Past Due Payment Plan

In accordance with State University of New York (SUNY) policy, the university reserves the right to withhold future services, including registration and release of diplomas, for any student with an outstanding balance to the university. 

Future Term Registration

Enrollment into a past due payment plan will prevent course registration for future terms until the balance is paid in full.

Past Due Payment Plan

Students who are unable to pay their past due balance all at once may be eligible to enroll in the past due payment plan. Eligible students must have a past due balance greater than $300 that is at least 61 days overdue. To initiate the request for past due payment plan enrollment, you must send an email to ubstudentaccounts@buffalo.edu. If accepted, you will have two weeks to enroll.

Note: Students who are enrolled in the current term will not be considered.

Additional details about the past due payment plan are as follows:

  • While enrolled in the past due payment plan, your unpaid bill hold will remain on your account, but you will not be assessed any late payment fees.
  • You will not receive eBill statements while you are enrolled in the past due payment plan.
  • Depending on the number of months you choose for installments, there will either be a $45 (2-6 installments) or $50 (7-12 installments) non-refundable enrollment fee, as well as a $300 down payment.
  • No interest will be assessed to your account for participating in the past due payment plan.
  • If you successfully complete your past due payment plan, the unpaid bill hold will be removed.

Our website provides detailed steps on how to enroll in a payment plan.

*Please note on the Budget Worksheet, your past due balance will be populated, and the amount cannot be changed.

Enrollment into the past due payment plan will prevent future term registration until the outstanding balance is paid in full.

Installments are usually taken on the 15th of each month or the next business day if the 15th is on a weekend or holiday. If the payment fails, the payment plan will automatically attempt to take the installment again 10 days later, usually on the 25th of the month. Whenever a payment plan installment fails, the student will be notified by email. The student will have 2 business days to make up the missed installment payment and contact Student Accounts at 716-645-1800 by phone or ubstudentaccounts@buffalo.edu by email to have the payment plan reinstated. Only one reinstatement is allowed per payment plan.

Once you are enrolled in a past due payment plan, we are unable to extend the number of installments.

Student accounts on a past due payment plan that is terminated due to failed installment will be manually submitted to the New York State Attorney General’s Office for collection.