Winthrop Payment Plans

Winthrop University is pleased to offer payment plans as a service to budget the cost of academic fees, room and board over the period of a semester.

• The plan is optional -- students may still elect to make full payments by the scheduled Fee Payment Deadlines.
• The payment plan is interest free.
• We cannot create customized plans.
  • Payment amounts are determined by your total balance due divided into the number of installments of the selected plan.
  • The University will accept any advance payments the student may wish to prepay as a credit to the bill. This reduces the total balance due and, therefore, the amount to be paid per installment throughout the semester. 

How to Enroll: You must enroll in a plan online through the payment gateway during the enrollment window.

• Instructions: Log into Wingspan, click on the Account Details card. Once you are in the payment gateway, click Enroll in Payment Plan (button under the balance due). Select the payment plan option you wish to enroll in and continue.

Eligibility

All students in good financial standing with the university are eligible to enroll in a Winthrop Payment Plan!

• The students' prior terms' cumulative remaining balance due must be below $1,000 in total in order to enroll.
• Students who have not made their payment plan payments on a timely basis or have multiple returned checks may lose the right to participate. 

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Included Costs

All current academic fees, course/lab fees, room and board costs, and other required fees may be included in the WPP. Please note: Any fees or charges for the semester that were applied (or financial aid canceled) after the payment plan was established will be recalculated into the remaining payments. 

Financial Aid

Financial aid awarded and accepted (excluding Federal Work-Study) through Winthrop may be used toward computing the amount budgeted through the plan. This aid should be reflected in the initial semester billing and the payment gateway.

Additional forms of aid, such as outside scholarships or certain types of VA payments, cannot be deducted without first completing the preliminary requirements.

• For an Outside Scholarship Award to be reflected in your billing and total balance due, a DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FROM YOUR LENDER or a copy of the Award Letter must be sent to the Office of Financial Aid.
  
  • The Office of Financial Aid may be contacted via 803/323-2189 // finaid@winthrop.edu // Sykes House.
• Regarding VA funding, please contact Records & Registration to be informed of necessary paperwork and/or other steps which may need to be completed.
  • Records & Registration may be contacted via 803/323-2194 // recandreg@winthrop.edu // 126 Tillman Hall.

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Billing Deadline

For the students' course schedule to be protected from cancellation, the first installment of the payment plan must be paid in full by the published Fee Payment Deadline. The remaining balance is payable to the University in regular installments (approximately every 30 days).

• Students will receive an automated payment reminder from the payment plan.
• Winthrop University assesses an administrative fee of $25 each for the fall and spring semesters to offset the additional cost of record keeping and billing.
• Late fees of $50 will be assessed on delinquent payments.

Delinquency

The University will assess a delinquent charge of $50 for each payment due that is not received as scheduled. Furthermore, the University reserves the right to assign your delinquent account to a collection agency and you will be responsible for all associated collection fees. Checks returned by the bank will be subject to a returned check fee of $30 in addition to the delinquent charge. If a returned check is not made good in a timely fashion, Winthrop reserves the pursue legal efforts to collect.

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Payment Plans and Payment Dates

Previous Terms

Summer 2025 

Name of Payment Plan	Enrollment Window	Plan Installment Dates
4 - Payment Plan Summer 2025	April 24 - May 15	May 15, June 5, June 27, and July 11
3 - Payment Plan Summer 2025	May 16 - June 9	June 9, June 27, and July 11
2 - Payment Plan Summer 2025	June 10 - June 27	June 27 and July 11

Spring 2025

Name of Payment Plan	Enrollment Window	Plan Installment Dates
5 Monthly Payment Plan Spring 2025	Nov 14 – Dec 11	Dec 11, Jan 10, Feb 7, March 7, and April 4
Bi-Weekly Payment Plan Spring 2025	Nov 14 – Dec 11	Dec 11, Dec 27, Jan10, Jan 24, Feb 7, Feb 21, March 7, March 21, and April 4
GA Payment Plan Spring 2025	Nov 14 - Feb 7	Feb 7, March 7, and April 4
Late Registration 4 Monthly Payment Plan Spring 2025	Dec 12 – Jan 17	Jan 17, Feb 7, March 7, and April 4
Late Registration Bi-Weekly Payment Plan Spring 2025	Dec 12 – Jan 17	Jan 17, Jan 31, Feb 14, Feb 28, March 14, and March 28

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