Paying your bill online is convenient and easy, but do you know the difference between your Current Balance and Statement Balance? Your Current Balance is the total of all charges on your account, which includes your previous balance amount plus new charges and payments. New charges included in this amount may not yet have been billed to you. View your most recent billing statement to see the total amount that has been billed to you. Your Statement Balance is the total due on your most recent bill, and does not include any new charges or payments made after the most recent billing statement date.

• Payment guidelines
  
  Online billing & payment services
  

All students who are admitted to a degree program and registered for six or more credits per semester (or three or more credits during summer term), are required by the University of Minnesota to have health plan coverage. Eligible students who do not provide verifiable insurance information at the time of class registration or appropriately waive the Student Health Benefit Plan per established guidelines, will be automatically enrolled in and billed for the University-sponsored Student Health Benefit Plan.

• Learn more about the health insurance requirement

Limited financial aid assistance is available for May/summer term if you have used your annual Direct Student Loan award eligibility during the fall and spring terms. Information about aid eligibility and the primary types of financial aid available for May/summer term are available at the link provided below.

• May/summer term financial aid

Feeling overwhelmed by assignments or just want to make sure you're doing your best work? Help is available around campus, and you'll get the most benefit from academic resources by using them early in the semester. Attend workshops on beginning or advanced research techniques, schedule composition help at the Center for Writing, find course support workshops, and more.

• Academic support and tutoring

The Volunteer Tax Assistance Program (VTAP) will prepare your tax return completely free of charge until April 15, 2012. To be eligible, your unadjusted gross income must be less than $49,000. VTAP requests that you make an appointment online, but walk-ins are accepted. Be sure you have all the proper documentation in preparation for your appointment. All appointments are in the Undergraduate Career Center on Herbert M. Hanson Hall’s second floor.

• Make an appointment online
  
  Prepare for your appointment
  
  Free tax forms and tax help websites