Billing Responsibilities
It is imperative to understand your billing responsibilities and student account obligations with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. You have 24-hour online real time access to your account details and on demand billing statements via TouchNet. To access your TouchNet portal go to your MYUMES portal and click the TouchNet – Hawks Payment Plan Icon. For step by step instructions please click here.
- A financial agreement must be accepted by the student to complete registering for courses for a semester. Students will only accept the agreement once per semester and will not be required to accept the agreement each time they add or change classes for the semester.
INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE!
This Financial Agreement sets forth the student’s financial obligations associated with enrolling in classes at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Please review and accept this Financial Agreement between you and the University. This agreement must be accepted to complete your enrollment.
Information regarding charges may be found at:
Schedule of Tuition and Fees FY 2024-2025
By accepting this agreement, I certify that I understand the following:
- When I register for any courses at UMES or receive any educational or student-related services from UMES, I accept full responsibility to pay all of the tuition, mandatory fees and all other costs associated as a result of my registration and student-related services.
- My registration is an acceptance of these terms and constitutes an agreement of which I promise to pay for all assessed tuition, fees, and other educational or student-related services by the published or assigned due dates.
- If my account is not paid in full by federal, state, or institutional aid, or a third-party, I am responsible for any unpaid balance.
- If I cannot make payment in full, or have enough financial aid to cover all of my expenses, I must apply for the payment plan through TouchNet before the first day of classes to avoid being dropped from enrollment.
- A one-time non-refundable payment plan fee of $35.00 is due each semester when enrolling in a payment plan. The payment method used to pay the $35.00 enrollment fee will be used for the monthly automatically deducted payment plan payments.
- Pharmacy Doctoral Students must pay their account in full before the published or assigned due date.
- All prior term balances must be paid in full to enroll in a payment plan for the upcoming semester(s) in which you are enrolling.
- All prior term balances must be paid in full to prevent being dropped from enrollment for the upcoming semesters in which you are enrolling.
- I agree that if I drop or withdraw from some or all courses for the term, I am responsible for paying all or a percentage of tuition, mandatory fees, and educational or student-related services in accordance with the published withdrawal and credit of tuition and fees schedule.
Withdrawal and Credit of Tuition and Fees Policy
Failure to attend or pay for courses does not release you from your financial responsibility to UMES.
Please contact Student Accounts at 410-651-6092 or 410-651-6093 with any questions.
- Unpaid accounts are subject to collection procedures and will be sent to the State Central Collection Unit; a 17% collection fee will be added to the unpaid amount.
State Central Collection Unit
1-888-248-0345
- Collection holds will NOT be released for 14 business days if the account is paid in full by an ACH electronic check or virtual check. Collection holds will be released within 2 business days if the account is paid for in full by credit card. Please notify student accounts at studentaccounts@umes.edu once the account is paid in full.
- If you are no longer interested in taking a course, you must officially drop or withdraw from the course. Drops and withdrawals are prorated based on the adjustment calendar.
- Overdue account balances, including payment plan payments, will result in registration holds and prevent access to diplomas.
Registration holds will NOT be released for 14 business days if the overdue balance is paid by ACH electronic checking or savings. Registration holds will be released within 2 business days if the overdue account balance is paid by credit card. Please notify student accounts at studentaccounts@umes.edu once the overdue account balance is paid.
