Eligibility for Summer Aid
The type and amount of financial aid available to you to attend summer session is based on your 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), your summer enrollment, and available funding.
To be considered for financial aid to attend summer session, you must:
- file a FAFSA for the 2025-26 year
- be a continuing student from the 2025-26 academic year, or a new student who will enroll at SDSU for the fall 2026 semester
- be making Satisfactory Academic Progress, as defined by the Financial Aid office, as a result of your cumulative units and grades during the summer 2025, fall 2025, and spring 2026 semesters
Aid Programs Available for Summer
For undergradautes, if eligible:
- Federal Pell Grant
- State University Grant (SUG)
- California State University (CSU) Summer Enrollment Grant (depending on funding)
- Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) if enrolled at least half time
- Private/alternative loans if enrolled at least half time
Cal Grants and California Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) are not available for summer.
For graduates, if eligible:
- State University Grant (SUG) if funding is available
- Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans if enrolled at least half time
- Private/alternative loans if enrolled at least half time
SDSU Global Campus
You will be evaluated for summer financial aid if registered at least half-time and in at least one summer session. Half-time means 6 units for undergraduate students and students in a teaching credential program or 5 units for graduate students.
You will be evaluated with any remaining aid eligibility available since summer funding depends on the types and amounts of assistance used during fall and spring, as there are yearly maximums for students that cannot be exceeded.
my.SDSU
Important: Check your my.SDSU To-Do list (tasks) for documents you may need to provide or other action you may need to take to complete your application for the current academic year.