Housing Payments
The payment amounts will vary depending upon the type of accommodation and meal plan you select. All payments begin with an $1400 initial payment due at the time you submit your License Agreement. The initial payment is credited toward your total charges and is not a deposit. You have the option of paying the remaining amount in eight payments scheduled September through April or you may pay as many payments as you like in advance. The first scheduled payment is due at the beginning of September. View the fee schedule Academic Year to get an estimate of the payments for the 2012-2013 academic year (pdf format, Adobe Acrobat required).
Housing payments may be made directly to the housing office or electronically through the University EPOS payment system. Housing residents can check their financial statement at MySFSU by using their University ID or by calling the Bursar’s Office at 415.338.1181.
Making Payments
You have a variety of options for making your payments:
- You may pay by credit card using EPOS, the University's secure third party vendor, via the Web. You can use your MasterCard, Discover or American Express charge card (VISA is not accepted on EPOS). Visit: Bursar Office website A convenience fee will apply for all electronic payment.
- You may pay by check, money order or cashier's check, made payable to SFSU. When paying this way, mail your check or money order to University Housing Office, Mary Ward Hall, 800 Font Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94132 or deliver it with your payment to the Housing Business Office in Mary Ward Hall. Please include the Installment Payment Form.
- You may also pay in person at the University Bursar's Office located in the Administration Building or the Student Services Building on the ground floor.
Financial Aid
If you are receiving financial aid (grants, loans, or scholarships), the University's policy is to transfer those funds to pay for any outstanding tuition fees and housing fees. The entire semester's cost (the amount remaining after you make the initial payment) will be deducted at the beginning of each semester if your aid disbursement is enough to cover the semester’s total costs. If your aid disbursement is not enough to cover the semester’s total costs, you are responsible for making any remaining payments as each one becomes due.
You are expected to use your own funds for the $1400 initial payment due with your License Agreement.
If your financial aid award includes a federal loan, you need to activate your loan through MyFinAid before loan funds can be transferred. You must activate your student loans beginning in mid-May and no later than mid-July in order for the funds to be available for your fall semester payments (activated by mid-December for funds to be available for your spring semester payments). Parent loans can be activated beginning July 1.
