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Important Updates

  • The 2025-26 Continuing Undergraduate Scholarships application is now open! Get started on your application today!
  • While awaiting your 2024-25 financial aid offer, we encourage you to utilize the UC Davis Financial Aid Estimator to estimate your potential aid.
  • The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) will open on December 1, 2024.

Changes to Summer Enrollment

Changes to Summer Enrollment

Before deciding to cancel or withdraw from classes or from a summer session, it is important to understand the potential impact on financial aid. Withdrawing from a summer session may affect aid eligibility for other summer session(s). This could result in a bill for a portion, or all aid received.

The recalculation of financial aid can be caused by several scenarios such as:

  • Withdrawing from the entire summer term
  • Dropping one session
  • Reducing units within a session
  • Dropping one session but adding or keeping another session
  • Receiving all non-passing grades for a session

We recommend students discuss the decision about dropping courses or withdrawing with their college/major advisor and Financial Aid and Scholarships before taking any action. 

For more information, visit Return of Title IV Funds and Refund Policies as well as information on Withdrawing or Dropping Coursework during summer. 

Cancellation or Withdrawal from Summer Sessions

If a student wishes to cancel or withdraw from any session it is important to understand the potential impact on financial aid. Students cancel summer enrollment through the online Cancellation/Withdrawal Form available from the Office of the University Registrar to officially complete this process. Failure to pay summer fees does not replace the cancellation/withdrawal process. Students will remain liable for any outstanding balances. If dismissed or administratively withdrawn, a Summer Enrollment Change form will be emailed.

Students may be required to return financial aid funds received based on the official date of cancellation or withdrawal.

For more information, visit Return of Title IV Funds and Refund Policies as well as information on Withdrawing or Dropping Coursework during summer. 

Dropping a Course(s)

Even if a student is not completely withdrawing from all summer sessions, changes in enrollment in summer courses may affect the amount of aid eligibility.

  • Students must submit a Summer Change in Aid form (available in May) to notify Financial Aid and Scholarships of a change in enrollment. 
    • This may result in a bill if the student received aid for which they are no longer eligible.