Student Accounts

May 1		Fall new student enrollment fee due.
June 1		Fall housing deposit due.
Aug. 1		Fall housing, tuition and meal plan balance due. (Aug. 15 for SCAD Hong Kong)
Sept. 1		Winter new student enrollment fee due.
Nov. 1		Winter housing deposit due.
Dec. 1		Winter housing, tuition and meal plan balance due. (Dec. 10 for SCAD Hong Kong)
Dec. 1		Spring new student enrollment fee due.
Feb. 1		Spring housing deposit due.
March 1		Spring housing, tuition and meal plan balance due.
March 1		Summer new student enrollment fee due.
May 1		Summer housing deposit due.
June 1		Summer housing, tuition and meal plan balance due.

All SCAD fees are payable in accordance with the applicable due dates indicated on the SCAD student billing statement. These due dates apply to students, parents, guardians or any third party taking responsibility for a SCAD student account.

 

Students are encouraged to make any necessary financial arrangements (including federal or state financial aid, vocational rehabilitation, benefits provided by an employer outside SCAD or scholarship programs) well in advance of payment due dates.

 

Fees not remitted by a parent, guardian or responsible third party remain the responsibility of the applicable student and must be paid by applicable due dates.

Payment Options
SCAD Savannah, Atlanta, Lacoste and eLearning

• Cash, check, money order or traveler's check in U.S. dollars. Check and money orders should be made payable to "SCAD" and include the student's name and ID number. In person: Cash, checks, money orders or traveler's checks in U.S. dollars are accepted in person at SCAD student accounts in Atlanta, Hong Kong and Savannah; Turner Express in Savannah; and the SCAD Card offices in Atlanta and Savannah. By mail: Checks, money orders or traveler's checks in U.S. dollars may be mailed to SCAD Student Accounts, P.O. Box 2701, Savannah, GA 31402-2701.
• MySCAD online secure payment in U.S. dollars by electronic check, non-Visa credit or debit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard). A convenience fee of 2.75 percent is applied to credit and debit card transactions.
• My Payment Plan: Automated drafts in U.S. dollars from a non-Visa credit or debit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard) or bank account may be made through CASHNet, accessible in MySCAD. Each quarter, My Payment Plan automatically drafts multiple installments of the balance due for tuition, housing and meal plan. A convenience fee of 2.75 percent is applied to debit and credit card transactions. Students must enroll to and pay an enrollment fee to participate.  To enroll in My Payment Plan, please follow these instructions:
  
  

  1. Access CASHNet by clicking "Make a Payment" from your Student Account channel in MySCAD.
  
  2.  Enter payment/account information to complete enrollment in the automated quarterly payment plan. Installments are automatically drafted from a credit or debit card or bank account. Effective July 1, a convenience fee of 2.75 percent is applied to debit and credit card transactions. American Express, Discover or MasterCard only.
  
  3.  Accept the My Payment Plan enrollment terms and conditions by providing an electronic signature using your SCAD ID number.
  
  4.  Once enrolled, you will receive email confirmation of enrollment in the plan, payment of the enrollment fee, and payment of the first installment.  Email reminders of automatic drafts are distributed prior to each scheduled due date of the quarterly plan.
  

• Wire Transfer: Funds in U.S. dollars may be transferred to SCAD's bank by wire. The originating bank must indicate the student's name and SCAD ID on the transfer, and the originating party is responsible for all transfer fees. Allow five to seven business days for SCAD to receive notice of the transfer.  Wire transfers may be sent to:
  
  

  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 
  136 Bull St. 
  Savannah, GA 31401 USA 
  Routing number: 121000248  
  
  For further credit to: The Savannah College of Art and Design  Account number: 2000027630095  For final credit to: Name of student and SCAD ID number  Swift number: WFBIUS6S (for international wires)

• Sallie Mae Tuition Payment Plan: This interest-free prepayment program allows students to pay certain fees in U.S. dollars on a monthly basis. For more information, visit SallieMae.

