Bursars Office

Important Dates for Spring 2013

Initial Payment Dates:

Regular Registration:
by 5pm on January 15, 2013 to avoid loss of schedule
by 10 pm on January 15, 2013 to avoid loss of schedule if paying online with American Express, MasterCard, Discover, E-Check, or Pinless Debit

Late Registration:
by 5 pm on February 1, 2013 to avoid loss of schedule or
by 10 pm on February 1, 2013 to avoid loss of schedule if paying online with American Express, MasterCard, Discover, E-Check, or Pinless Debit

A Payment Plan for spring 2013 will be available for enrollment by the end of December 2012. Sign up for a plan through the Student Account Center link within the My Account tab in My Sam. An electronically signed promissory note must be on file to be on the payment plan. Please visit the Student Account Center if you wish to enroll in a payment plan. Contact the Bursar's Office for additional information. (936) 294-1083.

Spring Payment Plan

The payment plan for spring 2013 will be five installment payments.  The due dates and percentages due is as follows:

          January 15, 2013          10%

          February 1, 2013          22%

          March 1, 2013              22%

          April 1, 2013                22%

          May 1, 2013                24%

There is a $30 nonrefundable installment plan free for signing up for the plan. If any of the payments are late you will be assessed a $25 late fee for each late payment. 

To sign up for the installment plan, log onto MySam, click on MyAccount, then click on Make a Payment thru the Student Account Center.  Once this page loads click on the tab that says Payment Plan, you will then be allowed to enroll in the payment plan.

For more information on the payment plan go to Payment Plan Policy.

If you increase your semester credit hours after you make your initial tuition/fees payment, you must pay the additional amount owed by the next registration payment due date in order to avoid loss of class schedule. 

Non-payment by due dates can result in class(es) dropped and/or late fees. The Chair of the Department of the dropped classes must give approval in order to re-add the deleted course(s) to your schedule.

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, E-Check, and Pinless Debit are accepted online.  Access online payments through the Student Account Center link on the My Account tab in My Sam.

Online pinless debit payments may decline if funds are not available or the purchase amount is above your daily purchase limit.  Confirm that pinless debit payments are approved and posted to the student account.  Declined payment methods can result in deletion of class schedule due to nonpayment and/or late fees.