BW does not charge interest on amounts enrolled in payments plans. Student accounts that are enrolled in a plan will not be assessed finance charges (late fees).

BW charges the following fees in association with payment plans:
$35 Enrollment Fee ← one-time fee due at the time of payment plan enrollment
$20 Late Payment Fee ← charged for late payment installments

Rejected/returned payments are subject to a $30 NSF Fee (and removal from the plan if re-payment is not made within 5 business days). Students and authorized users are notified by email from the Cashier's Office and TouchNet (the BW Payment Portal) when a payment has been rejected (or the payment attempt failed processing).

While the Bursar's Office will send email notifications for failed/rejected payments, it is ultimately the responsibility of the student and/or their authorized user(s) to monitor the student's account regularly to make sure that auto-payments are posting successfully and to correct any failed payment attempts immediately.

Enrollment in the plan after the first due date, but before the deadline, is considered "late enrollment". There is no penalty for late enrollment; however, all missed installments, and the  $35 Enrollment Fee, must be paid at the time of plan enrollment.

Example 1: If enrolling in the fall plan on 08/15 you will have missed the 08/01 installment. Payment of the Enrollment Fee as well as the 08/01 installment are required upon enrollment. The system will automatically calculate this amount for you.

Example 2: If enrolling in the fall payment plan on 09/05, you will have missed the 08/01 and 09/01 installments. Payment of the Enrollment Fee and the 08/01 and 09/01 installments are required upon enrollment. The system will automatically calculate this amount for you.

For the 2025-2026 school year, BW offers the following payment plans.

Fall/Spring:
Four Month Plan - August to November (Fall), January to April (Spring).
Five Month Plan - August to December (Fall), January to May (Spring)
Summer:
Three Month Plan - May to July

The Bursar's Office is not able to accommodate custom payment plan arrangements.

All payment plan installments are due on the 1st of each month. Installment due dates cannot be changed.

All payment plan installments are due on the 1st of each month. Installment due dates cannot be changed.

Payment plan installments are completed electronically via auto-pay. You may associate your payment plan with a credit card, debit card, or bank account via electronic check. There is a 2.95% surcharge for any credit or debit card transactions. This fee will be applied at the time the payments are processed. There is NO FEE for electronic checks.

All payment plan installments are due on the 1st of each month. Installment due dates cannot be changed.

Payment plan installment amounts are subject to change. Should there be a change to the semester account balance after enrolling in the plan, the remaining installment amounts will be adjusted to reflect the change.

Changes to your balance could result from:
- Late scholarships
- Late or delayed FAFSA processing
- One-time payments made to the account outside of the payment plan
- Adjustments to your financial aid package
- Private lessons or other programs that students sign up for
- Parking fines
- Library fines
- Book fees
- Schedule changes (such as moving from part-time to full-time)

The BW Payment Portal will notify students via email when a change in the amount of their payment plan installments occurs. Students and authorized users have access to real-time account balance information on the BW Payment Portal under "My Account" > "Account Activity" > [TERM].

Plan enrollment opens each semester when the first tuition statement is made available online in the BW Payment Portal. Students are sent an email from the Bursar's Office when statements are made available.

Enrollment Deadlines (enrollment beyond these dates is not permitted):
Fall Four Month Plan: 10/31/25
Fall Five Month Plan: 11/30/25

Spring Four Month Plan: 03/31/26
Spring Five Month Plan: 04/30/26

Summer Three Month Plan: 06/30/26

If enrolling in a payment plan after the first installment is due, the $35 Enrollment Fee and all prior installments will be due at the time of plan enrollment. The system will calculate these amounts automatically at that time.

Payment plans require enrollment every semester that a student wishes to utilize one. Plans do not roll over from one semester to the next. Enrollment must be done online in the BW Payment Portal by either the student or an authorized user.

The $35 Enrollment Fee is charged each semester that a payment plan is utilized. Any balance on a prior payment plan must be paid in full before enrolling in a new payment plan.

If you do not have the option to "Enroll Now" in a payment plan, it could be due to a couple of things.

Prior Term Balances:
To make a payment toward a prior term, please log into the BW Payment Portal. Select "Make Payment" and then "Pay By Term." Click the "Add" button next to any prior term balances listed there and click "Continue" to checkout as normal.

This will tell the system to apply those payments specifically to the associated terms thus releasing the hold. It may take the system roughly 24hrs to update before the option to "Enroll Now" in a payment plan becomes available again.

Please also note that any active payment plans must be paid in full prior to enrolling in the next semester's payment plan.

Amount due is less than $100:
The BW Payment Portal will not allow amounts less than $100 to be enrolled in a payment plan.

You do not have any current term charges:
If you registered recently, you may not have any charges posted in the system. Please wait for your billing to be completed and for charges to have posted before attempting to enroll in a payment plan. The system will not allow enrollment into a payment plan with a $0.00 balance.

Only one payment plan can be active at a time per student account and the current term's payment plan must be completed before enrolling in the upcoming term's payment plan.

If more than one person would like to participate in a payment plan on a student's account, we recommend adding both individuals as authorized users and then enrolling in a payment plan with an even number of payments. Payment can be split between the parties by changing "preferred" payment methods in between installments.