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Welcome back to campus!

Please read our Important Registration Information for Fall 2009 so your experience will be the best possible.

Please note the Fee Payment Deadlines  for Fall 2009  to keep current on your bill.  You will not be allowed to pre-register for the next semester if you are not current.

WHAT'S NEW?

Several Bursar's Office procedures related to fee payment, billing, confirmation of attendance, deferred payment plan online enrollment, refunds, and1098Ts will change because of new online systems.  Since myTSU is the major mode of communication with students, it is imperative that all students check their "myTSU" email accounts regularly.

 

Access myTSU @ http://mytsu.tnstate.edu to:

 

·         Check account balances.

·         Pay fees with MasterCard, Visa, American Express or check.  (Parents paying fees online using MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or personal check will need to coordinate logon information with students.)

·         Print account statements. (Please review bill for accuracy.)

·         Print detailed class schedules.

·         Print 2008 1098T tax statements beginning January 31, 2009. (Tax statements will not be mailed. Parents will need to coordinate logon information with students.)

·         Confirm Registration.

For assistance with myTSU, please call the Help Desk at (615) 963-7777

 

 

CONFIRMATIONS

All students who use deferments/aid to pay all or a part of their fees MUST CONFIRM (i.e., those with loans, grants, scholarships, state or disabled veterans' vocational rehabilitation benefits, veterans' benefits, certain veterans' dependents education benefits, senior citizen benefits to audit classes, staff scholarships, etc.) prior to fee payment/confirmation deadlines to prevent class schedules from being deleted.   Confirmation affirms that students plan to attend the classes for which they are registered and gives the university permission to apply financial aid.  Student who register/confirm and subsequently decide not to attend must drop all classes before the first day of classes to avoid a penalty.

 

To confirm, access myTSU and do the following:

·         Click on Banner Services.

·         Click on Student tab.

·         Select Student Account.

·         Select Account Detail for Term/Confirm Enrollment/Credit Card Payment.

·         Select Spring 2009 term.

·         Review Account Summary for accuracy 

·         Select Confirm Registration.  Click Yes, I will attend Fall Term 2009.

1. If the balance due is $0 or a credit (-) (i.e., authorized/memo aid is equal to or greater than amount due), the student will be given a confirmation number when he/she successfully completes the process.

2. If a balance is owed, the student will be directed to a secure site to pay in full or enroll in a deferment plan

* To pay the balance in full, click on Make Payment and follow the instructions.

* To enroll in the Deferred Payment Plan Online click on the  Enroll in a deferment plan tab and follow the instructions.

·         Write down the confirmation number as verification of completion of  the confirmation process. The system will enter a code into the computer to hold the student's classes. If in doubt, the student may try the process again and the system will tell him/her if registration has already been confirmed.  The confirmation will not be repeated.  If a student decides not to attend classes after confirming, an official withdraw from the University is required.  If the student decides to attend after checking that he/she will not attend, then he/she must contact the Bursar's Office to reverse the negative response and prevent his/her class schedule from being deleted.

           

1098-T (Hope and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits)

In compliance with the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA97), 1098-T tax statements will be available for students on myTSU each year.  The statements will reflect amounts billed for qualified tuition and related expenses. The statements are for their use in determining if they are eligible for the Hope Scholarship Tax Credit or the Lifetime Learning Credit. The information provided in Box 2 is the amount of qualified tuition and related expenses charged during the calendar year. Items such as room and board, books, supplies, etc., are not included as they generally do not qualify for the credits. Box 5 is the total of grants and scholarships applied to those expenses. These items generally offset and reduce the amount of qualified expenses eligible for the credits.

Since the statements will not be mailed, students should access myTSU @ Http://mytsu.tnstate.edu  to print 2008 1098T Tax Statements on January 31st each year (Tax Statements will not be mailed. Parents will need to coordinate logon information with students). The parent, guardian, or student will be responsible for reporting to the IRS amounts actually paid out-of-pocket or with borrowed funds during the tax year for qualified tuition and related expenses. For assistance contact the Bursar's Office at (615) 963-5472 or (877) 288-0028.

 Problems accessing myTSU: For assistance, call the TSU Help Desk at (615) 963-7777.