Student Billing Statements

Paperless Billing Policy

Student Billing Statements are available on-demand for students and authorized users (permision granted by student).  Billing statement are available anytime and on-demand in the Account Portal upon fee assessment.  Fees are typically assessed in early July for the Fall semester, mid November for Spring semester, and April for Summer Semester.

This is Winthrop University's official and exclusive method delivering student billing statements. Students will receive email reminders and notifications to check their statements via the Account Portal. It is the responsibility of the student to read their Winthrop e-mail in a regular and timely fashion.

To access the student billing statement students must navigate to wingspan.  Locate your account details card.  Click on Account Portal. Select View Statement.

Student Billing Statements offer both students and parents a number of advantages over traditional paper bills, including:

  • Student billing statements are live and on-demant throught the Account Portal
  • Receive statement faster than traditional paper bills
  • Students can forward their statement to anyone who they wish to receive the information
  • Improved efforts to increase sustainability and lower costs and waste
  • Students can print their statement and send payment through the mail to the Cashiers Office

The obligation to pay the Winthrop University account balance (or payment plan payment) by the stated due date is not altered or modified in any way by the electronic billing process. 

  • It will remain the responsibility of the student to ensure their amount due is paid on or before the due date. Students whose parents do not have e-mail access will need to find an alternate means to communicate the balance due and due date to them.
  • If you do not wish to utilize the online payment options of electronic check (e-check) or debit/credit card options, you may still opt to mail a check or money order to the Cashiers Office.  

 Official Winthrop University Student E-mail Policy

 

Authorized Users

The financial information of your student account is confidential and protected by the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act(FERPA). Because many students have a parent or third party paying bills on their behalf, it is imperative that the students set up any authorized users they wish to have access to view their account or make payments.

  • Step-by-step instructions for setting up an Authorized User can be found under Authorized Users. Once set up, the Authorized User will be able to view and make payments toward a student's account.

Privacy of Education Records (Including Financial Records)

 

Fall/Spring Registration Statements

Student Account Services recognizes the need for students and their families to receive a Fall and Spring tuition statement to help with planning and budgeting for each upcoming term. Winthrop uses student billing statements to share this information each term. 

Please note:a student may be charged a late payment fee and a student's schedule may be dropped if their tuition and fees are not satisfied by the fee payment deadline of each academic term, per Winthrop University policy.

  • Fall registration statements are availabl to registered students each year mid-July. 
  • Spring registration statements are available to registered students each year mid-November.
  • Summer registration statements are available mid-April.
  • Note: Registration equals bill.  You are only billed for what you are registered for.  If you plan to register for more classes you should also expect additional charges.

Frequently Asked Questions

    Students can retrieve a student billing statement on-demand anytime viat the Account Portal.

    Parents or guardians must contact the student in order to request the information.  Our office will not send a paper statement to any physical address other than the permanent address on file in WINGSPAN, and will not mail any account statements to an e-mail address other than the student's Winthrop e-mail address.

    Absolutely!  The accepted payment methods have not changed.  You can mail a check, money order or cashier's check to the Cashier's office at 22 Tillman Hall, Rock Hill, SC, 29733.  Please be sure to include the student's Winthrop ID number on the check.

    In accordance with the FERPA regulations, Student Account Services is required to have the student's written permission in order to release account information. If a parent/guardian/spouse/etc. contacts our offices with questions regarding a student's account, details of the account cannot be released without a form on file. This includes account balance, payment history, and specific charge information.  If you wish to grant your parent/guardian/spouse access to this information, please fill out the Permission to Release Student Records form and submit it to Records and Registration.

    Students can view the list of active e-mail addresses in WINGSPAN.  Log into WINGSPAN with your username and password. Click on the Personal Information tab and then View E-Mail Addresses.

    To add or change personal, parent or other e-mail addresses, students will need to fill out a Address Changes and Corrections Request form located on the Records and Registration website under FORMS. Winthrop University e-mail addresses can only be changed through IT.

 

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