FINANCIAL AID STUDENTS’ PREPARATION FOR REGISTERING:

1. In order to register as a Financial Aid student, you must have received your award letter and have enough aid to cover the cost of fees. The Financial Aid Office will automatically clear qualifying students to register on CASPER. You DO NOT need to return your Fee Statement form unless you wish to purchase parking and/or augmented health. Parking and augmented health are NOT covered by financial aid. You must purchase them with a personal check or money order. You must also pay previous debts from personal funds before you can register on CASPER. If the Financial Aid Office’s records do not show that you will receive financial aid, you must pay your own fees to access CASPER.
   
   
2. Scholarships — Contact the Financial Aid Office or C@sper.NET to be sure the Financial Aid Office has received an authorization from the scholarship organization and that the award is enough to cover fees. You DO NOT need to return your Fee Statement form unless you wish to purchase parking and/or augmented health on your own. If the scholarship organization needs to be invoiced for your registration fees, see Sponsored Programs.
   
   
3. Partial Financial Aid — If you are not receiving enough financial aid to cover the amount of your fees, mark the partial fee box on Line 5 of the Fee Statement form and enclose a personal check or money order for the difference. Mail in the enclosed envelope. Payment must be received in the Student Financial Services Center five business days prior to your CASPER Registration Day.
   
   
4. Financial Aid students who drop units or withdraw from the University are required to follow the guidelines under the Change of Schedule and Refund Regulations.

DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES FOR FINANCIAL AID (Pell, SUG, Cal Grant, EOP, SEOG, Perkins, Goethe, Lockhart and Nursing Loans, Loans, Federal Direct Student Loans, F.A. Scholarships): You must be enrolled full-time (12 undergraduate units or 8 graduate units) or approved by financial aid for fewer units and have no financial aid holds before your aid will disburse. This includes the payment of your registration fees from financial aid.

All Financial Aid checks (except for private loans, Goethe, and PLUS loans, as well as some scholarships) will be mailed to the billing address on file with Admissions and Records.

For each disbursement of Financial Aid you will be notified of the following::

Amount and type of financial aid disbursed
Amount transferred to pay registration fees
Amount transferred to pay other debt to the University
Amount of check to you, if applicable
Disbursement date for aid to be picked up, if applicable

If you are to pick up a check, you must present your CSUS OneCard or other valid photo identification.

THE FOLLOWING HAVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Perkins, Nursing, Goethe, and Lockhart Loans — First time loan recipients must attend pre-loan counseling. Call (916) 278-6190 to schedule an appointment. Required documentation can be found at www.csus.edu/sfsc/#Loanforms.
   
   
2. Federal Direct Student Loan — First time loan recipients must complete pre-loan counseling. Go to www.dlssonline.com.
   
   
3. Scholarships — Your fees must be paid before scholarship funds will be released to you. If you do not have the funds to do so, you may endorse your scholarship check to the University at the Student Financial Services Center. If a balance is due to you, a check will be processed within 7 business days.

For information regarding Financial Aid, call Casper.NET at (916) 278-8011 or Financial Aid at (916) 278-6554; for information regarding Disbursement, call (916) 278-6736.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES REGARDLESS OF YOUR FINANCIAL AID STATUS. IF FEES ARE NOT PAID BY THE PUBLISHED DUE DATE, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO DISENROLLMENT FROM YOUR CLASSES AND REQUIRED TO PAY ALL PENALTY FEES.