Online Payments
UND is pleased to announce that effective fall semester 2007 all NDUS institutions will offer e-payment services. Students will have the convenience of paying their bills online, 7 days a week from anywhere in the world. Payments may be made online through Campus Connection using e-Check or specific credit cards. The e-Check option is a fast, free, and convenient method to pay the bill directly by debiting your bank account.

In addition to online payment capability, the NDUS is also in the process of implementing functionality that includes online E-bill presentment, e-mail notification, payment plans with online enrollment, and that will enable students to set up authorized user access to parents/others to their UND information.

Credit Card Processing Changes
In conjunction with implementation of online payment, UND will be outsourcing credit card processing for student payments to a third party (TouchNet PayPath). This will ensure compliance with online credit card processing security requirements as well as eliminate credit card merchant fees for online credit card payments toward student accounts.

In FY 2006, UND incurred almost $800,000 in credit card processing fees, $660,339 of which was for payments on student accounts. Credit card utilization and the resulting processing fees continue to rise. Due in part to these escalating costs, many colleges and universities have discontinued accepting credit cards instead of covering these costs with student fee increases.

UND recognizes that many students and their families appreciate the convenience and awards programs associated with using a credit card. To avoid credit card merchant fees that cannot be controlled while still offering the option of payment by credit card, UND has outsourced credit card processing for payments on student accounts to a third party provider. Individuals who choose to pay using a credit card will be assessed a non-refundable fee of 2.75% (min. $3) of the balance paid by use of the credit card by TouchNet. Credit cards accepted are MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. As a result, the direct cost of the convenience of using a credit card for payment will be passed along to those who choose that convenience. Credit card payment options will only be available online through Campus Connection; to maintain compliance with credit card processing security requirements, credit cards will not be accepted at the Student Account Services teller windows.

A simple, no-cost online alternative to a credit card will be e-Check (electronic check). Students using e-Check will have a secure, 24/7 electronic payment method and will not be assessed additional fees. Other fee-free payment options inlcude payment via check by mail to Student Account Services, or payment by check or cash in person at Student Account Services.

We are very excited about providing this new online service to students. Paying your bill will be faster and easier with this service. Please consider forwarding this information along to any person who might serve as your authorized payer to assist them in learning about this convenient new system.

Additional information regarding the e-payment system is available in a question and answer format at http://www.und.edu/dept/studentaccounts/html/paymentfaq.htm.