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Payments can be made securely online through your my.SMU Student Dashboard or  account using the options shown below. Parents/guardians who would like to become Authorized Payers to make payments on behalf of their students and review financial information, must first be set up by the student by using the following instructions found here.

• eCheck (Personal Checking or Savings)
• No service/convenience fee. 
• Provide your bank’s routing number and account number for either a checking or savings account. If unsure of the account numbers, please contact your financial institution. 
•  Debit card account numbers cannot be used for eCheck.
• Credit Card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard and VISA)
  • A 2.85% non-refundable service charge for US based debit/credit cards and 3.95% non-refundable service fee for international, non-US cards will be added to the total payment as a separate transaction. The service fee is charged by the payment processor and not SMU. 
• International Wire Payment:

• ÃÛÌÒ½´has partnered with Flywire to process our wire payments. Students and Authorized Users will need to login into SMUpay to initiate the wire transfer process.

• IMPORTANT: Make sure to turn off pop-up blocker on your web browser when accessing SMUpay. To ensure optimal user experience, please utilize Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or newer, Mozilla Firefox 17 or newer or Google Chrome 24 or newer with JavaScript, Cookies and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) enabled.

Additional payment options are available on Payment Methods.

Payments can be made securely online through SMUpay.

Pay with an e-check or credit card payment:

You will need to log into SMUpay.Once you log into your my.ÃÛÌÒ½´Student Dashboard, select Financials on the left-hand side menu and select SMUpay.

Once you log into SMUpay, you can pay your bill. To pay with an e-Check or credit card payment:

1. Select the Make A Payment box on either the bottom-left or top right of your screen.
2. Select which term and account type you would like to pay, either Student or Miscellaneous.
3. Select the payment amount. You can select to pay in full, or if you wish to pay a lessor amount, you can type the payment amount. 
4. Select the payment method. If you would like to retain your payment information for future use, you have the option to save it. You will be prompted to review and confirm before the payment goes through.
5. After completing the payment process, you will receive an email notification to your ÃÛÌÒ½´email account confirming payment receipt. 

 Pay with international wire payments:

1. Follow the steps above to log into SMUpay and access the payment method screen.
2. Once on the payment method screen, select flywire International under Pay in Another Currency,
3. Proceed with entering the information requested by the selected wire vendor.

For International Wire payments, please make sure that you provide the correct ÃÛÌÒ½´student ID number ensure your payment is correctly applied.  All wire payments will be posted to your student account within 24 hours of the payment receipt. Please allow adequate time for payments to apply to your student account by the payment due deadline

Authorized payers are set up in SMUpay by the student with permission to make payments to a student account, view bills and enroll in payment plans.

Students can add an Authorized User directly, or an Authorized User can request access from the student by following instructions found here.

In addition to Authorized Payers, students should complete FERPA release in my.SMU.

FERPA Release  -  All educational records, including student financial records, are protected by the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Students must grant permission for ÃÛÌÒ½´to disclose, discuss, or relay any information related to your student account to any person or entity other than the student. Without a FERPA release, ÃÛÌÒ½´will not be able to assist your authorized payer with any questions or issues related to paying your bill.

Students should complete the Authorized Payer enrollment and FERPA release if they wish for a parent, spouse, or any other person or entity to make a payment on their behalf.