Financial Aid Fee Deferment Criteria

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A Financial Aid Fee Deferment permits eligible students to postpone payment of class registration fees. Deferments are issued based on the expectation that fees will be paid by financial aid. This deferment allows students with unpaid fees to remain registered for classes, but only until the fifth week of the semester.

WARNING! If you are issued a fee deferment but subsequently fail to meet the criteria listed below, your fee deferment will be revoked; you will be responsible for paying your own fees and meeting the fee payment deadlines in effect at the time. If your deferment is revoked and you fail to meet payment deadlines, you will be subject to disenrollment from classes.

Students utilizing a fee deferment to postpone payment of tuition and/or class registration fees agree to:

Have university tuition and fees paid out of their financial aid awards.
Be responsible for paying any balance due for tuition and fees by the end of the fifth week of the semester if financial aid to pay these fees in full has not been disbursed by the beginning of the fifth week.
Acknowledge that they will be subject to disenrollment from classes if fees and tuition are not paid in full by the end of the fifth week of the semester.

FEE DEFERMENT CRITERIA To receive and remain eligible for a fee deferment, students must meet all of the following criteria. Fluctuations in any of this criteria, most commonly enrolled units and EFC (due to FAFSA corrections submitted by the school or student), may cause you to lose or gain deferment eligibility.

Maintain enrollment in at least 6 undergraduate units or 4 graduate (200 series) units for the term
Meet Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress requirements

Have a Financial Aid Application (FAFSA) for the current year on file with the Financial Aid Office.
Have a status of “Official” for your most recent Student Aid Report (SAR). If you receive a SAR with a status of “Rejected”, noted items must be corrected before you will be considered for a fee deferment.
Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on your most recent SAR is not greater than $4000 OR You have accepted Perkins, Stafford Subsidized, Unsubsidized or PLUS Loan for the term
You have been admitted to a Degree or Teacher Credential granting program: Bachelors, 2nd Bachelors, Cal State Teach, Teacher Credential, Masters, or Doctorate
Your student loans are in “good standing” and you do not owe a repayment of financial aid to the Department of Education
You have no drug convictions that will prevent you from receiving financial aid

If you have any questions about your Fee Deferment eligibility, please call the Financial Aid Office at (559)-278-2182

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Financial Aid Fee Deferment Criteria