SCAD Hong Kong
Students must use one currency consistently, either U.S. dollars or Hong Kong dollars, when making payments during their course of study.

• Cash, check, money order or traveler's check in Hong Kong dollars. In person: cash, check, money orders or traveler's checks in Hong Kong dollars are accepted in person by SCAD Hong Kong accounts. Checks, money orders and traveler's checks should be made payable to "SCAD Foundation (Hong Kong) Limited" and include the student's name and SCAD ID number on the back of the check. By mail: Checks, money orders or traveler's checks in Hong Kong dollars may be mailed to SCAD Hong Kong, 292 Tai Po Road, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong.

• MySCAD online secure payment in U.S. dollars by electronic check, non-Visa credit or debit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard). A convenience fee of 2.75 percent is added to credit and debit card transactions.

• My Payment Plan: Automated drafts in U.S. dollars from a non-Visa credit or debit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard) or bank account may be made through CASHNet, accessible in MySCAD. Each quarter, My Payment Plan automatically drafts multiple installments of the balance due for tuition, housing and meal plan. A convenience fee of 2.75 percent is applied to debit and credit card transactions. Students must enroll to and pay an enrollment fee to participate. Students paying in Hong Kong dollars enroll in person with a SCAD Hong Kong staff adviser in Room 113, 1/F. 

A late payment fee of US$150 is charged when a student has an outstanding balance after the payment due date indicated in the SCAD student billing statement.

A student who is in arrears to any SCAD department may not receive academic transcripts or a diploma. Collection costs are added to all accounts assigned to SCAD's collection service.

Failure to meet financial obligations may result in dismissal from SCAD.

SCAD is pleased to offer students My Payment Plan, an automated payment plan administered by CASHNet. My Payment Plan allows SCAD students, parents and other authorized users to self-enroll in a payment plan that automatically drafts in U.S. dollars from a credit card or bank account in three installments of the quarterly balance due. Students must enroll in the plan and pay the enrollment fee for each quarter they plan to participate in My Payment Plan.
 
Students who choose to participate in My Payment Plan are strongly encouraged to enroll in the payment plan prior to the appropriate payment due date to avoid a US $150 late payment penalty. Students who enroll in the payment plan are required to approve the contract with an electronic signature. Students are notified by email when installment due dates are approaching. The payor(s) can then access the account online, review payment plan status and deadlines, make a payment, or schedule automatic payments. Once an installment payment is processed, the student receives an immediate email receipt that can also be accessed in their personal payment history.    To enroll, visit the "My Student Account" channel on the My Info tab on MySCAD. Click on the "Make a Payment" link in the channel to launch the CASHNet account in a new window of your Web browser. The "Installment Payment Plan" box will be visible on the right hand side of students' "Student Accounts" page in CASHNet. Select the "Enroll in CURRENT TERM payment plan" link and follow the instructions.

If you have applied for financial aid, you should have received your financial aid award letter and enclosure statement.  Please read the enclosure statement and take note of additional requirements needed to ensure your all of your financial aid is processed.  You must actively accept your terms and conditions each year and accept or declined any aid in offered status before the awards will be disbursed to your student account.  Please go to My Financial Aid on the My Info tab of MySCAD to complete this process.  

If your financial aid is not awarded, check to see if SCAD needs any further documentation on the My Info tab of MySCAD.

Advising contact information

Savannah, eLearning, Lacoste:

• Undergraduate students should contact success and advising at advising@scad.edu or call 912.525.5820.
• Graduate students should contact graduate studies at graduatestudies@scad.edu or call 912.525.6315.

Atlanta:

• Undergraduate students should contact success and advising at atl_advise@scad.edu or call 404.253.3400.
• Graduate students should contact graduate studies at graduatestudiesatl@scad.edu or call 404.253.3400.

Hong Kong:

• Students can call +852.2253.8000 with questions.