Account Billing & Payment

Pay Your Bill

How to Pay

• Pay Online (Credit/Debit Card)

  Make a one-time credit or debit card payment through your Student ePortal. After you log in to your portal, scroll down to Administrative Services and click My Ledger. View your balance, and click the payment link to pay your balance. You will need your student email, BUID (student ID) and your account balance when you click the link. 

  Make a Payment Online

• Pay by Mail (Check or Money Order)

  Mail your payment to the Business Office. Include the student's name and student ID number on the check or money order.

  Mail to: Bethel University Business Office, 325 Cherry Avenue, McKenzie, TN 38201

• Pay in Person (Credit/Debit Card, Check, Money Order)

  Visit the Student Financial Services in the Vera Low Center for Student Enrichment on the McKenzie campus. Cash, check, and money order are accepted. 
  
  Student Financial Services is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

• Monthly Payment Plan

  Bethel University offers interest-free monthly payment plans allowing you to spread your semester balance into manageable monthly installments rather than paying the full amount by the payment deadline. Plans are available each semester and require enrollment online through Nelnet Campus Commerce and in-person at Student Financial Services.

  Learn more about Payment Plans

• Third-Party Billing

  Third party billing plans are available for students of employers approved for direct billing, active duty military personnel, civilian government contract employees, and students’ eligible benefits pursuant to the Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program. Students will be required to comply with the terms and conditions of the cash plan if employment ceases or the employer ceases to remit payments as agreed. 

  The following documentation is required to be filed by the due date for the third-party billing plan:

  • Employer’s voucher approved by Bethel OR authorized military or government assistance vouchers

   

• Employer Tuition Reimbursement

  Tuition reimbursement from an employer is an acceptable financial option. However, it is subject to the following conditions: 

  • The student must make acceptable arrangements through one of the other financial options to pay all tuition and fees during the initial deferral period. Thereafter, tuition reimbursement proceeds will be applied to future enrollment periods. 

  • Complete documentation of terms and conditions of the employer’s reimbursement plan.

  • A completed Tuition Reimbursement Certificate and Authorization Form which allows Bethel to automatically charge the student’s credit card in the event full reimbursement is not paid by the employer. 

  Students must be advised that terms and conditions are not contingent upon the completion of a course or the receipt of a grade and that the credit card will be charged for any amount necessary to repay Bethel 100% of the amount due. If a credit card is declined twice this will terminate this financial option and the student will be required to comply with the terms and conditions of the cash plan. 

  The following documentation is required to be filed for the Tuition Reimbursement Plan: 

  • Tuition Reimbursement Certificate and Authorization Form 

  • Credit Card Authorization to Charge Form 

  • Copy of Employer’s Tuition Reimbursement Plan 

   

• Education Using Veterans Service Benefits

  Any covered individual will be able to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 (a “certificate of eligibility” can also include a “Statement of Benefits” obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) website – eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates: 

  • The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution. 

  • 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility. 

  Bethel University will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under chapter 31 or 33.

Financial Terms & Conditions