Financial Check-In (FCI)
All students must complete Financial Check-In (FCI) each semester — even if they have a zero-dollar balance, a balance requiring a payment arrangement, or are faculty or staff utilizing continuing education. During this process, you’ll confirm your courses, select a residence hall, choose a dining plan (if applicable), and make financial arrangements.
Here’s what you’ll do during Financial Check-In:
- Confirm your course schedule
- Select a Residence Hall (if applicable)
- Select a Dining Plan (if applicable)
- Select a Payment Plan (if applicable)
- The earlier FCI is completed, the better your monthly payment plan options are because you have more time to complete the plans
- All web and installment payments must be set up using a checking account. Money market accounts and savings accounts cannot be used as per Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements.
FCI Tutorials
Use the step-by-step guides below if you need assistance completing Financial Check-In.
Online Students
Residential Students
Liberty University Online Academy
Liberty Law and College of Medicine Students
FCI Deadlines
If FCI is not completed by the deadline, your courses, and housing (if applicable) may be dropped and a $125 (fee will increase to $150 beginning Fall 2023) late fee may be assessed. LUO students who plan to attend multiple sub-terms in a given semester, should register for all of the courses and then complete FCI once for that semester. If additional sub-term courses are added, FCI must be recompleted to secure the new courses. The Academic Calendar is another useful resource for deadlines.
Liberty University Online (LUO)
Fall 2024
Returning Residential Students
Fall 2024 Semester
June 17, 2024
Spring 2025 Semester
December 4, 2024
Returning residential students should register for courses first and then complete FCI.
New Residential Students
Fall 2024 Semester
August 9, 2024
Spring 2024 Semester
January 3, 2025
New residential students should complete FCI first and then register for courses with an Admissions Counselor.
Military Students
If you are a military student, visit www.liberty.edu/militaryFCI for more help and tips, especially if you will use Military Tuition Assistance and/or Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits.
College of Osteopathic Medicine
LUCOM students have a predetermined course schedule for each term. Complete FCI by each term’s deadline to secure classes and avoid a late check-in fee.
For FCI information and deadlines, please contact the LUCOM Office of Student Accounts
Intensive Students
If you are enrolled in an intensive(s) in addition to courses in regular sub-terms, you should complete FCI by the earliest possible deadline. If your intensive start date occurs in the middle of overlapping sub-terms, FCI should be completed by the earliest deadline. If you are only enrolled in an intensive(s), you should complete FCI by the sub-term deadline of your earliest intensive.