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Important Updates

  • The 2024-25 FAFSA and CADAA applications will open in December 2023. Visit FAFSA Simplification for details.
  • UC Davis students who are victims of the Maui Fires may be eligible for funding. Visit Basic Needs for details.
  • If you have been selected for verification, please complete the requirements as soon as possible. For details, visit Verification.
  • For California Middle Class Scholarship updates, please visit MCS.

Important Dates for Undergraduate Students

Fall Quarter 2023

September 25 - December 15, 2023 Dates
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against fall quarter aid Aug 28
Priority deadline to file a 2023-24 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the beginning of fall quarter Sep 1
Fall 2023 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadline Sep 1
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) deadline: last day to apply and pay the first installment Sep 15
Fall quarter fee payment deadline: Last day to pay fees to avoid being dropped from class Sep 15
Fall quarter begins Sep 25
Fall quarter instruction begins
Verify your Academic Participation within the first four (4) weeks of term
Sep 27
The 2024-25 scholarship application for continuing students opens Oct 1
Last day to change from full-time to part-time status Oct 10
Late fee payment deadline and 10th day of instruction Oct 10

Last day to file a 2023-24 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for fall quarter*

*Our office may review submissions after this deadline but you may only be eligible for loan consideration.

Oct 20
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for fall 2023 Oct 24
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for fall 2023 Oct 31
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadline Nov 1
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for fall quarter Nov 8
The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Act Application (CADAA) open (exact date TBD) Dec
Fall quarter instruction ends Dec 8
Fall quarter ends Dec 15

Winter Quarter 2024

January 5 - March 22, 2024 Dates
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against winter quarter aid Nov 27
Priority deadline to file a 2023-24 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the beginning of the winter quarter Dec 1
Winter 2024 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadline Dec 1
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) deadline: last day to apply and pay the first installment Dec 15
Winter quarter fee payment deadline: Last day to pay fees to avoid being dropped from class Dec 15
Winter quarter begins Jan 5
Winter quarter instruction begins
Verify your Academic Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term
Jan 8
Last day to change from full-time to part-time status Jan 22
Late fee payment deadline and 10th day of instruction Jan 23
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for winter 2024 Feb 5

Last day to file a 2023-24 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the winter quarter*

*Our office may review submissions after this deadline but you may only be eligible for loan consideration.

Feb 9
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for winter 2024 Feb 12
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadline Feb 13
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for the winter quarter Feb 14
Winter quarter instruction ends Mar 15
Winter quarter ends Mar 22

 

Spring Quarter 2024

March 28 - June 13, 2024 Dates
Priority deadline to file a 2023-24 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the beginning of spring quarter Mar 1
Spring 2024 Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) waiver deadline Mar 1
Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans available to borrow against spring quarter aid Mar 4
Deferred Payment Plan (DPP) deadline: last day to apply and pay the first installment Mar 15
Spring quarter fee payment deadline: Last day to pay fees to avoid being dropped from class Mar 15
Spring quarter begins Mar 28
Spring quarter instruction begins
Verify your Academic Participation within the first four (4) weeks of the term
Apr 1
Last day to change from full-time to part-time status Apr 12
Late fee payment deadline and 10th day of instruction Apr 12

Last day to file a 2023-24 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to request aid consideration for the spring quarter*

*Our office may review submissions after this deadline but you may only be eligible for loan consideration.

Apr 26
Priority deadline to confirm Academic Participation for spring 2024 Apr 26
Final deadline to confirm Academic Participation for spring 2024 May 3
Academic Participation Appeal / Supplemental Evidence of Academic Activity (SEVACT) available if completing participation after the final deadline May 4
Deadline to apply for Emergency, Short-Term, and Assistant Loans for the spring quarter May 7
Spring quarter instruction ends Jun 6
Spring quarter ends Jun 13