Rights and Responsibilities
As a student receiving financial aid at San Diego State University, you have certain rights and responsibilities. This section presents an overview of these rights and responsibilities, including:
- Satisfactory academic progress: Learn about how your grades, units earned, and enrollment affect the financial aid you receive and how to file an appeal if you do not meet requirements.
- Your privacy: Your financial aid information cannot be disclosed without your authorization. Find out how to authorize release of information, and what authorization does and does not allow.
Your responsibilities
You must:
- Report any additional financial resources you are receiving such as teaching assistantships, scholarships, stipends, and alternative loans
- Notify the Financial Aid Office of changes in your enrollment status
- Be accepted by the SDSU Office of Admissions into an SDSU course of study leading to a degree, credential, or eligible certificate
- Maintain enrollment in a minimum number of units at SDSU (learn how Enrollment Affects Aid)
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as defined by SDSU
- Keep your mailing address, email address and telephone number up to date through the Office of the Registrar on my.SDSU
- Tell us if you do not plan to attend SDSU during the fall and/or spring semesters
Your rights
You may:
- Request a reevaluation of any decision concerning your financial aid award
- Notify the Financial Aid Office in writing about unusual circumstances, not reported on the initial Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), that you feel might affect your eligibility
- Review your financial aid records
- Request that the SDSU Financial Aid Office correct any records that you believe are inaccurate
- Decline any part or all of the financial aid award including a Direct Loan
- Cancel all or a portion of your Direct Loan disbursement
- Have the Direct Loan proceeds returned to the holder of the loan
- Be notified by the Financial Aid Office through my.SDSU about your eligibility for financial aid
- Be informed through my.SDSU of any changes made to your financial aid award
General Rights and Responsibilities
Did you know? You can find more information about student rights and responsibilities on the Division of Student Affairs website: