Make a Payment

Log in to PRISM
Click on Self Service --> Student Center--> Make a Payment link

Pay by Credit Card or Electronic Check

Option 1: Pay by Credit Card

Please note: A convenience fee of $15 will be charged

Step 1: Select a Payment Method

  1. Pay by — use dropdown and choose credit card
  2. Click "Next"

Step 2: Specify Payment Details

  1. Do you wish to save your credit card information to a payment profile for future use?
    • "Yes" to save information
    • "No" and information will not be saved
  2. Credit Card Details
    • Enter First Name
    • Enter Last Name
    • Choose a Credit Card Type from drop down list — MasterCard or Discover accepted
    • Enter your Card Number without dashes
    • Expiration Date — choose month and year formt he drop downs
  3. Billing Address Information
    1. Enter Telephone number with the area code.
    2. Enter your Email Address
    3. Address — check for accurate credit card record's mailing address. To change address click on "edit".
  4. Click "Next"

Step 3: Specify Payment Amounts — What I Owe

  1. Payment Amount — enter the amount of money you will be paying
  2. Click calculate grand total button to calculate what you will be paying
  3. Click "Next"

Step 4: Confirm Payment

  1. Payment Summary — check over Payment Details
  2. Change Payment Amount — click on button to change your payment amount
  3. Change Payment Details — click on button to change any details
  4. Click "Submit" — when all information is accurate

Step 5: Payment Result

  1. If the transactions was Successful — message of "Your payment has been accepted..." appear.
  2. Print the page for future reference.
  3. Click on "View Confirmed Payment" to see the confirmation details — shows the date paid, payment type, reference number and the amount paid.
  4. Click on "Make Another Payment" — to make another payment.
  5. If you get an error that says "ETIMEOUT" . Please do not try to submit this payment again. There is a process that runs nightly that picks up any etimeout errors on student payments.

Option 2: Pay by Electronic Check

Step 1: Select a Payment Method

  1. Click "Next"

Step 2: Specify Payment Details

  1. Do you wish to save your check information to a payment profile for future use?
    • "Yes" to save information
    • "No" and information will not be saved.
  2. Bank Account Type — use drop down to choose checking and savings.
  3. Routing Number — enter the Routing Number as it appears on your check. The Routing Number is the 9 digit number located at the bottom of your check on the left side.
  4. Account Number — enter the Account Number as it appears on your check. The Account Number is located after the Routing Number and before the Check number.
    Note: Do not enter the check number.
  5. Telephone — enter your telephone number with the area code
  6. Email Address — enter your email address
  7. Address — if address displayed on the check is different than the mailing address in your credit card company's records, click on the "Edit Address" link.
  8. Click "Next"

Step 3: Specify Payment Amount

  1. Payment Amount — enter the amount of money you will be paying.
  2. Click "calculate grand total" button — to calculate what you will be paying
  3. Click "Next"

Step 4: Confirm Payment

  1. Payment Summary — check over Payment Details
  2. Change Payment Amount — click on button to change your payment amount.
  3. Change Payment Details — click on button to change any details.
  4. Click "Submit" — when all information is accurate

Step 5: Payment Result

  1. If the transaction was Successful — message of "Your payment has been accepted..." appears.
  2. Print the page for future reference.
  3. Click on "View Confirmed Payment" to see the confirmation details — shows the date paid, payment type, reference number and the amount paid.
  4. Click on "Make Another Payment" — to make another payment.
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