Monthly Payment Plan/Pre-Payment PlanTuition Management Systems (TMS) is proud to be UAB's education payment partner. This Interest-Free Monthly Payment Option is an alternative to large annual or term payments and helps limit borrowing. The monthly payment option allows students and parents to begin making tuition payments before the semester begins ~ May, June, or July for Fall term and October, November, or December for Spring term. Students contract with TMS, and then TMS submits the student's payments to UAB. Funds are then applied to the student's account prior to the payment deadline. Students may split their semester costs into either 3, 4 or 5 payments per semester (8 or 10 payments per academic year) depending on when they enter into the contract with TMS. For more information, please click on the green link above.