Payment Methods
Your student account is the one-stop shop for paying your tuition and fees online. By making payments online, you will see faster payment posting and updates of your payment status and account balance. Make a payment online using one of the following methods:
Credit Card
We accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, China Union, JCB, and American Express, All credit card charges include a nonrefunable 2.85% convenience fee.
eCheck
An electronic check is a digital version of a traditional paper check. With an eCheck, money is electronically withdrawn from your checking account, transferred over the ACH network, and desposited the university. You will need your banking account information(Routing and Account Number) to make the payment. There is no processing fee for electronic checks.
International Payments
We partnered with Convera and TransferMate to give you a simple, reliable way to pay. This allows you to pay in your home currency, either online or by bank transfer, with competitive exchange rates and takes the stress and uncertainity out of paying for your tuition.
Which one should I use? TransferMate is avaiable through your student account center, presenting your account balance at the time of payment. With TransferMate, you can confidentially pay your full balance - no shortages or overages! Convera is also a great option for paying but you need to know your account balance before you begin to make a payment
Visit the Cashier's Office located in the Estill Building, Suite 103. We are open Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Make a payment in person using one of the following methods:
Cash
Check, Cashier's Check, or Traveler's Check
Student's name and SAM ID must be written on all checks. When you provide a check as a payment to SHSU, you authorize us to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the check as a check transaction.
Money Orders
Need Directions?
Navigate with Google MapsPayment may be mailed, but must be recieved in our office by 5 p.m. on the payment deadline. You may mail one of the following:
Check, Cashier's Check, or Traveler's Check
Student's name and SAM ID must be written on all checks. When you provide a check as a payment to SHSU, you authorize us to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the check as a check transaction.
Money Orders
Our Mailing Addresses
If sending by U.S. Mail(USPS)
Sam Houston State University
Cashier's Office
Box 2273
Hunstville, TX 77341-2273
If sending overnight by UPS or Fedex
Sam Houston State University
Cashier's Office
1903 University Ave
Estill Bldg Room 103
Hunstville, TX 77340-2273
We start applying financial aid 10 days prior to the start of the semester. Once your aid shows in your account, you need to accept your aid to pay your account balance. If the financial aid does not fully cover yout bill, the amount due will be reduced accordingly, and you will need to pay the balance due by the deadline.
How to accept your financial aidSubmit Your Waiver or Exemption
Students can submit tuition assistance waivers and exemptions by emailing cshforms@shsu.edu one week before the start of the semester. Please include:
- Your Name
- Your Sam ID
- Enrolled Term
- Your Waiver Type
Outside Scholarships are funds recieved from sources outside the University such as booster club scholarships, PTO scholarships, etc. checks should be to the Special Services Cashier along with the completed donor form. Students must accept scholarship once avaiable in their account.
How to Apply Scholarships to Student Account
- Complete Scholarship Donor Form
- Write student's Sam ID on check
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Mail check to:
Cashier's Office, Attention Scholarships
Sam Houston State University
Box 2273
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2273
When mailing scholarship checks, keep in mind students need time to accept their award before their payment due date.
Payment Due DatesHow To Accept Your Scholarship
- Sign into your MySam account
- Click on My Account on the left-hand side of the site.
- The financial Aid Awards block the right-hand side of the site and click on the link.
- Select the aid Year
- Proceed through EACH tab, left to right:
- On the Resources/Additional Information tab, if you agree to the terms, click the Accept in the drop down boxes
- Enter resources in the spaces provided at the bottom part of the page, if any
- Continue to the Terms and Conditions tab and carefully read before
- Continue to the Accept Award Offer tab and accept your awards by clicking Submit Decision.