The University of Chicago
Ecommerce

If you are interested in accepting electronic payments (Ecommerce), please read the policy statement "Accepting Credit Cards for University Business". You must complete and sign the "Electronic Payments and Receipt Processing for Credit Cards and Other Forms" agreement, and fax it to Laura Cuzzillo at 702-3238.

For questions or help with Ecommerce, please contact Laura Cuzzillo, 702-0908 or email ecomments@listhost.uchicago.edu

Who can use Sallie Mae (Do It Yourself)?
You can use Sallie Mae (Do It Yourself) if you answer yes to the following requirements:

1. You maintain your own website
2. You have the ability to add an html form to your site with the following specifications:
   <form name="transfer" method="post" action='https://epayment-gateway.uchicago.edu/epayment.php' ID="Form1">
   <input type="hidden" name="school_id" ID="Text1" value="ID from Bursar">
   <input type="hidden" name="pmt_type" value="payment type from Bursar">
   <input type="hidden" name="amount_paid" ID="Text5" value="amount to be paid">
   <input type="hidden" name="pmt_indicator" ID="Text3" value="c">
   <input type="(hidden or text)" name="consumer_firstname" value="consumer firstname">
   <input type="(hidden or text)" name="consumer_lastname" value="consumer lastname">
   <input type="submit" name="Submit1" value="Submit">
   </form>
   
   Data elements that are passed to the University's EPayment Gateway:
   • consumer_firstname
   • consumer_lastname
   • pmt_type
   • amount_paid
   • time stamp (auto generated)
3. You have a valid "Payment Type" issued to you by Bursar's Office
4. You have a Bursar approved merchant account for processing credit card transaction on the internet. NOTE: Merchant accounts associated with a card swiper terminal may not be used on the internet.
5. You understand and agree to use the Sallie Mae EClient website as the transaction administration tool
6. You have set up an account through the Bursar's office that will enable you to use the Sallie Mae web based administrative tool, NetPay.