Apply for New Cal Grant
Applying for a new Cal Grant A or B is a two-part process. First, you must complete and submit the FAFSA starting January 1 and no later than the postmark deadline of March 2. Second, you must also submit a verified GPA to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) by the March 2 deadline. You can submit your verified GPA before you complete your FAFSA, beginning in October. For information on GPA reporting, please visit CSAC's web site.
GPA Reporting to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) for the 2012-13 Cal Grant Competition
Electronic GPA Verification
Your GPA will be electronically reported to the California Student Aid Commission if ALL of the following are true:
- You are enrolled for Spring 2012 as an undergraduate student at SSU
- You are in good academic standing (including Academic Probation)
- You have at least 24 semester units of college work completed by the end of Fall 2011 (including SSU coursework and transfer credit that has been posted to your SSU academic record)
- You attended SSU for at least one of these terms: Fall 2010, Spring 2011, or Fall 2011
- SSU has received the results of your 2011-12 or 2012-13 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You must also file the 2012-13 FAFSA by March 2 to be considered for a new Cal Grant!
Manual GPA Verification
If your GPA will not be electronically reported for one of the reasons listed above, you may submit a paper Cal Grant GPA Verification Form to the SSU Office of the Registrar as long as you have at least 24 semester units of college work completed by the end of Fall 2011 (including SSU coursework and transfer credit that has been posted to your SSU academic record). The SSU Office of the Registrar is located on the second floor of Salazar Hall. The deadline to submit the form to the SSU Office of the Registrar is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, February 23, 2012. Cal Grant GPA Verification forms can be downloaded from CSAC's web site.
Remember! Applying for a New Cal Grant Takes 2 Forms!
FAFSA + verified GPA = complete Cal Grant application. You must file the 2012-13 FAFSA by March 2 to be considered for a new Cal Grant.
If You Don’t Have 24 or More Semester Units of College Work Completed and Posted to Your SSU Academic Record:
Students who are freshmen during the 2011-12 academic year must contact their high school to have their high school GPA reported to CSAC.
Other students who do not have 24 or more semester units of college work completed at SSU or whose transfer credit has not yet been evaluated and posted to their SSU academic record must either:
- Contact their high school to have their high school GPA reported to CSAC, even if they graduated from high school long ago and even if their high school is not located in California, OR
- Contact their previous college or university to have that institution report their college GPA (this GPA still has to include at least 24 semester units or 36 quarter units), OR
- Refer to the CSAC's web site for instructions on submitting test results in lieu of a GPA.