Disbursement

The Office of Financial Aid works in conjunction with Student Business ServicesOpens in new window to pay accepted financial aid awards to students. These payment are called "disbursement" and begins the week before classes start each semester. 

With the exception of Chafee Grant, all financial aid, including Parent Plus loans, will first be applied to all charges, which includes but not limited to: Mandatory state, Campus fees, and housing charges - if residing on campus. Any remaining financial aid after all charges are paid are refunded  to the student. Please see Student Business ServicesOpens in new window regarding issuing refunds or making payments. 

Important Policy

  1. The Repeated Coursework Policy affects the student's disbursement as well. Please review the repeated coursework policy page for your knowledge. 

  2. All student's financial aid will be re-evaluated at the census date - established by Admission and Records - based on locked enrollment. Student can be billed if enrollment drop below full-time.

DISBURSEMENT DATES
Semester Disbursement Date

Fall 2023

August 9, 2023

Spring 2024

January 10, 2024

Please review the Office of Financial Aid homepage for the disbursement date, under IMPORTANT DATES. Opens in new window

  1. Office of Financial Aid
    Disbursed Student's Aid
  2. Student Business Services
    Applied Aid to All Charges
  3. Refund to Student: Check (Mail)/Direct Deposit 
    or
    Out of Pocket Expense

Units of Enrollment Requirement for Disbursement Per Semester

Pell Grant Disbursement Requirement
Enrollment Status Number of Units Enrolled Percentage of Disbursed Amount
Full-Time 12 or more units 100%
Three-Quarter-Time 9-11 units 75%*
Half-Time 6-8 units 50%*
Less-Than-Half-Time 1-5 units 25%*

* Important Note: A higher Expected Family Contribution (EFC), requires more units of enrollment to be eligible for a Pell disbursement. 

FSEOG and Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and Plus) Disbursement Requirement
Enrollment Status Number of Units Enrolled Percentage of Disbursement Amount
Full-Time 12 or more units 100%
Three-Quarter-Time 9-11 units 100%
Half-Time 6-8 units 100%
Less-Than-Half-Time 1-5 units Not Eligible

A graduate student taking 500 level or higher course(s) that is considered 4 units, meets the 6 units requirement for a loan disbursement.

*Courses that are 500 level or higher, the units are counted 1.5 times more.   Independent study course(s), the units are not counted 1.5 times more.

EOP Grant, Middle class scholarship, and Cal Grant Disbursement Requirement
Enrollment Status Number of Units Enrolled Percentage of Disbursed Amount
Full-Time 12 or more units 100%
Three-Quarter-Time 9-11 units 75%
Half-Time 6-8 units 50%
Less-Than-Half-Time 1-5 units 0%
State University Grant Disbursement Requirement
Actual Units of Enrollment Requirement Disbursed Amount
7 or more units of enrollment Full-Time Tuition Fee*
6 units of enrollment Part-Time Tuition Fee*
1-5 units of enrollment Not Eligible

* Tuition Fee can be found on Student Business Services Opens in new window Website.