Frequently Asked Questions
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. In fact, if you wait until you're admitted to apply, 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 & other aid programs. 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 & spring). In fact, we encourage you to apply for financial assistance before you are admitted to the University.
However, 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. However, 如果您或您的父母不能在3月2日前完成纳税, use your best estimate of income and taxes. 只要在你的FAFSA上注明你使用的是估计数字. Once you file your taxes, you can make corrections to your FAFSA application or complete the Data Retreival Tool to update your tax information.
Q. When will I hear about my financial aid?
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. Do I have to be full-time to receive financial aid?
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, defined at Cal State Fullerton as 6 semester units. 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. Yes. 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, no disbursement will be prepared for you. 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. Yes. 所有计划住在住宿设施的学生, regardless of financial aid eligibility, must send the initial payment by the deadline date. 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. Do I have to apply for financial aid each year?
A. Yes. 你的财务状况必须每年重新评估. However, after the first year you apply for financial aid, 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. I am only interested in scholarships. Do I have to fill out the FAFSA?
A. No. However, 在经济需要是一个标准的奖学金考虑, you must complete the 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: Parents 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, buying books and supplies or providing housing, 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. However, there are non-need-based financial aid programs, including some scholarships, 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, fee waiver, fee reimbursement, or grant. 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, Spring, and Summer). 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. Federal Pell Grant 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. If you are not enrolled full-time, at the time disbursement is processed, 您的付款将根据您的“注册状态”自动调整。. If you are enrolled in 6-8 units, 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, your status is full-time.
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. Federal Pell Grant, Cal Grants A and B, State University Grant (SUG), and EOP Grant are adjusted for part-time status. Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, 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. For example, if you receive a full-time Federal Pell Grant 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. Therefore, if you drop a class after that date, you may jeopardize your future financial aid for failure to meet satisfactory academic progress requirements. However, 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. For example, 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. If you add a class for a total of 9 units, 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. Refer to the semester Class Schedule, Financial Aid information pages, for specific dates, deadlines and fee refund policies.
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. I am enrolled in graduate classes. 我必须修满12个单元才能算全职吗?
A. Courses numbered 500 or higher are weighted at 1.5 the unit value. 因此，500级课程的8个单元相当于全日制课程. Similarly, 如果你选了6个500级课程单元和3个400级课程单元, you are considered full-time (6 x 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.
