Terms and Conditions…
1) Enrollment. Enrollment in Highlander Choice is accomplished by completing,
signing and returning the application, budget, and if necessary, the
meal plan enrollment form together with the initial payments listed
on page
4 of this online brochure. If you choose the Direct Debit
option, all information must be received by the first day of the enrollment
month. All Direct Debit contracts received after the first must be accompanied
with the inital payment as per page
4 (all subsequent payments will be deducted).
2) Budget
Amount/ Payments. The total budget is payable in the installments
per the payment schedule on page
4. Past due fees from previous semester or fines (parking,
damages, etc.) may not be included. Direct Debit payments will be automatically
deducted as per the payment schedule on page
4 excluding bank holidays
and weekends. If the scheduled day falls on a non-business day, the
debit will occur on the next business day. All payments made through
Highlander Choice will be credited directly to the student's account.
In order for you to be enrolled in the Highlander Choice payment plan
you must send the required amount due per the Enrollment & Payment
Schedule on page
4. No contracts will be established
without the application fee, signed agreement and/or payment. Do
not assume that your tuition is paid in full because you are participating
in the Highlander Choice Plan. If the budget amount is less than
the total due the payer should pay with a separate check, the excess
amount due by the tuition payment deadline or contact Highlander Choice
concerning the rebudget of your account.
3) Refunds/Financial Aid Refunds. Refunds
from Highlander Choice will be issued and mailed directly to the student
approximately two weeks after debits/payments for the plan have
been received (see Student Accounts' Payment of Tuition and Fees brochure
or visit the Student
Accounts' website). Please note that no "pending Highlander Choice credits" will be refunded in advance of receiving funds. Highlander choice is not a loan and cannot be used to defer payment in order to receive refunds from financial aid.
4) Fees and Other Charges. The application
fee is non-refundable and is charged to all participants once they
enroll in the payment plan. If a participant enrolls in the direct
debit option and chooses to cancel before this fee is debited, the fee
will be debited as per the schedule or charged to the student account.
Checks/Direct Debits returned from the bank for any reason in conjunction
with Highlander Choice will result in a service charge being added to
the student's account. Direct Debits will not be resubmitted. Radford University is not responisble for any returned debits due to
incorrect bank account information. If there are more than one consecutive
returned payments and the payments have not been settled in full with
the Student Accounts Office, Highlander Choice will consider the payments
delinquent and the contract will be terminated (see 5. Failure to Pay).
All checks will be deposited immediately upon receipt, regardless of
the date on the check. Radford University will assess a 5% late charge
for any payment received after the due date.
5) Failure to Pay. Failure
of a participant to pay any installment amount by the due date may result
in the following: 1. The student will be blocked from registration and
receiving transcripts and diplomas; 2. Late fees will be charged to
the student account for each delinquent payment; 3. Termination of the
Highlander Choice account. If contract is terminated you will not be
allowed to enroll in the plan for future semesters; 4. Withdrawal
of classes; 5. Account will be submitted to a private collection agency
or the Attorney General's Office for collection as well as, a credit
reporting bureau. The university will recover all reasonable collection
fees and attorney's fees from delinquent debtors.
6) Cancellations or Rebudget of Contract by
participant. If
the participant find that Highlander Choice is no longer needed (financial
aid, withdrawals etc.), it is his/her responsibility to cancel the
contract in writing, 10 days prior to the next scheduled payment. Failure
to cancel will make the participant liable for any late fees incurred
during that time and Direct Debit payments will continue to be deducted.
If additional aid is awarded, the participant is also responsible for
notifying Highlander Choice of any adjustments that may be necessary
in the rebudgeting of payments. All participants are responsible
for the application fee and will be charged this fee regardless of cancellation
prior to scheduled draft (see4. Fees and Other Charges). All participants are also responsible for any amount due on the student account immediately after cancellation of the payment plan.
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