Important Dates

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  Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Summer 2024
Semester Start Date 8/19/2023 1/13/2024 5/28/2024
Semester End Date 12/15/2023 5/10/2024 8/1/2024
Pell Recalculation Date 8/28/2023 1/22/2024 5/30/2024
Consortium Agreements Due 8/28/2023 1/22/2024 5/30/2024
Book Advance Dates 9 days before the start of the semester*

*This is the earliest timeframe in which book advances will begin to be processed. The processing timeframe may be impacted by holiday and/or weekends. The release date is based on a student's individual class start dates. See My Maricopa Book Advances for more information.

Important Semester Dates

Date Description
August 19, 2023 Fall classes begin.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past the below listed dates, students should plan accordingly.
August 23, 2023 Deadline to electronically accept award notification and complete any Financial Aid To Do items (Direct Loan counseling, Master Promissory Note) to have financial aid available for earliest disbursement (exception is first time, first year 30 day delay loan recipients).
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past the below listed dates, students should plan accordingly.
August 28, 2023 Fall Pell Recalculation date. A student must register for all classes by this deadline to be considered in determining final Pell Grant amount for the semester. Courses also include those recognized through the completion of a consortium agreement. If a student registers for additional courses after this date, additional Pell Grant cannot be awarded. Pell awards for financial aid applications received after this date will be calculated based on the student's enrollment at the time the application is complete.
September 1, 2023 Earliest date that fall semester aid can be applied toward paying fall fees.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
September 4-8, 2023 Estimated date fall financial aid refunds will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund.
September 19, 2023 Estimated date first time, first year 30 day delay loan recipients will have the fall semester loan applied toward paying fall fees and refunds will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details to sign up for how you would like to receive your refund.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
October 13, 2023 Last day to submit Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeals for Progress Measurement and Grade Point Average Measurement and Appeals for Maximum Timeframe. Requests submitted after this date will be considered for the following semester.
October 18, 2023 Estimated date second disbursement of fall loan financial aid refunds, for students attending ONLY fall semester, will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
December 1, 2023 Last day to submit documents (tax returns, verification worksheet, etc.) needed to complete your fall financial aid file.
December 15, 2023 Last day of the fall semester.

Date Description
January 13, 2024 Spring classes begin.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past the below listed dates, students should plan accordingly.
January 17, 2024 Deadline to electronically accept award notification and complete any Financial Aid To Do items (Direct Loan counseling, Master Promissory Note) to have financial aid available for earliest disbursement (exception is first time, first year 30 day delay loan recipients).
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past the below listed dates, students should plan accordingly.
January 22, 2024 Spring Pell Recalculation date. A student must register for all classes by this deadline to be considered in determining final Pell Grant amount for the semester. Courses also include those recognized through the completion of a consortium agreement. If a student registers for additional courses after this date, additional Pell Grant cannot be awarded. Pell awards for financial aid applications received after this date will be calculated based on the student's enrollment at the time the application is complete.
January 26, 2024 Earliest date that spring semester aid can be applied toward paying spring fees.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
January 29 -
February 2, 2024
Estimated date spring financial aid refunds will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund.
February 13, 2024 Estimated date first time, first year 30 day delay loan recipients will have the spring semester loan applied toward paying spring fees and refunds will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details to sign up for how you would like to receive your refund.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
March 8, 2024 Last day to submit Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeals for Progress Measurement and Grade Point Average Measurement and Appeals for Maximum Timeframe. Requests submitted after this date will be considered for the following semester.
March 19, 2024 Estimated date second disbursement of spring loan financial aid refunds, for students attending ONLY spring semester, will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
April 26, 2024 Last day to submit documents (tax returns, verification worksheet, etc.) needed to complete your spring financial aid file.
May 10, 2024 Last day of the spring semester.

Date Description
May 28, 2024 Summer 5, 8 and 10 week classes begin.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past the below listed dates, students should plan accordingly.
May 23, 2024 Deadline to electronically accept award notification and complete any Financial Aid To Do items (Direct Loan counseling, Master Promissory Note) to have financial aid available for earliest disbursement (exception is first time, first year 30 day delay loan recipients).
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past the below listed dates, students should plan accordingly.
May 30, 2024 Summer Pell Recalculation date. A student must register for all classes by this deadline to be considered in determining final Pell Grant amount for the semester. Courses also include those recognized through the completion of a consortium agreement. If a student registers for additional courses after this date, additional Pell Grant cannot be awarded. Pell awards for financial aid applications received after this date will be calculated based on the student's enrollment at the time the application is complete.
June 6, 2024 Earliest date that summer semester aid can be applied toward paying summer fees.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
June 10-14, 2024 Estimated date summer financial aid refunds will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund.
June 6, 2024 Last day to submit Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeals for Progress Measurement and Grade Point Average Measurement & Appeals for Maximum Timeframe. Requests submitted after this date will be considered for the following semester.
June 13, 2024 Estimated date second disbursement of summer loan financial aid refunds, for students attending the 5 week summer semester, will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
June 26, 2024 Estimated date second disbursement of summer loan financial aid refunds, for students attending the 8 week summer semester, will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
June 27, 2024 Estimated date first time, first year 30 day delay loan recipients will have the summer semester loan applied toward paying summer fees and refunds will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details to sign up for how you would like to receive your refund.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
July 9, 2024 Estimated date second disbursement of summer loan financial aid refunds, for students attending the 10 week summer semester, will be processed by the college. You will receive notification with details on how you would like to receive your refund.
NOTE: Students with late starting and/or modular classes may have some (or all) of their grant and/or loan disbursement delayed past this date, students should plan accordingly.
July 11, 2024 Last day to submit documents (tax returns, verification worksheet, etc.) needed to complete your summer financial aid file.
August 1, 2024 Last day of summer semester.