Business Affairs
Questions? Contact Us.
Business Affairs
May Hall, Room 109
dsu.studentfinance@dickinsonstate.edu
Call 701-502-4079
Billing and Payments
Learn more about how to pay your bill, authorized users and payments plans.
View the Billings and Payments page
Bookstore Charging
If you have accepted financial aid, you may choose to charge books from the DSU University Store to your student account by ordering in-person or online. You can charge books for a limited time at the beginning of the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
1098-T Tuition Statement
By January 30th, students will receive their 1098-T Tuition Statement from DSU for the preceding calendar year. After the statement has been generated, it will be available for viewing in Campus Connection by following the instructions below.
- Log in to Campus Connection.
- Click on the Financial Account tile.
- Select View 1098-T.
Former students that no longer have access to Campus Connection as well as current students that wish to revoke electronic consent may submit their requests using the 1098-T Tuition Statement Request Form.
Refunds for Dropped Classes and Withdrawals
Understanding the difference between dropping a class and withdrawing from the semester is important because each process affects your enrollment, refund eligibility, and financial aid differently.
Learn more about dropping and withdrawing
Account Holds and Late Payment Fees
Account Holds
DSU departments may place a hold on a student’s account for various reasons to prompt the student to take required action.
Students may view all active holds at any time by logging in to Campus Connection. Holds are displayed in the Tasks and Communications tile on the Student Homepage.
The Business Affairs Department places a financial hold on a student account shortly after a balance becomes past due. This hold prevents the student from adding courses for the current term and registering for future terms. Once the past due balance is resolved, the hold is automatically released during the system’s nightly update.
Additional holds may be applied due to prior collection activity or uncashed refund checks.
Late Payment Fees
Dickinson State University assesses a monthly late payment fee of 1.75% on all student accounts that are 30 days or more past due. The late payment fee is calculated based on the past‑due account balance as of 11:59 p.m. on the 15th of each month.
Students are responsible for ensuring their payment is received by DSU prior to the late fee assessment. Sufficient mailing time should be allowed. Late fees will not be waived due to unanticipated mail delivery delays. To avoid potential mailing issues, students are strongly encouraged to submit payments electronically through Campus Connection using the online electronic check option.
Federal and private student loan funds must be received by DSU before the late payment fee deadline. Late fees will not be waived for:
- Loan applications that are still in process
- Delays caused by missing documentation
- Lender‑imposed waiting periods
Students should allow a minimum of four weeks for their lender to process loan applications and remit funds to DSU.
Late payment fees will also not be waived when the receipt of financial aid is delayed due to student inaction, including—but not limited to—failure to:
- Complete the FAFSA
- Accept loans in Campus Connection
- Complete required U.S. Department of Education documents (such as the Master Promissory Note)
- Complete required tasks (such as entrance loan counseling)
- Submit verification documentation
Scholarship checks from outside donors must be received by DSU prior to the late payment fee deadline.
Students with approved third‑party payor arrangements may be assessed late payment fees if the required written authorization to bill the sponsor is not received by DSU by the semester due date.
Partial payments will reduce the amount of the late fee assessed, as the late fee is calculated as a percentage of the past‑due balance. However, making a partial payment will not prevent a late fee from being charged if a past‑due balance remains.
Students utilizing international wire transfers should allow at least two weeks for funds to be received by DSU. Payment must be received by the 15th of the month to avoid assessment of a late payment fee.