Welcome to Governors State University in Chicago's Southland

Regular Business Hours

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Contact Us

Office Location: C1336
Cashier's Office
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
Phone: 708.534.4055
Fax: 708.534.1174
Email: cashier@govst.edu

Payment Methods

You may make your payment by using one of the following payment methods:

Online - via credit card, debit card, and electronic check (checking or savings account) by clicking on the Online Services tab on your myGSU portal.
By phone - via credit card or debit card by phoning the Cashier’s Office at 708.534.4055.
In person - at the Cashier’s office using cash, money order, check, credit card or debit card.
By mail - using money order or check by mailing payment to:
                  Governors State University
                  Cashier's Office
                  1 University Parkway
                  University Park, IL 60484

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express

Effective June 1, 2024, payments made via credit card and debit card will be assessed a non-refundable service fee of 2.95% (minimum $3) for domestic issued cards and 4.25% (minimum $3) for international issued cards.

Governors State University (GovState) has been offering the convenience of payment of tuition and fees by credit or debit cards through a 3rd party partnership with TouchNet (via their PayPath service). TouchNet PayPath is certified compliant with credit card security regulations, ensuring continued protection of your financial data when processing credit card and debit card payments. Charging of credit and debit card service fee will allow GovState to continue offering the service of credit card and debit card payments. This service fee offsets the credit card transaction fees charged by the credit card companies. GovState does not control these credit card transaction fees and proceeds from this service fee goes to the credit card companies.

Additional important information:

The service fee percentage is established by the credit card processor (TouchNet), and not by GovState.
The service fee will be automatically added to your card payment.
The service fee is non-refundable, even if the payment to which it relates is canceled, refunded, credited, or charged back.
Effective June 1, 2024, the current card information stored in TouchNet will no longer work. You will need to set-up your credit card or debit card information again so that it will be available through the TouchNet PayPath service system. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause you.

No service fee will be assessed on payments made by cash, check, and electronic check.

View my Student Account or Make Payment Online

While logged into the myGSU portal, under Online Services, in the Student menu, choose the Financial Information link
Select View Account and Make Payments

To view your account: select Account Activity, select the desired term and click View Statement
To make a payment: check the Select box for the term you wish to pay towards and enter an amount into the Amount to Pay box, choose a Payment Method and click Proceed to Payment

For instructions on how to set up your electronic check account: How to Set-Up Electronic Check Payments

For instructions on how to pay your tuition and fees online: How to Pay my Tuition and Fees

Authorized Users

Students will be able to set up one or more Authorized Users on their account. Authorized Users will receive an e-mail with login information and a temporary password that will allow them to log on to the student's account to make payment and view their student's account information. Students and Authorized Users will be able to save their payment method (or methods) which will allow for quicker payment processing when making subsequent payments with the same payment method.

For instructions on how to set up Authorized Users: How to Set Up Authorized Users

Payment Deadlines

AY 2024-2025

AY 2023-2024

Payment Plan Options