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Settling your past due account with SIUC is easy. Simply choose one of the options below:

~Make a payment online or by mail to the attention of the Collection Department.

~E-mail one of our in-house collection specialists to set up a payment plan.

~Contact us by phone (618) 453-2174 to discuss a payment plan.

~Stop by in person and let us help you better understand your individual situation.

If your account is not paid in full or you have not established a payment plan with one of our collection specialist, your account will be referred to a Collection Agency. At the time the account is referred to an agency, the debtor will be assessed a collection agency fee which they will be fully responsible for. The account may also be referred to an attorney to pursue litigation. We will also submit a claim for the debt to the State of Illinois under Section 10.05 of the State Comptroller Act. This act authorizes the comptroller to satisfy the debt by withholding any personal warrants (income tax refunds, for example) issued to the student. As Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a non-profit institution of higher learning, student receivable accounts are considered to be educational loans offered for the sole purpose of financing an education and are not dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings, pursuant to 11 U.S.C sec. 523(a)(8).