MSU made that decision to avoid confusion or difficulty for students and administration using the new Student Information System.

So for the past three years, students with unpaid balances would accrue fees but were not threatened with the cancellation of their enrollment. During that time, however, the policy remained unchanged and was just not enforced, according the Office of the Controller.

It is now being enforced once more.

The official policy states that "A student’s enrollment may be administratively canceled due to nonpayment of fees, non-attendance, academic recess, or dismissal."

This means students with unpaid balances risk the cancellation of their enrollment. This risk only affects students with unpaid accounts of $3,000 or more. 

Since the renewal of the protocol enforcement, the Office of the Controller reports it has not seen many students affected by the change.

According to a statement from the office, "A very small number of students were unable to resolve their student account balances and their Fall 2024 enrollment was canceled in July."

"Between then and the start of fall classes, most of the students whose enrollment was canceled were able to successfully resolve their accounts and re-enroll for the fall semester."

While the policy remains unchanged on paper, its enforcement is a shift in MSU's approach to managing student accounts. Students can view the details of this policy in the Academic Programs Catalog to avoid any disruptions to their enrollment status.