Make a Payment on Your Student Account

Students can pay online through PAWS by navigating to Student Account Access. See the ‘How to Review Your Student Account in PAWS’ steps above. Online payments can be made using ACH web check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card.

Students can make a payment in person in the Office of Student Accounting. In-person payments can be made using cash, check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card.

Office of Student Accounting
390 Student Center Circle
Meisler Hall, Suite 1300
Mobile, AL 36688

The USA payment plan allows students and their families the flexibility to spread out payments across multiple months. Students must enroll in the payment plan each term, and follow the deadline dates as set in the Financial Calendar. 

Visit the USA Payment Plan for more detailed information.

Students can mail payments by check or money order to the Office of Student Accounting. 

Checks and money orders must:

• be made payable to University of South Alabama, 
• include the student’s Jag Number, 
• and be received by the payment deadline.

Office of Student Accounting
390 Student Center Circle
Meisler Hall, Suite 1300
Mobile, AL 36688

Students can apply for USA scholarships through JagSPOT. If awarded, students must accept the scholarship offer and complete the Post-Acceptance process in order for the scholarship to apply to the student account. Generally, students must be enrolled at least full-time in order to be eligible to receive their USA scholarship. 

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Students are also encouraged to search for external scholarship opportunities. If awarded, scholarship checks should be mailed to the Office of Scholarship Services for processing to the student account.

Office of Scholarship Services
390 Student Center Circle
Meisler Hall, Suite 1225
Mobile, AL 36688

• External scholarship checks should be made payable to the University of South Alabama.
• The student's Jag Number, donor's contact information, and the award terms should also be included with the scholarship check.

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Scholarship funds will appear as Estimated Financial Aid on the student account once processed for the semester.

Visit the Office of Scholarship Services website for more information.

Students can complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each academic year to be reviewed for Federal Financial Aid eligibility (including federal grants and loans). 

Eligible students must accept their aid offer and complete any additional required tasks in order for their federal aid to be authorized as Estimated Financial Aid on their student account each semester. 

Note: A student’s enrollment status may impact their eligibility to receive federal aid.

Federal Aid will appear as Estimated Financial Aid on the student account once processed for the semester.

Visit the Office of Financial Aid website for more information.

Students who do not qualify for federal student aid or who need additional funds beyond what federal student aid can provide may consider applying for a private (or non-federal) student loan. While federal regulations prohibit USA from recommending specific private student loan lenders, we do recommend starting your search with your banking institution. It's often helpful to work with a lender you already have a relationship with.

Private Student Loan funds will appear as Estimated Financial Aid on the student account once processed for the semester.

Visit the Office of Financial Aid website for more information.

Students wanting to use Federal VA Benefits, Alabama VA Benefits, or Military Tuition Assistance should connect with the Office of Veteran Affairs to confirm the required tasks to complete. Once eligible students complete all the necessary requirements, applicable military benefits will be memoed toward the student account balance.

WIOA is a program to train/retrain dislocated workers and low-income students. WIOA eligibility is determined through State Career Centers. Funds generally provide tuition, fees, tools, and books. Students who are interested in Nursing or Surgical Technology should note that WIOA does require prior admittance into these programs before they will consider funding for the student. 

Students should provide the following information to the Career Center in order for authorization to be sent to South.

• Student Name 
• Jag Number
• Mailing Address:
  Office of Student Accounting
  390 Student Center Circle
  Meisler Hall, Suite 1300
  Mobile, AL 36688

Students interested in using a 529 College Fund should have the account owner contact the 529 plan administrator to submit a request for payment.

The 529 account owner should provide the following information in order for a check to be mailed to the Office of Student Accounting. 

• Student Name 
• Jag Number
• Mailing Address:
  Office of Student Accounting
  390 Student Center Circle
  Meisler Hall, Suite 1300
  Mobile, AL 36688
• Checks should be made payable to the University of South Alabama.

When sending the 529 funds to South, you may be asked for our school code which is 001057.

Students interested in using a Prepaid College Plan, such as Florida Prepaid, Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan (MPACT), or Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) should contact their Prepaid plan administrator to provide the following information.

1. Student Name
2. University Name

Additionally, continuing students planning to utilize these funds should notify the Office of Student Accounting at studentaccounting@southalabama.edu via JagMail prior to the start of each semester to verify if they intend to enroll in the upcoming semester or not. 

Students must ensure the University has a valid contract and authorization on file prior to each semester.

As a part of the Employee Benefits Program, eligible USA employees/retirees and eligible spouses and unmarried dependent children of eligible USA employees may be eligible to receive an Employee Education Benefit on their student account.

• University or University Health Employees: may receive a tuition credit for up to 5 semester hours at the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences rate. For employees employed on or after January 1, 2013, the tuition credit rate is based on the prevailing College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate tuition rate for all course levels.

The Office of Student Accounting will apply the Employee Education Benefit automatically after registration, no further action is required.

• Eligible spouses and unmarried dependent children of eligible USA employees: may be credited 50% of the tuition rate with no hour maximum at the beginning of each academic semester, before the fee payment deadline. Fees are not included.

To use the Spouse and/or Dependent Benefit, Employees will need to fill out the Educational Benefits Certification DocRoute form annually and submit it to Human Resources as early as the first day of registration for the applicable semester and no later than the first day of classes per the Academic Calendar.

Visit the Human Resources website for more detailed information.

The Amazon Career Choice program is an initiative offered by Amazon to help its hourly employees further their education and develop new skills. 

Students should complete the tuition assistance application with Amazon first in order for Amazon to notify the Office of Student Accounting the amount of the tuition voucher to be added to the student account.