Financial Services

Parent Recommendations

• • • Ask your student to grant you access as an authorized party by selecting the “Manage Payers” button on the Nelnet Campus Commerce site if you plan to pay the student’s bill. (Students access the Nelnet Campus Commerce site through their link in Self Service.)
      • All with shared access will create a personal login and may receive email notifications when there is a balance on the student account. Your access and login will remain active while your student is attending Allegheny.
      • Once your authorized party account is set up, log in.
      • Learn more.
    • Ask your student to forward emails that we send them.
    • Encourage your student to contact us or visit our office if they have questions or concerns.
    • Consider purchasing Tuition Insurance through the Grad Guard link in Nelnet Campus Commerce
    • Verify that your student has health insurance that provides coverage in the Meadville area. Your student will be charged for health insurance until they decline coverage in their Self Service. This is not Allegheny insurance, rather it is provided by United Healthcare Insurance. We pay the premium for the student and bill the student’s tuition account.
      • Ask your student to decline or accept the insurance through the Student Insurance Agreement on Self Service. This must be done before August 31.
      • Health Insurance Information.
      • Remind your student to bring their current health insurance card to campus.

Fall Semester Timetable

Date	Task / Event / Deadline
October-February (Prior Year)	Complete a FAFSFA– Contact Financial Aid with questions.
June (1st Week)	Financial Services generates fall billing charges for incoming first year students.
July (1st Week)	Financial Services generates Fall billing statements for rising students.  Statements are available to students on the Self Service portal.  Students can assign an authorized party access, make payment plans or make online payments in Nelnet Campus Commerce.  Once a student assigns access to an authorized party, they can also set up payment plans or make online payments.
July	Make sure your student completes all requirements for any pending aid on your billing statement. Contact Financial Aid.
July 28	Last day to set up 5 payment option payment plan. For additional payment plan options, see Payment Plan Information.
July 31	Fall semester balance due – Payment Information
August (Last Monday)	Final day to purchase optional tuition insurance.
August 31	Final day to decline Student Health Insurance through United Health Care and have premium fee removed from the student’s account. Student must waive through the Agreements link in Self Service.
September (2nd Week)	Late payment fee of $100 applied to all accounts with a past due balance.
September (3rd Week)	We apply a registration hold to all past due student accounts with a balance over $1,000. We apply a transcript hold to all past due student accounts.  Only students with a zero balance will be permitted to receive a transcript.
October 1	Pending aid is removed from the student billing statements. Once removed, the aid amount will be added to the student account balance and is due immediately.
November	Spring class registration begins: Only students with a balance of $1,000 or less will be permitted to register for Spring classes.
December	Late payment fee of $150 applied to all accounts with a past due balance.

Spring Semester Timetable

Date	Task / Event / Deadline
December (2nd Week)	Financial Services generates Spring billing statements. Statements are available to students on the Self Service portal.   Students can assign an authorized party access, make payment plans, or make online payments in Nelnet Campus Commerce.  Once a student assigns access to an authorized party, they can also set up payment plans or make online payments.
December	Make sure your student completes all requirements for any pending aid on your billing statement. Contact Financial Aid.
December	Last day to set up 5 payment option payment plan. For additional payment plan options, see Payment Plan Information.
December 31	Spring semester balance due – Payment Information
January (Second Monday)	Final day to purchase optional tuition insurance.
January (Last Week)	Late payment fee of $100 applied to all accounts with a past due balance.
February (1st Week)	We apply a registration hold to all past due student accounts with a balance over $1,000. We apply a transcript hold to all past due student accounts.  Only students with a zero balance will be permitted to receive a transcript.
March (1st Week)	Pending aid is removed from the student billing statements. Once removed, the aid amount will be added to the student account balance and is due immediately.
April	Fall class registration begins: Only students with a balance of $1,000 or less will be permitted to register for Fall classes.
May	Late payment fee of $150 applied to all accounts with a past due balance.