Proration Information

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Initial financial aid awards are based upon the expectation of full time enrollment (12 units or more)

Disbursements for most programs are prorated based on your actual enrollment at the time of the disbursement. The amount disbursed is a percentage of the amount awarded to you based on the following table.

Program	Units of Enrollment
	12+	9-11	6-8	0-5
Federal Pell Grant	100%	74%	49%	0%
SEOG Grant, Nursing Loans	100%	100%	100%	0%
Cal Grant Access	100%	74%	49%	0%
Cal Grant A/B Fees	100%	100%	57%	0%
State University Grant-Ugrad	100%	100%	62%	0%
State University Grant-Pbac	100%	62%	62%	0%
Educational Opportunity Grant	100%	80%	50%	0%
Perkins Loan	100%	50%	50%	0%
Stafford Loans²	100%	*	*	>0%
ACG/SMART Grant	100%	0%	0%	0%

If you receive less than 100% of your award for the term then increase your enrollment, any increase in disbursement eligibility will be made to your account automatically.

All financial aid recipients will have their eligibility recalculated based on their enrollment at census date⁴. Students who drop units after receiving disbursements may be required to repay some or all of the aid they received.

¹Teacher Credential Students are disbursed Federal Pell Grant and State Cal Grants after census date⁴once enrollment in eligible courses is verified.

² Stafford loans will not automatically disburse to students enrolled in less than 12 units. *Contact the Financial Aid Office if you will not be enrolling in at least 12 units for the term.

³ Academic Competitiveness Grants and SMART Grants are disbursed after census date⁴once eligibility and enrollment in at least 12 units are verified.

⁴Census Date is the end of a term's fourth week of instruction as published in the Schedule of Courses.