Payment & Withdrawal Deadlines

Charges for tuition and fees will be applied to your student account soon after you register for courses. These charges will remain, and you will be responsible for payment, unless you officially withdraw or drop your course(s) by the published deadlines.

Boston University Summer Term requires payment of all tuition, fee, room, and dining charges by the session payment deadlines stated below. If your payment is received after the session deadline, a late payment fee may be assessed.

Summer Sessions payment deadlines*

* These are proposed payment deadlines and subject to change.

Late fees

A late payment fee may be assessed to your student account if your Summer Term payment or receipt of settlement documentation is received after the session payment deadline. The late fee schedule for summer 2025 is available beginning in February on the Student Accounting Services website.

Student account holds

If your student account remains unpaid after the session has begun, a comptroller hold may be placed on your record to restrict access to University services, including but not limited to registration for future semesters and release of grades, transcripts, and/or diplomas. Release of academic records and use of University services will be reinstated when payment is made.

Billing

View your student account online

If you have an active BU login account and Kerberos password, you can view your Summer Session statement through the My BU Student Portal by selecting “My Bill & Aid,” then “Student Account Balance Due.”

Paper bills

If you are a visiting student without an active BU login account, Student Accounting Services will send a bill to your home address. If you have not received a bill by 10 days prior to the session payment deadline, you are responsible for contacting Student Accounting Services at 617-353-2264 to request one. Please note that a bill is not required to submit your payment. Your payment is due by the session payment deadline even if you have not received a bill.

Withdrawal deadlines

Absence from class or non-payment does not constitute an official withdrawal or dropped course. If your plans change and you are unable to attend a course for which you have registered, you must officially drop/withdraw from the course.

• If you drop a course by the first day of the session, you will not be responsible for the course’s tuition and fees.
• If you drop a course after the first day of the session but by the course’s drop deadline, you will be responsible for the course’s fees but are not responsible for the course’s tuition.
• If you withdraw from a course after the course’s drop deadline, you will be held responsible for all tuition and fees associated with the course and you will receive a “W” grade for the course.

You can drop/withdraw from summer courses until the drop/withdrawal deadlines using the MyBU Student Portal or by completing a Summer Add/Drop form and sending it to the Summer Term office.

Please note: If you are a visiting international student attending Summer Term on a Boston University Summer I-20, you must maintain full-time enrollment in the summer. If you have any questions, please email sumintl@bu.edu.

Withdrawal & Tuition Refund Dates

Credit balance

A credit balance on your account may be refunded by request. Students can make a request to refund an existing credit balance by emailing studenta@bu.edu. If payment was made by credit card, the refund will be issued to the credit card. If payment was made electronically or by check, students may receive an electronic refund to a US checking or savings account. To add a refund bank account, visit the MyBU Student Portal, and select “My Bill & Aid,” “Student Account Balance Due,” then “Nelnet Payment & Payment Plans” to access the portal of our vendor, Nelnet. Select “Manage Refunds” from the menu to be redirected to Nelnet’s Student Choice Refund platform, where you can enter your bank account information. Students may also submit a request by sending a letter to:

Boston University
Student Accounting Services
25 Buick Street, Suite 130
Boston, MA 02215

If you have a question about the charges on your student account, please contact the Summer Term office at summer@bu.edu or 617-353-5124.