Deadlines
Undergraduate Students- Fayette Campus
October: FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the upcoming academic year opens on the web October 1. Use school code 002453 to have your FAFSA sent to CMU.
February: CMU's priority deadline for FAFSA completion is February 1. Certain limited federal aid is available to students with exceptional financial need. Priority is given to those students meeting the criteria and this deadline.
Set up myCMU and email accounts as soon as possible, and check your email inbox often for important communications from the Financial Assistance Office.
Access MO Grant priority deadline for filing the FAFSA is February 1 (MO residents only).
Students should make sure all documentation needed to complete their financial aid file has been submitted, and their financial aid has been accepted/declined via their myCMU account. Students are not required to accept all aid offered and should remember that all loans must be repaid.
Inform the CMU Financial Assistance Office of any outside scholarships you will be receiving.
April: Access MO Grant final deadline is April 1.
May: Current students' last date to request a Direct and/or PLUS loan is the last day of final examinations.
Current students can view their financial aid eligibility for the following academic year on myCMU near the end of May.
New and transfers students should request final transcripts are sent to CMU from high school or colleges attended.
Inform the CMU Financial Assistance Office of any outside scholarships you will be receiving.
July: New, transfer, and current students should make sure all requested information for verification of FAFSA information has been submitted to the Financial Assistance Office.
The business office will begin mailing estimated billing statements to the students' home addresses. Payment arrangement needs to be made before August 8.
Current students' last date to request a Stafford and/or PLUS loan is the last day of final examinations of the current summer term.
August: Classes Begin.
Apply for a work-study position, if desired.
December: Current students' last date to request a FALL TERM ONLY Direct and/or Direct PLUS loan is the last day of final examinations.
Statewide Locations and Graduate Students
October: FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the upcoming academic year opens on the web October 1. Use school code 002453 to have your FAFSA sent to CMU.
CMU's priority deadline to complete the FAFSA if February 1. Certain limited federal aid is available to students with exceptional financial need. Priority is given to those students meeting the criteria and meeting this deadline.
Access MO Grant deadline for filing the FAFSA is February 1 (MO residents only).
Students should make sure all documentation needed to complete their financial aid file has been submitted, and their financial aid has been accepted/declined via their myCMU account. Students are not required to accept all aid offered and should remember that all loans must be repaid.
Refund Checks
If a student's financial aid has been processed, enrolled hours are confirmed, and he/she is eligible for a refund, the Business Office will begin issuing refund checks. Refund checks will be mailed to the student's home address on file at CMU. Students can refer to myCMU to see if there is a credit on their account and eligible for a refund. Students will not receive a refund in time to purchase textbooks, but if they have their financial aid completed, may qualify for a textbook voucher through eCampus. See the book voucher information page for details.
Pell Recalculation Date
Students who are awarded a Pell Grant will have their Pell Grant recalculated each semester on the Monday after the add/drop week at the beginning of the semester. Pell Grants maybe reduced or increase based on enrollment at the time of the recalculation. Any courses added after the recalculation date (including consortium hours) will not result in a change in the Pell Grant eligibility. Any courses that are dropped (never attended) could reduce Pell Grant eligibility.
