A Financial Aid Fee Deferment permits eligible students to postpone payment of class registration fees. Deferments are issued based on the expectation that tuition and mandatory fees will be paid by financial aid. This deferment protects your classes from enrollment cancellation and defers the required payment of tuition and mandatory fees until the student’s financial aid disbursement is received at CSULB.
The financial aid fee deferment does not automatically pay your fees; it only delays the payment.
Fee Deferments are only temporary credits and do not relieve you of the obligation to pay. Deferments made in anticipation of financial aid are not promises of aid; if you do not complete the financial aid process, or are found to be ineligible for financial aid, your fee deferment will be cancelled. If this happens you will be responsible for paying the full account balance by the payment deadline.
You will qualify for a Financial Aid Fee Deferment if you meet the following criteria:
OR
PLEASE NOTE: Applying late for financial aid may jeopardize eligibility for a fee deferment.
CSULB’s Office of Financial Aid reviews student eligibility on a continuing basis. If you qualify, a fee deferment will be automatically placed on your account. It is your responsibility to ensure you complete all necessary steps and/or meet any deadlines required to maintain your eligibility for the fee deferment. Failure to do so will result in the expiration of your fee deferment, and payment of your registration fee will be required by the payment due date.
Fee Deferments are only temporary credits and are made in anticipation of financial aid.
To maintain your eligibility for the Fee Deferment you must:
If you do not meet the above criteria, your fee deferment will expire and you will be responsible for paying all of your tuition and mandatory fees and meeting the fee payment deadlines in effect at that time. Failure to meet the payment deadlines will subject you to disenrollment from classes.
The following document submission deadlines for the 2011-12 academic year have an impact on maintaining your fee deferment eligibility:
If you fail to meet either of the above deadlines, your fee deferment will expire and you will be responsible for paying your tuition and mandatory fees by the fee payment deadline for the Fall semester (August 17, 2011).
No. Financial Aid Fee Deferments are assigned only for the Fall semester. For the Spring semester, your accepted financial aid awards are considered to be anticipated aid – and will postpone the payment of your Spring tuition and mandatory fees until the aid disburses.
Students utilizing a fee deferment to postpone payment of registration tuition and mandatory fees agree to the following conditions:
Date |
Event |
|---|---|
| March 2, 2011 | CSULB FAFSA Priority Filing Deadline |
| March 30, 2011 | Financial Aid begins issuing Financial Aid Fee Deferments for Fall 2011 (eligible students notified via email) |
| April 4, 2011 | Registration for Fall 2011 begins |
| June 15, 2011 | Spring Grades posted |
| June 17, 2011 | Students reviewed for Satisfactory Academic Progress (only students whose FAFSA has been filed can be reviewed for SAP) |
| July 15, 2011 | Deadline for submitting SAP Appeal (must be received in office by this date – not postmarked) Fee deferment will be cancelled if SAP Appeal not received |
| July 20, 2011 | Deadline to submit any missing documents to complete Financial Aid file. Documents must be received in-office by this date – not postmarked. Fee deferment will be cancelled if documents are not received |
| August 17, 2011 | Fall 2011 Fee payment Deadline |
| August 19, 2011 | Financial Aid 1st disbursement to CSULB (funds will be credited towards tuition and mandatory fees on this date – not issued as refunds) |
| August 24, 2011 | First refunds for Fall 2011 issued via eRefund |
| August 29, 2011 | First day of classes for Fall 2011. |