All students are assigned a BruinBill account which records all charges and payments associated with registration, housing, transportation, health services, as well as other charges including any incurred late fees. Your BruinBill is available to manage nearly 24/7 through MyUCLA. It is the student's responsibility to check their BruinBill periodically to avoid payment delinquency. Charges are due the 20th of the following month it was posted. Failure to pay charges on time may result in the $20 delinquent fee charged every month and possible student account holds (enrollment prevention, financial aid/funding disbursement prevention, suspension of on-campus services, etc). Questions about non-registration/tuition related fees should be directed to the charging unit.Â
Even if you are receiving financial support that will pay your tuition and fees or will not be living in on-campus housing, you should check your BruinBill periodically to avoid late fees on charges incurred that are not related to tuition and fees and/or housing.
The default disbursement method of funds is a mailed check. It is highly encouraged to sign up for BruinDirect. It is the fastest, most secure way to receive funds directly into a bank account. Please note that regardless if you sign up for BruinDirect or not, disbursed funds will first pay for any registration fees that are unpaid on the BruinBill before being deposited into a bank account/mailed as a check. For example, if a student is receiving a $5,000 award for living expenses but has a $1,000 fee balance at the time of disbursal, the amount the student will receive would be $4,000 as the award would cover the existing fee balance.
Please note that salary earned through employment has a separate direct deposit enrollment system through UCPath. BruinDirect and UCPath (the system used for employment) do not link information. The Department will send additional information about enrolling in direct deposit for salary at a later time.