BARC

Payment Plans

Students can defer the amount related to the current quarter fees and charges (all charges from prior quarters are due immediately) by entering into a Payment Plan with the BARC office. The BARC office currently offers two types of Payment Plans.

General Payment Plan

If you are not receiving Financial Aid or, if after your Financial Aid is on your account you still have a balance owed you can enter into a payment plan to pay what you owe in 3 consecutive monthly installments.  Important things to understand about payment plans are:

  • You need to enter into a new Payment Plan each quarter
  • You must execute that payment plan on or before the Fee Payment deadline of any quarter
  • You must complete all of the 3 steps described below to execute a payment plan

Step 1
Complete the form while it is still on the Internet.  It will do calculations for you.

Step 2
Print and return the completed form

  1. Print the form
  2. Sign your printed form
  3. Return that signed form to the BARC Office.  You can either:
  • Mail the form to the BARC Office
      Billing Office
      University of California Santa Barbara
      1212 SAASB
      Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2003
  • FAX the form to the BARC Office at (805) 893-8063
  • Scan your signed form and attach that scan to an email sent to barc.info@bfs.ucsb.edu

Step 3
Payment must be received by UCSB to actually activate your payment plan

  • Please pay the exact amount calculated on your form. 
  • If you are mailing your plan, please include a check payable to UC Regents and mail it with your completed form to the address listed above
  • You can also pay by eCheck or by Credit Card.  Complete step-by–step instructions on making an online payment can be found on our website.

General Payment Plan

Financial Aid Payment Plan

Students who have pending financial aid that will not fund to their BARC account prior to a fee payment deadline can enter into a Financial Aid Payment Plan.  This form can only be used if your pending Financial Aid will pay 100% of the charges on your BARC account.  If your pending Financial Aid will only pay part of your charges, please use the General Payment Plan above. 

  • You need to enter into a new Payment Plan each quarter
  • You must execute that payment plan on or before the Fee Payment deadline of any quarter
  • You must complete all of the 3 steps described below to execute a payment plan

Step 1
Complete the Payment Plan form while it is still on the Internet.  It will do calculations for you.

Step 2
Print, sign and return the completed form

  1. Print the form
  2. Sign your printed form
  3. To return that signed form to the BARC Office you can either:
  • Mail the form to the BARC Office
       Billing Office
       University of California Santa Barbara
       1212 SAASB
       Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2003
  • FAX the form to the BARC Office at (805) 893-8063
  • Scan your signed form and attach that scan to an email sent to barc.info@bfs.ucsb.edu 

Step 3
Payment must be received by UCSB to actually activate your payment plan

  • Please pay the $25 Fee as indicated on the Payment Plan form. 
  • If you are mailing your plan, you can include a check payable to UC Regents and mail it with your completed form to the address listed above
  • Whether you mail, FAX or email your payment plan form you can pay by eCheck or by Credit Card.  Complete step-by–step instructions on making an online payment can be found on our website.

Financial Aid Payment Plan