University of Northwestern processes all monthly statements electronically and emails them to the student's UNW email address. Paper Statements are not mailed to home. You can view your account activity via the theROCK>Student Home > Student Services > Student Accounts>View/Access Account. If you have questions, you can contact the Student Account Office for College of Graduate, Online & Adult Learning (CGOAL) at 651-631-5177 or cgoalstudentaccounts@unwsp.edu.

Northwestern offers two payment options: a monthly payment plan or a full payment option each semester.

Monthly Payment Plan
This option is if you wish to make payments on your student account throughout the semester. This option enables you to pay in monthly installments due by the last day of each month.  A $30.00 enrollment fee is assessed and included in the installment amount.  A late fee will be assessed the first of each month if the installment amount is not paid by the required due date (.65% of the full balance).  If you incur a late fee, a hold will be placed on your account to prevent the registration of additional courses or deny transcripts until your plan has been brought current.  Fall semester payment plan participants who register for spring and/or summer courses will be automatically enrolled for the plan for that semester and charged the $30.00 enrollment fee. Students can decline auto enrollment by contacting CGOAL Student Accounts for removal prior to the first installment date (January 31 or May 31), and the $30.00 enrollment fee will be waived.  Enrollment for fall semester is not automatic.

To access the enrollment form, log onto theROCK, click the Finances Tab>View Account>My Profile Setup>Payment Plans, and then select the 4-month plan for the Adult Undergraduate/Graduate Students for the current semester.

Full Payment per semester
This option is if you wish to pay your account in full by the due date per the monthly billing notification. Any balance not paid by the due date will incur a .65% monthly late fee (8% per annum). If you incur a late fee, a hold will be placed on your account to prevent the registration of additional courses or deny diploma or transcripts from being released until the account is paid in full.

There are several acceptable methods of payment:

By Mail

Address: University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Attn: Student Accounts-Riley 1420, 3003 Snelling Ave North, St. Paul, MN 55113-1598.

Be sure to write your student ID number and name on the memo section of your check.

In Person
Pay by cash, check, or money order in Riley Hall 1420. Office hours are Monday–Friday from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

By Phone
Call CGOAL Student Accounts at 651-631-5177  to authorize a one-time electronic payment using your checking or savings account (9 digit routing number and bank account number are needed).

Online

• Using a checking or savings account, authorize a one-time payment, or an automatic withdrawal.
• Using a credit card, the accepted cards are:  Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Online credit card payments require a processing fee of $3 or 2.85% of the amount of your transaction, whichever is greater.

Automatic Refund Deposit (Recommended method)

Student Account refunds can be automatically deposited into personal bank accounts. Enroll on the Rock>Student Home>Student Services>Student Accounts>View/Access Account>My Profile Setup>Electronic Refunds. Submit the routing number of your bank and account number.

You can make a payment, enroll in a payment plan (per semester), enroll in automatic deposit if receiving refunds, add authorized users to your student account information, set up a personal profile, view billing statements and account activity (current and per semester). Call 651-631-5177 or email cgoalstudentaccounts@unwsp.edu if you have any questions or need any additional information.

Add an authorized user to your student account

Rock>Student Home>Student Services>Student Accounts>View Account>My Profile Setup>Authorized Users

Enter and submit email information of person(s) you would like to authorize to receive information regarding your student account or to make payments to your student account. You may authorize more than one user. Once submitted, the individual(s) will receive an email with a temporary password allowing them to set-up a personal login account. Authorized users will receive copies of all e-bills to that email address the same that students do to their UNW email address.  In the event the authorized person contacts us regarding your student account, this will allow us to provide them with helpful information.

It is very important that you complete this process if you want another individual to receive personal information regarding your student account (written or verbal). FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act) regulations state that UNW is not able to discuss a student account bill with others unless they are listed as an authorized user on the billing account.