Late fees and penalties

Drop for nonpayment

SCAD reserves the right to drop any student from registered course(s) for nonpayment of tuition by the published due dates.

Late payment fee

SCAD will charge students a late fee of 5% of the balance due if there is an outstanding balance after the published due date.

A student who still has a financial obligation to any SCAD department may not receive a diploma. SCAD's collection agency will add collection fees to all student accounts past due.

Third party payments

Once official notice or documentation is received from a third party (for example, government agencies or departments, civic organizations, foundations, corporations, and foreign governments, among others) confirming their intention to pay charges associated with an approaching quarter on behalf of a student, the student’s account will not be accessed a late fee, the student will not be expected to borrow funds to address the balance due to the delayed disbursement, and no university resources will be withheld from the student as long as charges for all prior quarters have been paid in-full. In the event that the third party does not pay by the beginning of the next academic quarter then the student may be responsible for all remaining balances and late fees may be added.

Returned check fees

The charge for a returned check is US$35. After two checks have been returned, SCAD will revoke check-writing privileges. SCAD will charge late fees of 5% of the balance due for tuition payment checks returned for insufficient funds and an additional returned-check charge of US$35.