Payment Certification/Assessment Letter Requests

Upon request, Student Financial Services (SFS) prepares several types of letters providing details for charges and payments on a student’s account:

• Payment Certification Letter
• Tuition Assessment Letter
• Tuition Estimate Letter
• International Health Insurance (IHI) Letter

In addition, SFS in conjunction with the Registrar’s Office, also completes the TL11 Canadian Certification Form for students from Canada.

SFS is not authorized to provide the following certifications:

• Family Housing and Meal Plan Certifications: Please direct these requests to Michigan Housing.
• Enrollment Verifications: Please direct these requests to the Office of the Registrar.

How to Request/Receive A Payment Certification/Assessment Letter

Please send all letter requests by email to [email protected]. Please include the following information when requesting a letter:

• Student’s Name
• Student’s UMID number
• Type of letter or form
• Time period requested:
  • For certification/assessment letter, please specify term (such as Fall 2024)
  • For TL11 Canadian Certification form please specify year
• How you would like to receive your letter:
  • Email:  A PDF of your requested letter can be sent to the student using the student’s U-M email address. Alternatively, the PDF can also be sent to any authorized email address entered through Wolverine Access/Parents & Family Authorization.   For additional information on Parents & Family Authorization, please use this link.
  • US Mail:  Your requested letter may be mailed to any mailing address listed on Wolverine Access.
  • Pick Up in Person:  You may pick up your requested letter at our office (2226 SAB, 515 E. Jefferson).

To assist you in determining which type of letter best suits your needs, provided below is a description of each type of letter SFS can prepare.

Payment Certification Letter/Assessment Letter/Estimate Letter

Certification Letter

A Certification Letter confirms the charges and methods of payment for a specific term. All charges to be certified must be fully paid on the student’s account. There is an eight-business-day waiting period from the time the final payment has cleared before the completed forms will be available.

Assessment Letter

An Assessment Letter provides a summary of charges that were assessed to a student account prior to the application of payments or financial aid.

Estimate Letter

An Estimate Letter provides an estimated cost of tuition, fees, room and board, and international health insurance before any charges have been applied to the student account. These letters use the figures from the student’s previous terms and historically tuition charges have increased yearly so may not be an exact cost. Two types of estimate letters can be requested:

• Current Academic Year Estimate: Provides estimated costs for terms within the current academic year.

• Upcoming Academic Year Estimate: Provides estimated costs for terms in the upcoming academic year.

Please note: An individual letter will be created for each term.

The below tables outline what charges can and cannot be certified as well at the different types of payments noted in certification letters:

Charges That Can Be Certified

• Tuition Charges
• Mandatory Fees: Registration, Central Student Government, School & College Government, Student Legal Service, University Unions & Recreation Sports Improvement
• Lab/Class/Dental Instrument Fees
• Orientation Fees
• Room and Board: Charged for the entire term
• Residence Hall Association Fee
• Residence Hall Computer Activation & Support
• International Fees
• International Health Insurance

 Charges That Cannot Be Certified

• Specific Payment Sources: (e.g., parent, grandparent, outside source)
• Payment Dates
• Monthly Housing: Students should use their lease agreement for proof
• Computing/Computer Showcase Fees
• Health Service Charges
• Stipends or Monthly Award Refunds
• Payments Toward Refunds
• Late Fees
• Early Move-In: Indicated as an orientation fee with dorm name attached
• Meal Plans
• Michiganensian (Yearbook)
• Air Bus/Parking Fees

Payment Types Noted in Certification Letters

• Direct Payments to the Account: Indicated as paid by the student
• Loans
• Grants
• Scholarships
• Departmental Awards: May be indicated as a scholarship on the Canadian tax form
• Tuition Waivers: (GSRA, GSI, Study Abroad)

TL11 Canadian Certification Forms

The TL11 Canadian Certification Form can be requested as early as January 1st, following the end of the calendar year for which certification letters and the TL11 form are needed. Note that TL11 forms cannot list the USD dollar amount from waivers. This form must also be completed by the Registrar’s Certification Office, after which the forms will be sent to your University of Michigan email by the Registrar's Office. Please be advised that the University of Michigan is unable to provide tax advice. For any TL11 form or tax-related information, please refer to the  Canada Revenue Agency website.

International Health Insurance (IHI) Letter

An IHI Letter details only the charges for international health insurance that have been assessed and paid for a specific term. This is usually requested for student accounts that have been charged solely for international health insurance, such as those of visiting scholars.