Cashier's Check Payments

You can pay with a cashier's check by mail (see below), in person in the Student Services Center at the Bursar's Office Cashiering Services windows, or you may place your cashier's check payment in the night depository which is located to the right of the front entrance of the Student Services Center (under the scrolling electronic sign).

Make cashier's check payable to San José State University or SJSU
Mail cashier's checks to:

San José State University
Bursar's Office
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0138

The student’s SJSU ID number must be on the face of the cashier's check
Cashier's checks will not be returned to the student
Postmarks are not accepted. Check must be stamped received in our office by the Payment Due Date; otherwise, classes are subject to enrollment cancellation

Note: Cashier's checks cannot be used to make an eCheck payment online.

Reporting Cash Payments Greater Than $10,000

In accordance with the U.S. Department of the Treasury Publication 1544, SJSU is required to report all cumulative cash transactions more than $10,000 within a 365-day time period to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This is reported on IRS Form 8300. Cash is defined in this publication as:

Currency
Cashier's checks
Money orders
Traveler's checks
Bank drafts

One of the required fields on IRS Form 8300 is either the Social Security Number (SSN) or Passport Number of the student making the payment. Please be prepared to provide this information at the time you present your payment if using one of the cash payment methods listed above and the total payments made within the calendar year exceed $10,000.