ISU offers a Monthly Payment Plan for the Fall/Spring academic year. Enrollment in the plan entails calculating a budget for the upcoming year’s tuition/fees, less any financial aid. Adjustments may need to be made to the budget when the final award amounts are given on financial aid, or when the residence hall room assignments are provided, etc. Adjustments can be made via AccessPlus at any time throughout the school year.

Highlights of the Monthly Payment Plan:

• There is a $50 annual enrollment fee, deducted with the first monthly payment
• Allows you to spread your payments over a twelve month period which reduces the monthly payment amount
• Payments are deducted automatically from a checking or savings account…no checks to write!

• You pay no interest (provided the budget is figured correctly and payments do not get behind)

Important Dates to Remember:

Mid-March – Enrollment in payment plan begins using AccessPlus

April 20 – 1 st payment is deducted from bank account, and the 20 th of each month, thereafter, through March 20 of the following year for a 12 month plan.

May, June and July - revised 11, 10 or 9 month plans may be arranged if the April deadline is missed.

Mid-July - application deadline for Monthly Payment Plan.

October 20 – All tuition/fees for the fall semester should be paid in full; if a balance remains outstanding, the payment plan may be underbudgeted.

Other Points of Interest

Parents may also enroll in our Monthly Payment Plan. Students must authorize Third Party Access; this may be authorized via AccessPlus and will allow someone other than the student to log in to AccessPlus. With a new ID/password, the third party will log in, go to Acct/U-Bill, Monthly Payment Plan, and arrange the two step application process. Either the Student OR third party bank account may be debited as part of this plan.

If you would like to enroll in our Monthly Payment Plan and the financial aid award letters have not been issued yet, you may either estimate your aid and adjust the budget at a later date OR wait until May when the award letters are available and enroll in the 11 month plan.

Once the payment plan is underway and the budget needs to be adjusted (due to financial aid or residence hall charges), this may be done online via AccessPlus. Go to Acct/U-Bill, Monthly Payment Plan, make any necessary adjustments to the budget and select "Recalculate". You may also contact our office at 515-294-7388 for assistance.

If the payment plan needs to be cancelled for any reason, you may do so via AccessPlus, although the $50 enrollment fee is non-refundable.

Due to the confidentiality of student account activity, parents wishing to discuss their student’s account with Accounts Receivable must first obtain authorization from the student. This is done by referring to AccessPlus and selecting Acct/Ubill and Account Info Release.