Payment Options
Payment by cash, check, or money order may be made in person at the Chaminade Business Office located in the Clarence T.C. Ching Hall, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Hawaii banks have a six working day holding period on out-of-state checks. Credit Card/Debit Card payments cannot be processed in person.
Check payments may also be made made online through Self-Service at selfservice.chaminade.edu/student or mailed to Chaminade University of Honolulu, Business Office Cashier, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816-1578. Mailed checks and money orders should be made payable to Chaminade University of Honolulu in US Dollars and include your student ID number. A 25 dollar fee will be charged for each returned check.
Credit Card/Debit Card payments must be made online through Self-Service at selfservice.chaminade.edu/student. All major credit cards are accepted. There is a non-refundable 2.95 percent service charge per transaction (4.25 percent for international transactions).
To cover books and expenses for the first month, students should bring U.S Postal Service money orders or traveler’s checks in denominations of 100 dollars or less. International students should establish a relationship with a financial institution prior to arriving in Honolulu. Students receiving financial aid should bring with them sufficient funds to cover books and living expenses while forms are being processed.
Tuition Payment Plan
Enrollment in a tuition payment plan is completed via Self-Service at selfservice.chaminade.edu/student. This plan allows students to pay their balance on a monthly basis. There is a non-refundable enrollment fee of 55 dollars, but no monthly finance charges.
For student in the Day Undergraduate Program, the payment plan will divide your term balance into four monthly payments. The payment plan for the Fall term is from August through November. the payment plan for the Spring term is from January through April, and the payment plan for the full Summer term is from May through August. There is no payment plan offered for the part time Summer terms.
For students in the Flex Program, the payment plan will divide your balance into three monthly payments. Payments begin at the first of the month and continues to the following two months.
For more information on tuition payment plans, please contact the Business Office at 808-735-4756 or 808-735-4898.
Family Discount
When one family member pays full-time undergraduate tuition, other family members enrolled in the same undergraduate program in the same term are eligible for a tuition discount up to 10%. The discount applies to the student with the lower tuition, regardless of the program they are enrolled in. Family is defined as parents, siblings, dependent children, or spouse. Tuition discounts cannot be combined in a student account during the same term. For details of this and other possible discounts, please contact the Business Office at 808- 739-4634.
For students in the Flex Program Chaminade University offers a 10 percent tuition discount to concurrently enrolled students of the same family in the Flex Program. Family members of military students who are charged the military tuition may not receive the family discount. Please check with one of our program coordinators for eligibility when registering.
Payment Allocation
All payments made on account will first be allocated to cover expenses such as housing, meal plans, books and other related items. Once these costs are fully covered, any remaining funds will then be applied towards tuition and fees.
Delinquent Accounts Policy
It is the policy of Chaminade University to report all students with outstanding balances to the credit bureau beginning when charges are 300 days past due and continuing until the balance is paid in full.