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Billing & payment timelines
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Billing & payment timelines
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 - Billing & Payment Timeline
| January 22, 2026 and January 23, 2026 |
Financial Aid Refunds Issued
- Refunds from financial aid awards are distributed.
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January 23, 2026
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Spring Bill Generated
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January 26, 2026
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First Day of Classes |
| February 6, 2026 |
Spring Bill Due
- Payment is due by the 10th day of class.
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February 7, 2026
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Finance Charges Begin
- Finance charges begin accruing on unpaid balances based on the daily outstanding balance paid after the due date of February 6, 2026.
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| February 9, 2026 |
2nd Bill Sent
- Second billing statement is emailed to your UWL email, showing outstanding charges, payments, and any new charges.
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| March 11, 2026 |
Payment Due (if not already paid or new charges added).
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| March 12, 2026 |
3rd Bill Sent
- Third billing statement is emailed to your UWL email. Includes prior balance, new charges, and finance charges for unpaid items by the invoice due date of February 6, 2026.
- Check your WINGS account for the most current info.
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| March and April 2026 |
Summer & Fall Registration Opens
- Check your WINGS account and pay any outstanding balance.
- You may register if your balance is $499 or less.
- Holds placed on accounts with balances over $500.
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| April 13, 2026 |
Payment Due (if not already paid or new charges added) |
| April 14, 2026 |
Final Bill of the Semester Sent
- Final spring billing statement is emailed to your UWL email. Includes prior balance, new charges, and finance charges.
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| May 11, 2026 through May 15, 2026 |
Final Exams |
| May 13, 2026 |
Final Payment Due
- All remaining Spring semester charges must be paid in full.
- Log in to your WINGS Student Center to confirm your balance is $0.
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| May 14, 2026 |
Finance charges added for Spring. |
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Summer 2026
Summer 2026
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May 6, 2026 to May 22, 2026
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Charges are posted to WINGS for Summer semester.
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May 20, 2026
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Financial aid posts to WINGS for Summer semester.
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May 22, 2026
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The Summer bill is generated for those students who registered for classes prior to May 22, 2026. The notification is emailed to the student's WINGS account after 5 p.m. The email comes from StudentAR@uwlax.edu.
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| May 25, 2026 |
Memorial Day - UWL is closed.
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May 26, 2026
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Classes begin - Summer Session I |
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| June 8, 2026 |
SUMMER BILL IS DUE TODAY - Monday. |
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| June 9, 2026 |
The second bill is generated and includes new charges and/or previous unpaid balance. Finance charges will begin to accrue daily on past due balances. |
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June 22, 2026
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Classes begin-Summer Session II |
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| July 8, 2026 |
The second bill is due. |
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| July 9, 2026 |
Final bill is generated. Finance charges will be applied. |
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July 20, 2026
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Classes begin-Summer Session III |
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| August 6, 2026 |
FINAL SUMMER BILL IS DUE TODAY. |
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| August 7, 2026 |
Finance charges added of 1.50%. |
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Fall 2026
Fall 2026 Billing & Payment Timeline
| September 4, 2026 |
Financial Aid Refunds Issued
- Refunds from financial aid awards are distributed.
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| September 4, 2026 |
Fall Bill Generated
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| September 8, 2026 |
First Day of Classes |
| September 21, 2026 |
Fall Bill Due
- Payment is due by the 10th day of class.
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| September 22, 2026 |
Finance Charges Begin + 2nd Bill Sent
- Finance charges begin accruing on unpaid balances based on the daily outstanding balance paid after the due date of September 21, 2026.
- Second billing statement is emailed to your UWL email, showing outstanding charges, payments, and any new charges.
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October 21, 2026
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Payment Due (if not already paid or new charges added)
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October 22, 2026
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3rd Bill Sent
- Third billing statement is emailed to your UWL email. Includes prior balance, new charges, and finance charges for unpaid items by the invoice due date of September 21, 2026.
- Check your WINGS account for the most current info.
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| November |
Winter & Spring Registration Opens
- Check your WINGS account and pay any outstanding balance.
- You may register if your balance is $499 or less.
- Holds placed on accounts with balances over $500.
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| November 20, 2026 |
Payment Due (if not already paid or new charges added) |
November 21, 2026
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Final Bill of the Semester Sent
- Final fall billing statement is emailed to your UWL email. Includes prior balance, new charges, and finance charges.
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| December 17, 2026 to December 22, 2026 |
Final Exams |
| December 22, 2026 |
Final Payment Due
- All remaining Fall semester charges must be paid in full.
- Log in to your WINGS Student Center to confirm your balance is $0.
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Winter 2026
Winter 2026 Billing & Payment Timeline
January 2, 2026
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Winter Bill Generated
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| January 5, 2026 |
First Day of Classes |
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January 16, 2026
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Winter Bill Due |
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| January 19, 2026 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No Classes |
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