University Census

As part of the California State University system, Chico State reports semester enrollment, measured by the number of units in which all students are enrolled. The University’s census date is Friday of the fourth week of the semester.

Financial aid is determined by need and by your enrollment at University Census. Financial aid is offered based on full-time enrollment status. Your financial aid must match your enrolled units. In the week following University Census, financial aid is revised and may be reduced to match eligibility based on the actual number of units in which you are officially enrolled.

Students can check to ensure they are enrolled in the intended number of units by visiting: Undergraduate Eligibility & Enrollment Requirements or Postbaccalaureate Eligibility & Enrollment Requirements.

2024-25 Census Dates

• September 23 (Fall 2024)
• February 17 (Spring 2025)

Please note the following:

• All financial aid may be revised based on enrollment.
• Recipients of Wildcat Scholarships must be enrolled full-time. Full-time is 12 units for undergraduate and credential students; eight units for graduate students.
• CAVE Units: If you will be taking units through CAVE for full-time enrollment must be enrolled in those units by 5 p.m. of the University Census Date.
• Consortium Agreements: Students who will be taking units at another eligible institution for full-time enrollment status must have the units approved for funding eligibility by the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office no later than University Census.
• Credential Students: If you are eligible for a Pell Grant, you must be enrolled in a minimum of six units of Pell-Fundable Credential Coursework that is required by California to receive a professional certification or licensing credential. See our Credential Programs page for details on Pell-Fundable Credential Coursework. Generally, Pell funds will be disbursed after confirmation of enrollment in Pell-eligible courses, based on university census enrollment data. Because confirmation is a manual process, fall semester Pell Grants will be disbursed in October; spring semester Pell Grant will be disbursed in March.
• Seniors graduating in December may have their Federal Direct loans pro-rated based on enrollment.
• Satisfactory Academic Progress completion rate is based on a ratio of units passed by units attempted. Units attempted are units in which you are officially enrolled at University Census. Attempted units are locked in at University Census. Withdrawing from a class after census will be considered attempted units and will negatively affect Pace. See Satisfactory Academic Progress.