Pay As You Go - Course Scheduling
How the eCornell Pay As You Go option works:
When you enroll in the Pay As You Go (PAYG) program, it may take 3 business days for your account to be fully set up. Once you have been set up, you will receive an email confirming your enrollment and containing the details of your payment plan. Be sure to review the PAYG terms to ensure you understand the Pay As You Go system.
Payments are automatically charged monthly on a date set up when you initially enroll. You can expect the charge to appear on the credit card you have on file, on the same calendar day (or next business day) every month.
Once your payment is processed, our system will automatically enroll you into the next available course start date of the next available course for your program. There is no need for you to self-enroll. Once scheduled, you will receive an email from ecornellinfo@cornell.edu confirming your enrollment and listing your course details.
When you receive the confirmation email, it is a good idea to log into your student portal to review your schedule. If the date you have been assigned does not work for your schedule, you may make a request to transfer to a new start date by emailing Student Support via ec_helpdesk@cornell.edu.
If you wish to accelerate your Pay As You Go option in order to take more than one course per month, please contact Accounting via ec_accounting@cornell.edu.
How can I see my schedule?
Where can I see available dates?
How can I change my card on file?
Why are there gaps in my course schedule?
1. The start date closest to your payment date has been filled. Courses have a firm limit on seats, so you will be enrolled in the next available start if a course is full.
2. Courses are generally two to three weeks long. If your payment date does not coincide with a course beginning that week, you will be enrolled in the earliest available start. We cannot enroll students in courses that have already started.
3. Your chosen program does not offer start dates every two weeks. Some programs have limited cohorts, so we will always try to enroll you in the earliest available start option.
If you would like to accelerate your course enrollment, you will need to accelerate your payments. We would be happy to process a payment at your convenience, but keep in mind that your payment plan will still be billed as scheduled. Once you have paid for all courses in your program, the automatic billing will be removed from your account. To process an early payment, please contact the accounting department at ec_accounting@cornell.edu.
I want to accelerate my payment plan to take a course sooner, how do I do that?
Please email ec_accounting@cornell.edu if you would like to have us process an additional payment. Once you have paid for all courses in your program, the automatic billing will be removed from your account so the cost of your program remains the same.
Can I pause my payment plan?
Why can't I use a discount code on my Pay As You Go plan?
I dropped out of the Pay As You Go plan, but want to pick back up. How can I do that?
If you have any courses that were marked Incomplete while on the Pay As You Go plan, you will need to work with the Student Support team on scheduling retakes, which may incur a fee.
How do I stop the payment plan and/or request a refund?
For more information, visit our Drop/Transfer policy page, to which all students agree upon enrollment.
