Freeze Date/Pell Recalculation Date

Classes added after the Freeze Date will not be counted toward your financial aid unit load for that semester. Your aid amount will not increase.

Exception: If you are enrolling in a short-term class beginning later in the term, you must add it in MySWC by the Freeze Date for it to count. However, if you are enrolled only in short-term classes beginning in October (fall) or April (spring), contact the Financial Aid Office. You may be eligible for an exception to receive financial aid. 

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Dropping a class after the Freeze Date will not reduce your financial aid unit load, unless you drop all of your classes.

Students who withdraw from all classes or who receive grades of F, W, or NP in all classes, may be required to repay some or all of their aid. Visit the Withdrawals & Return of Funds page for details.

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If you are registered for a class but never attended it at all, then that class may be removed from your financial aid unit load, even if you did not formally drop it. This can reduce your aid amount and may result in you owing money back to SWC and/or the Department of Education. Students who never attend any of their classes may have their entire Pell Grant eligibility reduced or eliminated for that semester. Visit the Withdrawals & Return of Funds page for details.

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Audited courses and waitlisted courses do not count as enrolled units for financial aid purposes.

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Adding or dropping classes after the Freeze Date will not change your current semester aid amount, but it may affect your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status at the end of the term. Visit our Satisfactory Academic Progress page to learn more about this requirement. 

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The California College Promise Grant (CCPG) fee waiver is not affected by the Freeze Date.

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For Federal Direct Loan eligibility, your enrollment must include at least 6 units that apply to your declared program by the Freeze Date. Classes added after the Freeze Date are not automatically counted for loan eligibility purposes. If you add classes after the Freeze Date and want them considered for loan purposes, it is your responsibility to contact the Financial Aid Office immediately to request a manual override from the Loan Coordinator. Approval is not guaranteed.

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