior to the start of registration or pre-registration for the following term.
Financial holds are not released until the past-due debt is paid in full; payment arrangements are not sufficient to release these holds. The Business Office reserves the right to keep a financial hold in place until it can verify that funds have been deposited (without the possibility of reversal).
Additionally, any student that has become inactive and for whom there remains an outstanding balance will have a hold placed on his or her account. Students will be declared inactive when one of the following occurs:
• The student fails to register for a term that he or she would otherwise be expected to register for as a part of his or her academic program.
• The student has graduated from Marygrove College and has not been admitted into another program.
• The student withdraws from school during the current term for any reason.
• The student takes a leave of absence.
The Business Office generates and mails refunds on a weekly basis. Students must have a credit balance on their account for the semester in order to be eligible to receive a refund.
All accounts with credit balances (money owed to you) will be issued a refund after the add/drop period (when the withdrawal period starts) and will be issued within 14 days. If you see Student Refund on your accounts receivable statement on Self-Service, your refund is being processed. A credit or negative balance means your check will be processed during our next weekly check run. Checks are to be mailed to the address the College has on record and cannot be picked up.
If the check is not received in a reasonable amount of time, the student should contact the Business Office at bso@marygrove.edu and request a stop payment of the missing check. When this has been accomplished, the student will need to verify the address on file, in order for the check to be re-issued.
Penalties for Failure to Keep Account Current
You are responsible for the total balance, even if you subsequently withdraw from courses, in accordance with the refund policy described below.
If you are in debt to the College at the end of any term, you will not be able to receive an official transcript or to receive a diploma until the indebtedness has been discharged. If you have an unpaid balance, you will not be allowed to register for a subsequent semester.
Two months after the end of the term a letter goes to the students requesting that they make payment arrangements within 30 days or their account could be sent to a collection agency.
The Business Office will issue a final invoice to inactive students with debt. Payment is due within 30-days of the date that the statement was issued. If payment has not been made by the due date, the account will be forwarded to a collection agency. Once debt has been transferred to a collection agency, all payments will be processed by that agency. In addition, the collection agency may report the debt to the nation's three credit reporting agencies. You will be responsible for all collection, interest, late and legal fees. Past due balances are non-negotiable and will not be recalled from the collection agency once submitted.
WHAT IS THE MARYGROVE WITHDRAWAL/REFUND POLICY?
If you cannot complete a course or if you cannot at¬tend any courses for which you registered, you must withdraw (drop) officially from the class or classes or from the College. The date on which the Registrar’s Office receives and signs the withdrawal request will be the official date of withdrawal and will determine the amount of any adjustment of tuition‚ fees and financial aid after classes have begun. All refunds will first be applied to any indebtedness, which you may have with the College.
If you withdraw from the College and are the recipient of the Title IV funds, the funds will be subject to the prorated calculations for determining the refund. The Financial Services Department will use the following table to determine your refundable tuition and fees:
Tuition Refund Percentage
10- to 15-Week Classes
First Week -- 100%
Second Week -- 50%
Third Week -- 25%
Fourth Week or after -- 0%
5- to 9-Week Classes
First Week -- 80%
Second Week -- 35%
Third Week -- 0%
Fourth Week -- 0%
1- to 4-Week Class
First Week -- 75%
Second Week -- 25%
Third Week -- 0%
Fourth Week or after -- 0%
Refunds are calculated on the basis of the number of class sessions scheduled to be completed at the time of the withdrawal, not the number of class sessions attended by the student.
If you do not officially drop your classes within the specified add/drop period or withdraw before the designated deadlines (see Academic Calendar), you are responsible for full tuition and fees for these courses.
The Business Office accepts the following payment methods:
Check or Money Order
Must be drawn from a US-based bank, and in US dollars.
Student name and Marygrove student ID number must appear on the check.
Checks returned for any reason may be subject to a $25 returned check fee. Please make checks payable to Marygrove College and mail payments to:
Marygrove College
ATTN: Business Office
8425 W. McNichols Rd.
Detroit, MI 48221
Cash
Never send cash through the mail.
Credit Cards
Marygrove College accepts Visa and MasterCard.
Financial Aid
You must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have a complete file before any pending aid can be determined. Visit http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ to begin the process.
Third-Party Billing
If your employer offers tuition assistance, you must submit a voucher to the Marygrove College Business Office, located in room LA120 of the Liberal Arts building. Please call (313) 927-1227 if you have questions.
Enrollment in a Payment Plan
Enroll in Tuition Management System (TMS) to establish an installment payment plan at http://www.afford.com . Contact the Business Office for assistance with your payment plan budget at (313) 927-1227
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8425 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48221
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