<prompt> Human: Hi PF, After my graduation and received my dipolma, my college contacted me that I had missing credits and I will need to pay for them. These credits are not classes, they are research credits. I have already gotten my first job out of college and put my degree into good use. They are submitting a request to add those credits onto my account, so I am to pay for them! I have already gotten my dipolma, so am I still liable to pay for these credits? Remember, these are research credits. Research already has been done. They only want me to PAY for these extra credits. Thanks in advance!  <response>: If those credits and the research were a requirement to your graduation, then it is a fee you will likely have to pay. If you were doing research on the side with a prof to boost your resume, thats a different story. Ignoring the issue will not make it go away. Failure to get the credits and fees dropped if they werent a part of your graduation requirements will result in you being billed. Ignoring the bill will result in it being sent to collections. Ask lots of questions. Reach out to your research faculty for support and clarity. But know that if you expected and received credit for your research, you do have some financial obligation to the institution for those credits. 