2024-25 Financial Aid听Checklist

Follow these steps to be considered for grants, loans and work-study. Pacific will award financial aid on the basis of your听. If your FAFSA is selected for听verification, the funds cannot be disbursed听your student account until we have received and reviewed your verification documents. The Office of Financial Aid will contact students who are selected for verification.

Step 1: Apply for Admission

Admitted students who have filed a 2024-25 FAFSA will be notified of their financial aid award.

Step 2: Create an FSA ID

Your FSA ID confirms your identity when you access your financial aid information and electronically sign Federal Student Aid documents.听For more information on creating an FSA ID,听download this听PDF.

Step 3: File the 2024-25 FAFSA

Visit the听听to fill out the FAFSA online.

  • Have your FAFSA information sent to Pacific by entering school code 001329. Please note: Pacific does not accept the CSS Profile.

Learn more in our FAFSA Guide

Step 4: Manage Your Cal Grant

Log in to听听and create your online WebGrants for Students (WGS) account to:

  • Understand and manage your Cal Grant award
  • Certify your high school graduation date
  • Update your address, email or school of attendance. The California Student Aid Commission communicates with students using their email address on file so it is critical that you keep this information updated.
  • Post a leave of absence.
  • Allow a third party (such as a parent or guardian) access to your Cal Grant information.
  • Satisfy outstanding requirements.

Step 5: Complete Verification (only if selected)

Verification听is a process in which the U.S. Department of Education requires schools to collect documents to verify the information submitted by you and/or your parent(s) on the (FAFSA). Schools are prohibited from awarding/disbursing financial aid until the verification process is completed by the Office of Financial Aid.

  • It is important to not submit any documentation unless requested to do so by the Office of Financial Aid.
  • If selected, the Office of Financial Aid will send you a link to create an account through our student forms secure website, where you and/or your parent can submit and electronically sign your verification documents.
  • Monitor your student email account for communications from the Office of Financial Aid.

Step 6: Follow Up and Finalize Grant and Loan Documents

Check your requirements:

  • Have all of the requirements listed under the Financial Aid section of your MyPacific been resolved (i.e. "signed off")听with an "R" status? Aid is estimated until all requirements have been resolved/signed off.

If you have been awarded a Cal Grant:

  • 颁辞尘辫濒别迟别听迟丑别听 online via your WebGrants account

Review your aid offer and determine if you need to accept any federal loans:

  • You can view your听aid offer听.

If you will accept any Federal Direct Loans:

  • Accept your loan funds through MyPacific and then complete听both the听 and the Master Promissory Note on the.

If your parent(s) wants to apply for the听Federal PLUS Loan:

  • Parent(s) must apply on the听, as this is not automatically awarded.
  • If the application is approved, the parent must complete the听听as well.
  • A new application needs to be completed prior to the start of each school year

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New and returning students: View your Financial Aid Offer by using your听PacificNet login.