Student Financial Services – made up of Financial Aid, the Bursar, and Registrar – assists students and their families with funding a Hofstra education, registering for classes, and other administrative processes.
Services
- Financial Aid - Financial Aid is here to help you make the most of the funding options available to you.
- Bursar/Student Accounts - The Office of the Bursar/Student Accounts is responsible for the billing, the processing of payments, refunds and the collections of receivables of all student accounts.
- Registrar - The Office of the Registrar is responsible for registration, collecting grades and attendance data, and other academic processes.
Important Dates
- January Session 2026
- December 8- Bill Payment Due
- December 9- Late Payment Fee Assessed ($100)
- January 1- New Year's Day (Observed)- University Closed
- January 5- Classes Begin
- January 5- Last Day to Register or Add a Course Online
- Through January 5- 100% Tuition Refund Period
- January 6- 75% Tuition Refund Period
- January 6- Late Registration Fee Begins ($100) for Continuing Undergraduate Students
- January 6- Department Permission Required to Add Classes. Override Form Required to Register
- January 6- Absolute Last Day to Register or Add a Class
- January 6- Last Day to Drop a Course Without Receiving a "W" Grade on Transcript
- January 6- Last Day to File the Pass/D/D+/Fail Form and the Repeat Course Form
- January 7- 50% Tuition Refund Period
- January 8- 25% Tuition Refund Period
- January 9- Conversion Day- All Classes Follow A Monday Schedule
- January 16- Classes End for Two-Week Session
- January 19- Martin Luther King Day- University Closed
- January 23- Classes End for Three-Week Session
- Two Days Before the Last Session in a January Term Class---Last Day to Withdraw From a Course
- Spring Semester 2026
- January 6- Bill Payment Due
- January 7- Late Registration Fee Begins ($100) For Continuing Undergraduate Students
- January 7- Late Payment Fee Assessed ($100)
- January 26- Classes Begin
- Through January 29- 100% Tuition Refund Period for Term A Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-3/13)
- January 30- February 2- 75% Tuition Refund Period for Term A Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-3/13)
- February 3- February 6- 50% Tuition Refund Period for Term A Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-3/13)
- February 7- February 10- 25% Tuition Refund Period for Term A Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-3/13)
- February 1- Last Day to Register or Add a Class Online
- Through February 1- 100% Tuition Refund Period for Full Semester Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-5/16)
- February 2-February 8- 75% Tuition Refund Period for Full Semester Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-5/16)
- February 2- Late Registration Fee Begins ($300) For All Students
- February 2- Department Permission Required to Add Classes. Override Required to Register
- February 9- February 15- 50% Tuition Refund Period for Full Semester Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-5/16)
- February 15- Late Payment Fee Assessed ($150)
- February 16- February 22- 25% Tuition Refund Period for Full Semester Courses (Courses Meet 1/26-5/16)
- February 16- February 17- President's Break- No Classes. University Closed 2/16
- February 22- Absolute Last Day to Register or Add a Class
- February 22- Last Day to Drop a Course Without Receiving a "W" Grade on Transcript
- March 6- Last Day to File the Pass/D/D+/Fail Form
- March 15- Late Payment Fee Assessed ($250)
- March 15- March 21- Spring Break- No Classes
- March 16- Mid-Semester Advisories Due
- Through March 26- 100% Tuition Refund Period for Term B Courses (Courses Meet 3/23-5/16)
- March 27- March 30- 75% Tuition Refund Period for Term B Courses (Courses Meet 3/23-5/16)
- March 31- April 3- 50% Tuition Refund Period for Term B Courses (Courses Meet 3/23-5/16)
- April 4- April 7- 25% Tuition Refund Period for Term B Courses (Courses Meet 3/23-5/16)
- April 9- Last Day to File the Repeat Course Form
- April 9- Last Day to Withdraw From an Individual Course- For Undergraduate Students
- May 6- Last Day to Completely Withdraw From all Courses- For Undergraduate Students
- May 7-May 8- Snow/Study/Reading Day for Undergraduate Classes Only. Graduate Classes Meet As Normal
- May 8- Last Day to Withdraw From a Course- For Graduate Students
- May 10-May 16- Final Exams for All Classes
- May 16- Semester Ends
- May 17- Commencement
File Your
2025-2026 FAFSA!
Do-It-Yourself Express
If you know what you're looking for, use the self-service links below for all your financial services needs.
Resources
Important Links
Presentations
- 2026-2027 "FAFSA En Espanol"
- FAFSA Filing 2026-2027
- FAFSA Filing 2025-2026
- Funding Your Education 2025-2026
- Special Circumstances 2025-2026
- Financial Friday 2025: Understanding Your Bill & Dewar Tuition Refund Plan
- Financial Friday 2025: How to Pay Your Bill Online
- Financial Friday 2025: What to do After Accepting Loans
- Financial Friday 2025: Enrolling in a Payment Plan
- Financial Friday 2025: Bridging the Gap
- Financial Friday 2025: Locked in Tuition
- Financial Friday 2025: Optimizing Your Tuition Credits & Scholarship Renewals
- Financial Friday 2025: Why E-Refund is the Best Option
- Financial Friday 2025: Tuition Refund Schedule- Adding and Dropping Classes After The First Week
Student Financial Services A-Z
Contact Us
Visit Us
Our Offices
Student Financial Services and Registrar Suite
206 Memorial Hall
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays during the summer)
Office Services
Most common student requests can be completed online. The following transactions can be completed in the Hofstra portal:
- Payments can be made online through the Hofstra Portal at my.hofstra.edu 24/7 via electronic check with no additional fee, or by credit card through a third-party contractor, PayPath/Heartland, with a nonrefundable fee of 3.00% (minimum $3) of the amount charged. For international credit cards, the service fee is 4.25%.
- Course registration
- Review your semester charges
- Accept your financial aid
- Upload missing documents to process your financial aid
A hold preventing registration and other University Services is in place until the payment clears your bank unless payment is made via certified funds.
Students who need to pay with cash should email Bursar@hofstra.edu to schedule an appointment with a representative.
Printable, electronic forms can be found here for the following transactions:
- Registration form
- Enrollment verification/certification
- Change of major
- Transcript requests
- All other academic records/registrar forms
To get in touch with Student Financial Services you can:
- Email us at SFS@hofstra.edu
- Call us at 516-463-8000