Adding/Dropping Units

The amount of your financial aid disbursement depends on how many units you are enrolled in. Learn more about disbursement.

If you add units before census

• You may be eligible for additional funds if you add units prior to the university census date for the semester.
• If you have received all of your awarded funds, be prepared to pay any additional costs due to added out-of-state tuition (tuition increases for each class you add) or class lab fees, etc.

If you drop units before census

As an undergraduate or teaching credential student, we assume that you will enroll full time. If you drop units prior to the university census date after receiving full-time financial aid, you may be required to repay some or all of the funds you received.

If you received an overpayment:

• Any remaining funds scheduled to be disbursed to you may be canceled or adjusted to reflect the lower amount you are now eligible to receive.
• Check my.SDSU to see the amount you owe and repay the aid.

Important: Enrolling in 6.0 units or less means that you pay a lower amount for basic tuition and fees. This lower cost of attendance affects eligibility for a State University Grant and other aid, including student loans.

Adding or Dropping units after census

If you add or drop units after census, your financial aid eligiblity will not change. Be sure to add or drop classes prior to census if you want the enrollment change to increase or decrease your financial aid. Even if a petition to late add or drop a class is approved and processed, we cannot adjust your aid if it is processed after census.

Also keep in mind that if you drop units after census, it may affect your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and make you ineligible for additional aid in a later semester.