Financial Aid Calendar
- Fall 2025
January 2, 2025: Wildcat Scholarship Application opens for 2025-26 academic year
February 15, 2025: Wildcat Scholarship Application deadline for 2025-26 academic year
Mar 2:
- GPA verification deadline for California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)
April 2:
- FAFSA or CADAA priority deadline to be considered for California state grants including Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship.
May 1: Special Circumstances Appeals open
May 12: Federal Direct Loan application and Parent Plus Loan application open
May 19: Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal and Maximum Unit Appeal available
June 1:
- Priority deadline to submit To-Do list documents
- Consortium Requests and Enrollment Update Form(opens in new window) available
July 1:
- Alternative Private Educational Loan priority deadline
- Parent PLUS loan and Federal Direct Loan priority deadline
July 30: Registration and tuition fee payment deadline. Aid must be accepted to defer fees.
August 21: Financial aid refunds begin. Financial aid refunded to students enrolled for the fall term. To receive a financial aid refund, students must have excess aid after tuition fees have been paid and no pending holds or 2025-26 To-Do list items.
August 25:
- Fall semester begins
- Short-term Loans available
September 4: First possible refund for students receiving Alternative loans
September 22:
- University Census: Awards reduced or canceled for less than full-time enrollment
- We recommend submitting a Satisfactory Academic Appeal or Maximum Unit Appeal by University Census, September 22. All appeals must be received no later than November 28 (three weeks before the end of the semester) in order to be reinstated for aid during that semester. In rare cases, an appeal may be accepted after this date.
- Consortium Agreement deadline
October 1:
November 1:
- Fall-only students submit Special Circumstances Appeal by November 1 to allow sufficient time for processing
November 21: Federal Direct, PLUS and Alternative loan application deadline for fall-only students
November 28:
- Last day to submit a Satisfactory Academic Appeal or Maximum Unit Appeal to have aid reinstated for the current semester.
December TBD: Last day to apply for a Short-term Loan. Must submit application by 9 AM.
December 19: Fall semester ends
- Spring 2026
April 2, 2025: 2025-26 FAFSA or CADAA priority deadline to be considered for California state grants including Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship
December 5: Alternative Private Educational Loan priority deadline
December 12: Parent PLUS loan and Federal Direct Loan priority deadline
2026
January 2: Wildcat Scholarship Application opens for 2026-27
January 8: Spring fee payment deadline. Aid must be accepted to defer fees.
January 15: Financial aid refunds begin for Spring term
January 20:
- Spring semester begins
- Short-term loan application opens at 9 AM.
January 29: First possible refund for students receiving Alternative loans
February 15: Wildcat Scholarship Application closes for 2026-27
February 16:
- University Census: Awards reduced or canceled for less than full-time enrollment
- We recommend submitting a Satisfactory Academic Appeal or Maximum Unit Appeal by University Census, February 16. All appeals must be received no later than April 24 (three weeks before the end of the semester) in order to be reinstated for aid during that semester. In rare cases, an appeal may be accepted after this date.
- Consortium Agreement deadline
March 2: 2026-27 FAFSA or CADAA priority deadline to be considered for need-based Wildcat Scholarships and California state grants.
April 15: Submit 2025-26 Special Circumstances Appeal by this date in order to allow sufficient time for processing.
April 24:
- Last day to submit a Federal Direct Loan types-of-aid/loans/direct-loans, Parent PLUS Loan, and Private Alternative Loan application. Apply by 5 PM.
- Last day to submit a Satisfactory Academic Appeal or Maximum Unit Appeal
May 12: Deadline to apply for a Short-term Loan. Must submit application by 9 AM.
May 15: Spring semester ends
Links on this Page
- Accept Aid
- California Dream Act Application(opens in new window)
- Cal Grant - How to Apply
- Exceptional Circumstances Appeal
- FAFSA(opens in new window)
- Loans:
- Receiving Your Money: How Financial Aid is Disbursed
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
- Scholarships
- Summer Aid
- University Census
- Using Your Aid to Pay Charges
- Verification