Pending financial aid is the amount of aid CSULB expects to credit to your student account; it is displayed on your MyCSULB Student Center (and your bill) so that you can see how much aid is anticipated for the semester, and how much you will need to pay toward your account balance.
Once you register for classes your tuition and fee charges for the semester will be added to your account. Tuition and fees are typically due prior to when financial aid is released; however, if your award summary has been finalized, your awards will show as Pending Financial Aid and will postpone the required payment of your fees until your aid can be released.
- If your pending financial aid is greater than your tuition and fee charges, you do not need to make any payment towards your tuition and fees prior to your aid being released
- If your pending financial aid does not fully cover your tuition and fees, you must pay the difference out of pocket by the fee payment deadlines to avoid being dropped from your classes
- If you have signed up for an installment plan, you are still required to make any payments that are due until your financial aid is released
- Pending financial aid does not defer your installment plan payments.
If you have not been awarded financial aid, or have no pending aid displayed, by your fee payment deadline, you will need to contact Student Financial Services to make payment arrangements and avoid cancellation of your classes.