Welcome to the Student Accounts Office at Framingham State College!  Student Accounts is responsible for the billing and receiving of tuition, fees, room, board and other charges for day school students.

All About Tuition and Fees - Spring Semester 2008 [PDF]

This publication contains day school student information on procedures for paying the Student Bill; tuition, fee, room, board and other charges; refund policies; health insurance requirements; and special reminders.

Monthly Payment Option through Tuition Management Systems

The "Monthly Payment Option" offered through Tuition Management Systems enables day school students to budget all or part of the Student Bill without interest. The Plan may be used in conjunction with all forms of financial aid such as grants, loans, and scholarships. Monthly payments must be made to TMS by the first of each month.

You may participate in the Plan by budgeting costs from June 1 to October 1 for the fall semester, and from November 1 to March 1 for the spring semester. You may also budget for a single semester. You must enroll and make your first payment prior to the due date of the Student Bill. In addition, you must make the appropriate adjustment on the reverse side of your Student Bill, sign the certification on the front and return the top portion to the student accounts Office by the due date of the Bill. This will inform the College of your enrollment in the "Monthly Payment Option" and the budgeted amount.

The "Monthly Payment Option" is available for a small enrollment fee and includes personal account service, automated account information 24 hours a day, access to your account through their web site, www.afford.com, and even gives you a chance to win a Tuition Management Systems Scholarships.  Visit the Tuition Management Systems web site for more information on payment options, education loans, free education payment counseling and the many ways they can help you afford education.  You may also call them at 800-722-4867. 

Health Insurance Requirement

To our students and their parents/guardians:

State Law requires all full-time students attending Framingham State College to have Health Insurance.

In order to comply with this law and at the same time promote good health among students, Framingham State College joined with other State Colleges in making available to qualifying students a comprehensive and affordable student health insurance plan.  Only full-time students are eligible to enroll in the plan.

If you are a full-time student, whether in the Day College, Continuing Education or a combination of both,  you MUST choose one of the following two options:

1.  You may participate in another insurance plan IF you determine that plan to be comparable or superior to the plan outlined in the brochure available on-line.  If this option is chosen, you must complete on-line a “Waiver Application”.  Once you are on the site, you will be asked for the following information about your coverage:

• Name and address of insurance company, policy number and name of subscriber

• Policy limits (lifetime maximum should be at least $50,000)

• Will it cover you in the Framingham area for both in-patient and out-patient care including mental health

• Will it remain in force through the 2007-2008 academic year

• Does it provide coverage for pre-existing conditions

Please note that coverage by an insurance company outside the United States or coverage under a National Health Service Program from another country is not acceptable for a waiver.

OR

2.  If you do not have health insurance coverage, you must enroll in the health insurance offered by the College.  In order to enroll, print out the “Health Insurance Application Form”, complete and submit the Application and payment of $1,251.00 by the due date of the Student Bill to the Student Accounts Office.  Payment may be made by check, MasterCard or Visa. The Application cannot be completed on-line. Please note that financial aid funds and the payment plan may not be used for payment of the Student Health Insurance Plan premium.

The due date for completing the “Waiver Form” on-line or submitting the Insurance Application and Payment is the due date of the Student Bill.  A Waiver or Application must be done on a yearly basis for all full-time students. Part-time students are not eligible to purchase the health insurance offered by the College

FAILURE TO CHOOSE EITHER OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 BY THE DUE DATE WILL MEAN THAT YOU ARE NOT ENROLLED AT THE COLLEGE AND ANY COURSES FOR WHICH YOU HAVE REGISTERED WILL BE FORFEITED AND YOUR RESIDENCE HALL ROOM RESERVATION AND PARKING ASSIGNMENT CANCELED.

Additional health insurance is available for family members and may be selected on-line.  These plans are voluntary; however, THE STUDENT MUST BE INSURED.

The student health insurance described in the brochure will supplement the comprehensive services which the College Health Center will provide to those students who have completed the Health forms and paid the mandatory College Health Service Fee. The 2007-2008 Health Insurance brochure is available on-line through the College website at www.framingham.edu, selecting Health Services under the Quick Links drop down box, selecting the Health Insurance tab, clicking on the line “To Waive the Insurance” and then selecting the Benefit Details tab.

If you have any questions you may contact the following:

Health Insurance Program Information   Program Administrator (800) 859-8468
Payment Information   Student Accounts (508) 626-4514                                             College Health Services & Waiver Information   College Health Center (508) 626-4900