Employer Reimbursement Deferment Program

The Employer Reimbursement Deferment (ERD) Program is designed to financially assist students with their educational goals.  The purpose of the plan is to enable students to defer eligible charges until approximately 60 days after the conclusion of the semester.

To be eligible to enroll in an ERD Payment Plan, you must be in good financial standing with the University and have no past due balances.  Any student with more than two returned payments will not be eligible for the program.

Important: Participation in the ERD program requires completion of enrollment within the published ERD enrollment period. Eligibility or acceptance notification does not extend the enrollment period. Students who do not complete enrollment by the required deadline will not be able to enroll in the ERD payment plan after the deadline has passed.

All deferments are due and payable approximately 60 days after the end of the semester, whether the total amount of the tuition obligation has been paid by the employer.  Millersville University reserves the right to accept or reject any payment deferment application. 

A new application must be completed and submitted for each semester to the Office of Student Accounts at osa@millersville.edu.

Application Process

  1. Complete the application form with all required information and signatures in sections A and B by the due date on your bill. Applications received after the semester bill due date may receive a $100 Payment Extension Fee.
  2. Send the completed application to our office via email at osa@millersville.edu, mail or in-person delivery.

Once your application has been reviewed and accepted, you will receive an email to your MU email account instructing you to complete the next steps of enrolling in the ERD Program via your SAM account. At that time, a 20% down payment and the $30 enrollment fee will be required.

Students approved for the ERD program must complete the enrollment process within the published ERD enrollment deadlines listed under Important Dates. Approval or eligibility notification does not extend the enrollment period. Failure to complete enrollment by the required deadline will result in the inability to enroll in the ERD payment plan.

 

Plan Details

An approved application and 20% of total semester balance will result in access to a payment plan which will allow the user to defer 80% of total semester balance until approximately 60 days after the end of the semester. Enrollment of ERD plan must occur by the ERD important date for enrollment.

There is a $30 non-refundable fee to enroll in the plan.

Auto-pay is required.  If you elect to pay with credit card, a 3% processing fee will be applied (subject to change). 

Your saved payment method will be charged the full balance of charges due for the term approximately 60 days after the end of the semester.

Please note, students may adjust their preferred payment method at any time.  Installment plans can only be cancelled by a member of the Office of Student Accounts staff.

If the payment is unsuccessful, the student may receive a non-refundable $25 late fee, a $100 payment extension fee and a financial hold. 

The payment plan will reflect the balance for the entire term for which the student is enrolling in the ERD. Any changes made to the student's registration such as withdrawing or adding courses will result in an adjustment to the ERD payment plan by the Office of Student Accounts.

Audits

Millersville University reserves the right to conduct random audits, which involve contacting your employer about your employment status.

Returned Payments

A $35 fee will be charged to your account if your payment is returned from the bank for any reason.  A Payment Extension Fee of $100 may also be charged.

Withdrawals

If you drop a class or withdraw from the University, your plan will be cancelled and payment due immediately.  The normal University refund policy would apply.  For more information, please refer to the Refund Policy located on our website. 

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