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Statement of Student Responsibilities

Responsibility of Students Attending William & Mary
  • Full payment of tuition and fees
  • Full payment of all charges for housing and dining services, and other applicable miscellaneous charges
  • Maintaining current addresses in Banner self-service
  • Acknowledging their William & Mary email as the official means of communication to all students
  • Reading their William & Mary email daily
  • Reading and abiding by the rules as stated in the university catalogs and handbooks
  • Payment of a $50 fee for any item(s) returned by their bank, ACH electronic drafts, or paper checks, as prescribed by the Code of Virginia 2.2-4805.
  • Setting up and maintaining current bank account information for Direct Deposit of student account refunds
  • Entering your mobile phone number and carrier into your profiles in eServices if you wish to receive text messages for billing
Student Acknowledgement Items
  1. Paper bills will not be sent to enrolled students. Failure to acknowledge and review the electronic bill does not relieve responsibility for timely payments.
  2. Any student account not paid in full or secured by our Payment Plan, Financial Aid, or approved Third-Party Tuition Assistance will be assessed a late payment fee of 10% (up to $100.00) of the unsecured past-due account balance as prescribed in 2.2-4805 of the Code of Virginia.
  3. The university reserves the right to revise or alter all tuition and fees, regulations about student tuition and fees, and tuition and fee collection procedures whenever such revisions or alterations are deemed necessary.
  4. Students with past due balances will have a hold placed on their account and will not be allowed to:
    • Register for future classes
    • Receive official transcripts    
    • Receive their diplomas
    • Have their degree conferred
  5. William & Mary (through its employees, agents, and service providers) may contact me by telephone at any telephone number associated with my account, now or in the future, including a wireless telephone number. The university may contact me by sending texts or emails using any email address or telephone number I provide. Contact methods may include using pre-recorded/artificial voice messages and/or the automatic dialing device.
  6. If I fail to pay or repay any unpaid balance or sums owed to the university, I agree to have such debt deducted from any funds due to me from or through the university.
  7. Past-due accounts may be forwarded to a private collection agency, Virginia debt set-off,f, or the Attorney General's Office for collection and credit bureau reporting. Any account not satisfied by the final payment due date will be responsible for all collection and agency fees (up to 30% of the outstanding balance).