常见问题
请浏览下面最常见的问题.
Q. 在申请经济资助之前，我必须被录取吗?
A. No. 事实上, 如果你等到被录取后再申请, 你可能会错过3月2日的优先申请日，从而无法获得加州助学金 & 其他援助项目. 从10月1日开始，你可以随时申请经济援助 & 不迟于下一学年(秋季)3月2日 & 春天). 事实上, we encourage you to apply for financial assistance before you are admitted to the University.
然而, you must have an admission application on file with the University before we can begin processing your FAFSA & you must be formally admitted to the University before we will produce an award letter for you.
Q. 我是否应该等到我的纳税申报后再做FAFSA?
A. 如果你错过了3月2日的优先申请日，就不会了! We encourage you to complete your taxes as early as possible so that your FAFSA is accurate. 然而, 如果您或您的父母不能在3月2日前完成纳税, 使用你对收入和税收的最佳估计. 只要在你的FAFSA上注明你使用的是估计数字. 一旦你报了税, you can make corrections to your FAFSA application or complete the Data Retreival Tool to update your tax information.
Q. 我什么时候能收到助学金的消息?
A. Most of our communications regarding your financial aid application and awards are sent electronically. 定期检查您的电子邮件和TITAN在线，以确保您满足任何关键的最后期限.
如果你在3月2日之前提交了FAFSA, 你应该在四月初收到我们办公室的电子邮件确认. Some students are required to submit copies of tax returns or other information to our office before we can determine their awards. 一般来说，我们在3月中旬开始授予优先申请. Files are reviewed and awarded according to the FAFSA filing date and the file complete date.
Q. 我必须是全职学生才能获得经济资助吗?
A. No. 如果你注册了至少一半的时间，你将有资格获得大多数类型的经济援助, 十大靠谱网赌平台将其定义为6个学期. 你可能有资格获得联邦佩尔助学金支付少于6个学期的单位. For further details, including special graduate enrollment conditions, see our Enrollment Q & A.
Q. 在获得经济资助之前，我必须先在大学注册吗?
A. 是的. 在您注册之前，不会准备付款. The first disbursement for each semester occurs approximately one week prior to the first day of classes and funds are usually delivered to you by the Thursday before classes begin. 如果您在付款周期时没有注册最低数量的单位, 我们不会为您准备任何费用. 然而，在整个学期中，我们每周至少有两次付款周期. As soon as you are enrolled and eligible for payment, your disbursement will be prepared.
Q. 当我把我的学生住房许可协议寄给宿舍时, 如果我获得经济资助，我必须付款吗?
A. 是的. 所有计划住在住宿设施的学生, 无论经济援助资格如何, 必须在截止日期前支付首付款吗. 后续付款也是你的责任. You may request a meeting with a housing representative to arrange a payment plan for the subsequent payments.
Q. 我必须每年申请经济资助吗?
A. 是的. 你的财务状况必须每年重新评估. 然而, 第一年后，你申请经济资助, 您可能有资格提交“更新FAFSA”，这是更快，更容易完成. 联邦FAFSA处理人员将通知您更新FAFSA.
Q. 我只对奖学金感兴趣. 我必须填写FAFSA吗?
A. No. 然而, 在经济需要是一个标准的奖学金考虑, 你必须填写FAFSA.
Q. 什么是预期家庭供款?何时提供?
A. “预期家庭贡献”是基于你的家庭资源, 家庭成员的数量和上大学的人数. The EFC is the amount you and your family are expected to pay toward your educational costs. The federal need analysis formula determines the EFC and assumes the following: 家长。s have the primary responsibility to pay for their children’s education. 学生也有责任支付自己的教育费用.
EFC不是在某个特定时间“到期”的金额. It can be contributed to your educational costs in a variety of ways such as assisting in the payment of fees each semester, 购买书籍和用品或提供住房, 交通费或其他杂项教育费用. The EFC is the amount of your total costs that will not be covered by need-based financial aid. 然而, 有一些不以需求为基础的经济援助项目, 包括一些奖学金, the Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loan and the Federal PLUS Loan (see Stafford and PLUS Loans).
