Securing Your Place in the Program
Within 10 days of your acceptance, a non-refundable $500 advance payment secures your space in the program. This fee does not apply to Discovery Florence students. Online payment of deposit (advance payment) is a service available to SU students only (see instructions below).
Paying the Advance Payment Online (SU Students Only)
For SU Fall or Spring SEMESTER students going abroad:
- SU students choosing to pay the $500 advance payment online should visit the Bursar's website.
- Select the option called "Advance Tuition Payment - Returning Students Only". DO NOT CHOOSE SUABROAD ADVANCE SUMMER PAYMENT.
- Be sure to manually change the default amount of $450 for Main Campus students to $500.
- It will take a couple of days for the payment to show up on the SU Abroad's website that tracks your post acceptance forms. You can always log onto to MySlice to verify your payment has been received and is posted on your bursar account. Remember, you will still need to submit the Intent to Register form!
For SU students going abroad in SUMMER choosing to pay their advance payment online:
- SU students choosing to pay the $500 advance payment online should visit the Bursar's website.
- Select the option called "SU ABROAD ADVANCE SUMMER PAYMENT".
- It will take a couple of days for the payment to show up on the SU Abroad's website that tracks your post acceptance forms. You can always log onto to MySlice to verify your payment has been received and is posted on your bursar account. Remember, you will still need to submit the Intent to Register form!
Paying Online
Once the Advance Payment is made (either online or by check) and received by the SU bursar's office, all students can make any subsequent payments online. Cashnet accepts Master Card, Discover or American Express.
- To make payments, go to the Bursar Office website at http://bfasweb.syr.edu/bursar
- Scroll down and you'll read #1 Credit and Debit card payments
- Choose "Click here to use this feature". You will be directed to Cashnet, which is the third party vendor SU uses for credit card payments. (There is a fee for paying with a credit card -- a percentage-- so read the info carefully.)
- On the Cashnet page, choose the "If you do not have a PIN" option. Enter your SU ID number and in the Last Name field enter your whole name exactly as it appears in the SU bursar system Use MySlice to look at your SU bursar account and confirm your name in the system.
- Choose bursar bill payment "select" option. Enter the amount you plan on paying - you need to know this in advance, it is not provided. Follow the directions and then be sure to print out your confirmation of payment for your records.
