Payments

Debit/Credit Cards accepted online

UC Irvine accepts online debit and credit card payments for charges posted to your ZOT Account through our third-party service provider, Transact Payments. Apple Pay, Google Pay, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

Transact Payments charges a non-refundable processing fee of 2.85% for domestic card payments and 4.25% for international card payments. A miniumum service fee of $3.00 applies to debit and credit card transactions of $106.00 or less.

Debit and credit card payments, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, are accepted online only and cannot be made in person. 

UC Irvine Goes Cashless

Starting July 2024 UC Irvine Financial Services Central Cashiering will no longer accept cash payments.

Visit UCI Goes Cashless for more information.

Prepayments/Overpayments

UC Irvine no longer accepts prepayments for future terms or overpayments on student accounts. Please pay only the amount due on your student account.

• Please realize that the university is not a bank.
• If a charge is not billed on your ZOT Account, payment should not be sent to the university.
• The university will not accept and/or hold excess payments on the student's account that are intended for living or other personal expenses.
• Payments for living or other personal expenses must be sent directly to the student.