Q. 我在一学年可能获得的最高经济援助是多少?
A. Your total financial aid, including scholarships and loans, may not exceed your cost of attendance. You are responsible for notifying our office if you receive outside aid such as a scholarship, 费豁免, 费用报销, 或授予. We will review your total financial aid package and determine if any adjustments are required.
Q. 我需要在春季学期更新我的FAFSA吗?
A. 不，您当前的财务申请涵盖了秋季的整个学年, 春天, 和夏天). 每年的10月1日开始申请助学金, 你正在申请下一学年的经济资助.
Q. 我必须注册全日制(12个单元)才能获得经济资助吗?
A. No! Most financial aid programs require at least 6 semester units (half-time status) to receive a payment. 联邦佩尔助学金 allows some students to receive a payment if enrolled in fewer than 6 units.
Q. 如果我打算报读非全日制课程，我是否需要通知助学金办公室?
A. No. All financial aid offers shown in your TITAN Online Financial Aid “Award Summary” represent the amount you may receive if you are enrolled full-time. 如果你不是全日制学生, 在处理付款时, 您的付款将根据您的“注册状态”自动调整。. 如果你注册了6-8个单元, your status is half-time; if you are enrolled in 9-11 units, your status is three-quarter time; if you are enrolled in 12 units, 你的身份是全职.
Q. 如果我不是全日制学生，所有类型的经济援助都会调整吗?
A. 联邦佩尔助学金, 卡尔格兰特s A和B, 州立大学助学金(SUG), 及EOP补助金会因应兼职身份而调整. 联邦斯塔福德贷款, 联邦珀金斯贷款, Federal SEOG and Federal Work-Study are not affected by part-time status; however, 你必须注册至少6个单元才有资格获得付款. ACG和SMART奖学金要求你注册为全日制学生才能获得资助.
Q. 如果我收到了一笔钱，然后放弃了一门课，会发生什么?
A. If you drop a class on or before census date (the 20th day of instruction) and your enrollment status changes as a result, 你可能需要偿还部分或全部收到的资金. 例如, if you receive a full-time 联邦佩尔助学金 payment (100% of the awarded amount) and you drop to 9 units by the start of the fifth week of the semester, your enrollment status changes from full-time to three-quarter time and you may have to repay 25% of the paid amount.
Your enrollment status is “frozen” on census date and you are expected to earn credit for all classes in which you were enrolled. 因此, 如果你在那之后退了课, you may jeopardize your future financial aid for failure to meet satisfactory academic progress requirements. 然而, your enrollment status is not adjusted and you are not required to repay funds received.
Q. What happens if I receive a part-time payment and then I add a class to increase my enrollment status?
A. It is possible to receive several disbursements at the beginning of the semester if your enrollment status changes. 例如, 如果您在首次付款时注册了6个单元, 你可能只能获得50%的联邦佩尔助学金. 如果你添加一个类，总共9个单位, your eligibility will be recalculated for three-quarter time status and a supplemental payment will be prepared. 如果您添加另一个类，共12个或更多的单位, you will qualify for a full-time payment and another supplemental payment will be prepared. Payments occur at least twice a week; supplemental payments will be processed in the next disbursement cycle after you add a class. Adding courses after the university census date (typically the fourth week of classes) will not result in an additional payment.
Q. 如果我获得了经济资助，并退出了所有的课程，会发生什么呢?
A. If you do a complete withdrawal from the university or cease attending classes on or before the 60% point in the semester and you received financial aid for the semester, we must determine how much of the financial aid you “earned” based on the number of days you attended classes. 你可能会被要求退还部分或全部未挣得的部分. 参考学期课程表, 经济援助信息页面, 具体日期, 截止日期和费用退款政策.
Student Financial Services will perform a calculation to determine if part of your fees must be refunded. 如果退款，它将首先用于你的“不劳而获”的经济援助.
Q. 我被研究生班录取了. 我必须修满12个单元才能算全职吗?
A. 500及以上的课程按1加权.5 .单位价值. 因此，500级课程的8个单元相当于全日制课程. 类似的, 如果你选了6个500级课程单元和3个400级课程单元, 你被认为是全职(6 × 1).5 = 9 + 3 = 12).
Q. 我账户上的预期援助是什么意思?
A. The anticipated hold means that you have enough financial aid to cover your charges for the upcoming semester. 它可以防止你从注册的课程中被除名.
