If you register for courses before the full payment deadline, you may defer payment until the full payment deadline (see the Academic Calendar).
If you register for courses on or after the full payment deadline, you must pay your balance immediately (see the Academic Calendar).
We offer a variety of payment options, including payment plans. If payment is not received by the full payment deadline, or if the payment is returned from your bank, you risk being dropped from all courses and waitlists.
If you have an outstanding balance from a prior term, any payment is applied first to the oldest charges on your account.
Student Account Billing
As a student, you have an account that includes your charges and credits for each term. Charges include course tuition and fees such as health insurance fees or application fees, when applicable. Credits may include payments, estimated financial aid, or contract funding.
To view your student account, log in to MyDCE and select “Financial Services” to enter the Student Finance Portal.
When you register, tuition is automatically billed to your account. If your balance remains unpaid, we will send you balance due reminders by email.
Past Due Student Accounts
Your account is considered past due if you have not paid in full by the payment deadline. If your account remains past due, you risk being dropped from all courses and waitlists.
You are not eligible to register at Harvard Extension School or the Harvard Summer School until your account is paid in full. If you are a degree candidate, you must be in good financial standing with Harvard Extension School and Summer School, as well as Harvard University, before your degree can be conferred.
Returned Checks
If a check or e-check is returned unpaid by your bank for any reason, your account will be charged a $25 returned check fee and a restriction will be placed on your account for one year. During that year, you may only use credit cards, bank checks or money orders as methods of payment to Harvard Extension School or Harvard Summer School. Student Financial Services will notify you by email to pay the remaining balance. If full payment is not received by the full payment deadline, you risk being dropped from all courses and waitlists.
If more than one check and/or e-check is returned unpaid by your bank, or if you stop payment on a check, you will no longer be eligible to pay by check.
Stopping Payment on Checks or Credit Cards
Stopping payment on checks or credit cards is not a valid method of dropping or withdrawing from your courses. If you stop payment on a check or credit card without following Extension School policies and procedures for dropping or withdrawing from your courses, you remain responsible for all course tuition and fees posted to your student account. Refer to Course Changes and Withdrawals for information on how to Drop or Withdraw from a course.
