Account and Fee Payment

Tuition & Fees payment deadline dates are published in the Academic Calendar. Any student account balance may be paid online via the Bill & Payment Center, in-person at the Cashier's Office, or by mail. Payments will not be accepted for amounts greater than what is owed on the account. Payment deadlines are strictly enforced and cannot be extended beyond the published date. 

Student Account Services reserves the right to refuse any payment that is deemed to be intentionally disruptive towards day to day operations. 

Per University Regulation, students with delinquent account balances shall not be permitted to register and shall have a hold placed on their records restricting the release of transcripts, awarding of diplomas and access to other resources and services of the University. This hold shall continue in force until the delinquent debt is paid-in-full.   

The University reserves the right to assign any delinquent accounts to an outside agency for collection. When an account has been assigned, the collection agency fee will be added to the University charges for collection at the current contract rate not to exceed 33 1/3%.

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Students:

Payments can be made online via the Bill & Payment Center by eCheck (no service charge) or by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa via PayPath (2.95% service charge, $3 minimum fee for domestic transactions and 4.25% service charge, $3 minimum fee for international transactions).  

Students can access the Bill & Payment Center by following the steps listed below.

1. Log into Gulfline 
2. Click on Bill & Payment Center

Authorized Users:

Authorized Users have the ability to log directly into the Bill & Payment Center and view the student's account, make payments, and receive statement notifications. The student can assign Authorized Users by following the steps listed below.   

1. Log into Gulfline 
2. Click on Bill & Payment Center
3. On the far right hand side of the screen under My Profile Setup click on Authorized Users
4. Click on Add Authorized User and follow the steps

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Payments can be made in-person at the Cashier Office by Check, Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Eagle Dollars. Make checks payable to Florida Gulf Coast University and include the student’s ID number (UIN). The university will not accept a check on any student’s account that has had two previous dishonored checks. Checks will not be accepted for amounts greater than what is owed on the account. FGCU will not accept post dated checks.  All checks must be made payable in US dollars. 

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Tuition and Fees paid by mail must be received by the Cashier’s Office on or before the published deadline date. To avoid any possible late payment fees the payment should be mailed by the posted Last Day to Mail Payment date on the Academic Calendar.

Make checks payable to Florida Gulf Coast University and include the student’s ID number (UIN). The university will not accept a check on any student’s account that has had two previous dishonored checks. Checks will not be accepted for amounts greater than what is owed on the account. FGCU will not accept post dated checks.  All checks must be made payable in US dollars. 

All payments must be mailed to the following address:

Attention: Student Account Services
Florida Gulf Coast University
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565

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When you provide a check as payment, you authorize Florida Gulf Coast University either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic funds transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. For inquiries, please contact Student Account Services at 239-590-1213.

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100% of tuition and course related fees will be refunded if notice of complete withdrawal or course withdrawal from the university is approved prior to the end of drop/add period (please refer to the Academic Calendar)

25% of tuition and course related fees will be refunded if notice of withdrawal from ALL courses from the University is approved prior to the published deadline date (please refer to the Academic Calendar). 25% refunds are only applicable for terms that are at least 10 weeks.

0% of tuition and course related fees will be refunded once the respective 100% or 25% refunding periods have ended (please refer to the Academic Calendar).

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Once Financial Aid has been disbursed Student Account Services will apply the funds to any outstanding Account Balances and will process the refund.  This process will begin after drop/add and will typically take 7-10 business days from the date your funds have been disbursed.  Refunds are processed on a weekly basis.  To receive your refund as quickly as possible sign up for electronic refunds.  To choose this option please follow the directions listed in the eRefunds section.

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Students can elect to receive their refund electronically. This option will significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to process and receive your funds. To choose this option please follow the simple steps listed below.  Please note that these steps are for the full Bill & Payment Center site, not the Mobile Bill & Payment Center site.

1. Login to Gulfline
2. Click on Bill & Payment Center
3. Click on Electronic Refunds from under My Profile Setup
4. Click on Set Up Account and follow the steps

Once your e-Refund has been processed you will receive an email with the amount of check and the date it has been processed. Once you receive this email your bank account will typically be credited the funds within 1-2 days.

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Paper refund checks are issued by default, no additional steps are needed. The student will receive an email notification with the amount and the designated pick-up and mail date. Mailed checks will be sent to the most current address on file with the Registrar' Office. Please make sure that your address is current before a paper check is processed.  

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The Department of Education’s (ED) Cash Management regulations 34 CFR 668.164(d)(4)(i)(B)(2) (issued October 2015), require institutions participating in T2 (Campus Card) arrangements to list and identify the major features and commonly assessed fees as well as a URL for the terms and conditions of each financial account offered under the arrangement.

The Everyday Checking account disclosure can be viewed here.

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Florida Gulf Coast University is required to withhold U.S. income tax at the time a payment is made to a nonresident alien or to a third party on their behalf. The following types of payments can be subject to U.S. income tax: wages, salary or compensation, payments to independent contractors, scholarships and fellowships, stipends, book allowances, living expenses, honoraria for guest speaker fees, prizes, awards, royalties, commissions, travel reimbursements and interest payments.

In order to determine whether or not U.S. income tax is to be withheld from payments you might receive, the University requires all foreign nationals to complete its 'Foreign National Information Form' and provide documentation needed to calculate the tax on these payments.  The amount of tax withholdings may be determined by tax treaties your country has with the US.

In general, the taxable portion of a scholarship or fellowship paid to a Nonresident Alien is subject to Federal income tax withholding at the rate of 30%, unless the payments are exempt from tax under the Internal Revenue Code or a tax treaty. However, payees who are temporarily present in the United States in F-1, J-1, M-1, Q-1, or Q-2 nonimmigrant status are subject to a reduced 14% withholding rate on the taxable portion of the grant because such individuals are considered to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business under Internal Revenue Code section 871(c).

In addition, the University must file annual 1042-S information returns with the Internal Revenue Service to report amounts paid and withheld for each type of payments. A copy of this form is sent to the payee and an electronic copy is submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.  Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires that your SSN or ITIN be provided to associate and verify amounts reported to the IRS with corresponding amounts on your individual income tax return.  Therefore, the University must provide your taxpayer identification number with this information.

If you do not have a valid Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification number, you will need to apply for one from the appropriate government agency.  Please note, Social Security numbers may, or may not, be permitted for certain foreign nationals, as outlined by the Social Security Administration office.  However, if you do not qualify for a social security number, you should apply for an ITIN from the Internal Revenue Service.  You may obtain both the forms and information at the following websites:

• For Social Security Administration: https://www.ssa.gov
• For Individual Taxpayer Identification:  https://www.irs.gov
• For Treaty details and other Information:  https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/claiming-tax-treaty-benefits 

      We appreciate your cooperation and assure you that this information will be used in accordance with Federal law.

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