The Student Accounts Office coordinates the billing process, handles all payments made toward students' accounts, manages the monthly payment plan, processes financial aid payments, disburses all refunds from over-payments, calculates refunds due to withdrawals and performs other miscellaneous financial functions.
Itemized Cost of Attendance
Important Dates & Deadlines
- December 23 - January 3: Student Accounts staff will not be in Raymond Hall due to building closure. Please reach out to us via email at student-accounts@potsdam.edu.
- January 3: Estimated spring bill release
- January 6: Student Accounts staff will be back in Raymond Hall
- January 15: Bill is due
- January 3 – January 31: Spring enrollment period for payment plan
- February 1: First installment of payment plan is due
The spring bill release date has changed for ease of 1098T tax reporting. Did you know the 1098T tuition tax statement is based on calendar year transactions? If we bill in December 2024, the charges will be calculated into the 2024 tax numbers reported, when payment will likely occur during the 2025 tax year. By delaying spring billing until January, billed charges and payments received will be reflected in the same tax year.
Billing Statements for the Spring 2025 semester will have an anticipated release on January 3, 2025.
- Students log in to BearPAWS
- Select Student Services and Financial Aid
- Select Student Records
- Select e-Bill
- Select Activity Details
Please see the Accessing your E-bill video tutorial for further information.
You see two different amounts because the account summary (e-bill home page) does not take into account deferred aid. Deferred aid is aid that has not paid yet to the students account however, we know the payment is coming. Please refer to the activity details section of the bill for the most up to date bill information.
Yes, you are able to waive the optional fees. Those will be the fees with an asterisk next to the name on the bill. You must waive them before September 20, 2024 for the fall and February 19, 2025 for the spring or you will be liable to pay the fees.
Here is the pathway to accept/decline the optional fees:
- Login to BearPAWS
- Select Student Services and Financial Aid
- Select Student Records
- Select accept/decline optional fees
- Select term
- Remove fees and submit
Go online here to learn how to setup your Bankmobile Disbursements preferences.
If you have any questions or concerns about the bill, please email Onestop. They will work with you to resolve the concern.
Information about Veteran eligibility, along with FAQs regarding Veteran benefits can be found HERE.
Mission & Goals
The mission and goals of each administrative unit have been compiled into one document.
View Mission & Goals (PDF).