Do you know FAFSA has three deadlines!

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Did you know, there are three FAFSA deadlines?  Me, well yes! Why because I filed for financial aid every year in junior college, at the CSU and then when I went for my graduate degree.  Therefore, I have plenty of years of filing a FAFSA to know there will always be deadlines.  Nevertheless, do not fear with the help of the Federal Student Aid website and the Department of Education website we have those dates right here for you.

There is three deadline date to be aware of:

1.    The College Deadline

·      At CSUCI student should file a 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act application on or before Friday, March 2, 2018, to get priority status. 

·      At CSUCI students should also be aware of the May 31, 2018, priority financial aid document deadline.  Please refer to your "To Do" list on the CI Records pages your myCI page for documents that must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office no later than the May 31, 2018, priority document deadline date.

·      Further information available at https://www.csuci.edu/admissions/freshman/admitted/index.htm


2.    The State Deadline

·      In California, the sate deadline is March 2, 2018 (date postmarked).  With respect to the Cal Grant, this also requires the submission of a school-certified GPA by March 2, 2018. 

·      For further information refer to the California Student Aid Commission web page: http://www.csac.ca.gov/

3.    The Federal Deadline

·      The U.S. Department of Education FAFSA deadline for the 2018-2019 academic year is June 30, 2019.

Therefore, the moral of the story is if you have not filed file ASAP! 

Each deadline means a different thing, so if you are not sure just ask someone.  Contact the Financial Aid Office at CSUCI via email at financial.aid@csuci.edu or you can contact me via email at cynthia.county@csuci.edu and I can steer you in the right direction. 

Until next time.

Cynthia County
Retention Support Specialist
Housing & Residential Education
California State University Channel Islands


cynthia.county@csuci.edu