Making Payments FAQs

A semester bill is sent to all students who are registered for courses approximately one month prior to the beginning of the semester. The semester bill will include the tuition, fees, room and board, financial aid, and course schedule for the semester.

If the student is not registered when the bills are sent, or if courses are dropped and/or added after the initial billing, the current balance can be obtained through GoWMU.

Monthly statements are not mailed to enrolled students during the semester, but are available online. Using their Bronco NetID and password students can make payments, view their Monthly Statement, and access their Account Information at GoWMU. On the home tab select the Payment and Account Information channel. At this site, the student may also set up authorized users to access their account balance and make payments. Please note that the system is not available on Sundays from 12 a.m. - noon.

Tuition and fees are due the first day of the semester. To prevent registration difficulties, all amounts due must be paid. Students are responsible for payment regardless of whether or not they have received a bill.

Failure to pay an account balance on time may result in one of the following actions: inability to register for courses, inability to receive a transcript and/or diploma, and inability to submit a graduation audit. Further collection action will be taken on delinquent balances which may include referring the account to a collection agency. If a student account reaches collections, the student may be required to pre-pay for future semesters.

Monthly statements are due by the 30th of each month and any charge not paid within 30 days of the statement due date, will be assessed a service charge of 1.5% per month (18% annually). The University reserves the right to alter this policy as deemed appropriate. Any change will apply to all charges on the student’s account, both new and outstanding.

Please view the Financial Aid "Your Bill" website or contact a financial services specialist at (269) 387-6000 (or by e-mail at finaid-info@wmich.edu) if you have questions about your bill or the monthly statement on the web.

Payments can be made by credit card, debit card, or electronic check via GoWMU; or by check either through the mail or in person (paying by check at a Branch Campus may take several days to process). For more details please see Payment Options in the Cashiering website.

If you want the University to bill a third party for your tuition and fees simply  submit a letter of authorization on the company/organization's letterhead. The letter of authorization must include the following:

--- Student’s name
--- Social security number
--- Semester/years covered
--- Specific classes covered (or the amount or maximum credit hours they will pay)
--- Address and phone number of the third party payer.

Please send the authorization to:

Customer Account Services
Western Michigan University
1903 Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5210

The letter of authorization must be received no later than three weeks prior to the start of the semester.

Customer Account Services will send an invoice to the third party after the drop/add period. Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice and is not contingent upon the student successfully completing the course. Please call (269) 387-4251 with any questions about third party accounts.