Important Dates

Financial Aid Information for Upcoming Terms

FSCJ's Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is dedicated to providing accurate and timely awarding. We are excited to announce a more robust way for students to view, accept and decline awards. Our goal is to award prior to the payment deadline of each term for those students who have a complete financial aid file. If you have turned in your required documents for verification, those documents are being processed. Please be mindful that if additional documentation is needed, we will communicate that to you through your "To-Do List" in myFSCJ.

To apply for financial aid, you should visit www.fafsa.gov and complete the application. Once the application is processed, you will receive a summary of your information in your Student Aid Report (SAR).  If you provided an email address, your SAR will be sent by email within three to five days. If no email address is provided, the SAR will be mailed to you within three weeks. When you receive your SAR, your should begin checking myFSCJ for communications from FSCJ's financial aid office. For specific questions, you can call (904) 646-2300/(877) 633-5950 or visit one of our campuses or centers' financial aid offices.

Initial Drop Deadline

All checklist items must be in a “Complete” status prior to the published initial drop for nonpayment deadline in order for FSCJ to determine eligibility for coverage of tuition, fees and books. Those who do not meet the published initial drop deadline will be responsible for paying their educational expenses from their own resources until eligibility is established.  Payments are due by 7 p.m. eastern standard time (EST) of the established payment deadline date. Failure to make your payment by 7 p.m. (EST) will result in classes being dropped from your schedule. Check your status online.

Payment Deadlines

Spring 2026

Initial drop deadlines:

December 2, 2025 – Sessions A4, A7, A12, A15

January 6, 2026 – Session B12

February 10, 2026 – Session C7

Drop Dates by Session:

Sessions A4, A7, A12, & A15 - (12/2/25, 12/9/25, 12/16/25, 1/6/26, 1/8/26, 1/13/26, 1/20/26, 1/22/26 & 1/26/26)

Session B12 – (1/6/26, 1/13/26, 1/20/26, 1/27/26, 1/29/26, 2/3/26, 2/10/26, 2/12/26 & 2/16/26)

Session C7 – (2/10/26, 2/17/26, 2/24/26, 3/3/26, 3/5/26, 3/10/26, 3/24/26, 3/26/26 & 3/30/26)

Summer 2026

Initial drop deadlines:

April 21, 2026: Sessions A15, A12, A7, A4

May 12, 2026: Session B12

June 16, 2026: Session C7

Drop Dates by Session:

Sessions A15, A12, A7, & A4 - (4/21/26, 4/28/26, 5/5/26, 5/7/26, 5/12/26, 5/19/26, 5/21/26, 5/26/26)

Session B12 – (5/12/26, 5/19/26, 5/26/26, 5/28/26, 6/2/26, 6/9/26, 6/11/26, 6/15/26)

Session C7 – (6/16/26, 6/23/26, 6/30/26, 7/2/26, 7/7/26, 7/14/26, 7/16/26, 7/20/26)

Bookstore Authorizations

Bookstore authorizations are posted and available for all eligible students during the dates listed on this page. For additional book information, visit Financial Services - Bursar.

Spring 2026

December 8, 2025 - February 9, 2026

Summer 2026

April 20 – June 8, 2026 For A, B, & C-Sessions

*If you are in C Session only AND are awarded financial aid within 2 weeks of the C Session classes starting, contact Student Financial Services to inquire if you can use a portion of your financial aid for books in advance of classes starting.

Fall 2026

August 10 – September 28, 2026

Census Dates

Students must be enrolled in all credits you plan to attend for the term by the published Census Date. Once your enrollment is locked, any additional classes added will not result in an increase in financial aid. For additional Census Date information please visit our FAQs page.

SPRING 2026

February 17, 2026 – Sessions A and B
March 30, 2026 – Session C

SUMMER 2026

June 15, 2026 – Sessions A and B
July 20, 2026 – Session C

First Pay

Financial aid is posted on student accounts and refunded after tuition, fees, and books have been deducted from your semester award and after attendance has been verified for 30 days in each of your classes. FSCJ will send the refund file to BMTX, Inc. and the refund will be issued to the student via their selected refund preference with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution, powered by BMTX, Inc. After first pay, financial aid disbursements will be processed on a weekly basis as students are awarded. Please check your financial aid checklist in myFSCJ to verify your financial aid status.

Tuition and Fee Refunds

If a student officially drops a class during the add/drop week (first week of the session), a full refund for that course(s) will be issued to the student. Students can drop courses by logging into the Student Center at myFSCJ. Courses dropped within this period will not appear on the student’s transcript.  The last days to drop without penalty are:

Summer 2026

Sessions A15, A12, A7, & A4: May 18, 2026

Session B12: June 8, 2026

Session C7: July 13, 2026

Fall 2026

Sessions A15, A12, A7, & A4: September 8, 2026

Session B12: September 28, 2026

Session C7: November 2, 2026