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Payment Planning Checklist

You have several options for completing your bill for the semester. Please review the payment options and indicate below how you intend to resolve your bill.

Payment options

Parent PLUS Loan

The Parent PLUS Loan is applied for at studentloans.gov by a biological or adoptive parent and will always remain the responsibility of the parent borrower. The PLUS Loan requires the parent borrower to be approved on a simple credit check. If a parent is denied this loan, an additional $4,000 a year can be added to the student’s unsubsidized direct loan if requested (email [email protected]), or the parent can submit an endorser (co-signer) to complete the credit check.

Alternative Loan

An alternative loan is applied for by the student from a private lender. Alternative educational loans typically require a co-signer who can be approved via a thorough credit check. Penn State cannot recommend any specific lender. For a link to a list of private lenders to compare, go to www.finaid.org/loans/privateloan.phtml.

Payment Plan option

A payment plan allows you to break your semester bill into four equal payments for a $45 fee each semester (charged with the first installment). Students and authorized payers may enroll in this plan via the student bill found in LionPATH.  To enroll, the bill payer must provide bank account or credit card information that will automatically be charged on the 22nd of each month. (Using a credit card will result in an additional 2.25% convenience fee.) The current account balance will be used to determine the first installment payment. Any additional financial aid credited to the student’s account after the first payment is calculated will result in reduced subsequent installment payments.

529 Plan

A 529 Plan allows you to pay a portion or all of your semester bill from a 529 college savings plan, depending on the value of the plan. Students or authorized payers must submit a copy of the Penn State bill, which can be printed from LionPATH, along with a Payment Authorization Form to the financial planner/account manager to request payment.  These funds will be sent directly to Penn State.  Penn State will not submit requests for funds.

Authorized payer and delegated access

Bills and tuition charges cannot be discussed with anyone other than the student unless AUTHORIZED PAYER ACCESS has been granted by the student.

How to grant Authorized Payer Access

In addition, students must grant DELEGATED ACCESS in LionPATH to parents or guardians in order for student aid issues to be discussed. Students can grant delegated access via the Grant Delegated Access link and add an authorized payer via the Manage Account/Make Payment link.

How to grant Delegated Access

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