Financial Aid Calendar
Summer 2022
April 1: Registration opens
April 29: Summer enrollment priority deadline to defer fees using summer aid
End of April: Summer aid will be start to be offered to eligible students enrolled in summer courses
May 12: Fee payment deadline for RCE Self-Support summer term classes
May 19: Fee payment deadline for limited State-Support classes
June 1: Summer session begins
June 6: Financial aid refunded to students attending the first summer session. To receive a financial aid refund, students must have excess aid after tuition fees have been paid and no pending holds or 2021/2022 To Do List items.
August 4: Last day to submit a Direct Stafford Loan application for summer term. Apply by 5 p.m.
August 16: Summer session ends
Fall 2022
February 15: Wildcat Scholarship Application closes
April 1: FAFSA or CADAA priority deadline to be considered for California state grants
May 16: Direct Stafford Loan and Parent PLUS Loan applications open
June 1: Priority deadline to submit To Dos documents
June 27: Parent PLUS loan and Direct Stafford Loan priority deadline
July 27: Registration and tuition fee payment deadline. Aid must be accepted to defer fees.
July 29: Alternative Private Educational Loan priority deadline
August 18: 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 2022/2023 To Do List items.
August 22: Fall semester begins
September 1: First possible refund for students receiving Alternative loans
September 19: University Census: Awards reduced or canceled for less than full-time enrollment
September 19: Deadline to submit a Satisfactory Academic Appeal or Maximum Unit Appeal
September 19: Consortium Agreement deadline
October 1: The 2022-2023 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and CADAA (CA Dream Act Application) become available
November 1: Last day to submit Exceptional Circumstances Appeal for Fall-only students
November 30: Stafford, PLUS and Alternative loan application deadline for fall-only students
December 13: Last day to apply for a Short-term Loan. Must submit application by 9AM.
December 16: Fall semester ends
Spring 2023
December 8: Registration and tuition fee payment deadline. Aid must be accepted to defer fees.
January 2: Wildcat Scholarship Application opens
January 19: Financial aid refunds begin for Spring term
January 23: Spring semester begins
January 23: Short-term loan application opens at 9AM.
February 2: First possible refund for students receiving Alternative loans
February 15: Wildcat Scholarship Application closes
February 17: University Census: Awards reduced or canceled for less than full-time enrollment
February 17: Deadline to submit a Satisfactory Academic Appeal or Maximum Unit Appeal
February 17: Consortium Agreement deadline
March 2: FAFSA or CADAA priority deadline to be considered for California state grants
April 21: Last day to submit Exceptional Circumstances Appeal for 2022/23.
April 24: Last day to submit a Direct Stafford Loan, Parent PLUS Loan, and Private Alternative Loan application. Apply by 5PM.
May 16: Deadline to apply for a Short-term Loan. Must submit application by 9AM.
May 19: Spring semester ends