Financial Holds

Elizabeth City State University expects that all students meet their financial obligations prior to the start of each semester.  In some cases, students may become past due during the semester for various reasons (i.e. adjusted financial aid, missing payments on payment plans, additional charges incurred, etc.)

If students have a balance on their account by the close of business on official registration, their class schedules will be cancelled due to nonpayment.

In an effort to collect on past due debt, the University will make attempts to contact students via email, collection letters or by phone based on the information provided by students to the University.  The collection notices will advise students of an outstanding balance and the steps to take to avoid further collection efforts.  In some instances the balances can be cleared by simply completing promissory notes and accepting the terms and conditions of your financial aid, signing scholarship checks provided by third party agencies issued to both the student and the University or making payment from personal funds.

Regardless of the nature of the balance, a hold is placed on the past due student account until the entire past due balance is paid in full.

For students that do not receive any federal student aid, a hold is placed on the account that will prevent:

• Register for future semesters
• Access grades online
• Receive Transcripts
• Receive Diplomas

For students that do receive any federal student aid, a hold is placed on the account that will prevent:

• Register for future semesters
• Receive Diplomas
  

Failure to make satisfactory arrangements may be subject to further collection efforts which may include:

• Accounts may be submitted to the NC Attorney General's Office for collection
• Accounts may be placed with a collection agency and reported to national credit bureaus
• Accounts may be submitted as part of the Set Off Debt Collection Act (SODCA) to withhold NC state taxes until the balance is paid in full
• Accounts may be submitted as part of the State Employee's Debt Collection Act (SEDCA) if the student is employed by the State of North Carolina

Please respond promptly to any past due notices and make arrangements with the Collections Office to satisfy any financial obligations.

• The student is not currently enrolled at the University
• and the student’s account contains unpaid charges that have been outstanding 30 days or greater after the last day of the term or  last day of attendance.

A hold will be placed on the student’s account, and all requests for readmission, diplomas will be denied until the student’s account is paid.  In addition, a student may not register for classes for a future term until the student’s account balance is paid.