New for 2024-2025!

Pell Enrollment Intensity

Pell Grant payments will be based on Unit Level

Enrollment intensity is the percentage of full-time enrollment at which a student is enrolled, rounded to the nearest whole percent. For example, if full-time enrollment is 12 credit hours and the student is enrolled in 7 credit hours, the enrollment intensity would be 7 ÷ 12 × 100% = 58.3% (round to 58%).

Credit Hours

Enrollment Intensity Formula

Enrollment Intensity

Enrollment Status Equivalent

12 (or more)

12 ÷ 12 = 1.0

100%

Full-Time

11

11 ÷ 12 = 0.917

92%

Three-Quarter Time

10

10 ÷ 12 = 0.833

83%

Three-Quarter Time

9

9 ÷ 12 = 0.75

75%

Three-Quarter Time

8

8 ÷ 12 = 0.667

67%

Half-Time

7

7 ÷ 12 = 0.583

58%

Half-Time

6

6 ÷ 12 = 0.50

50%

Half-Time

5

5 ÷ 12 = 0.417

42%

Less-than-Half-Time

4

4 ÷ 12 = 0.333

33%

Less-than-Half-Time

3

3 ÷ 12 = 0.25

25%

Less-than-Half-Time

2

2 ÷ 12 = .0167

17%

Less-than-Half-Time

1

1 ÷ 12 = 0.083

8%

Less-than-Half-Time

Enrollment Status 

SEOG, Cal Grant, and other state grants are prorated based on a student’s enrollment status per term.

Enrollment Status per Term 
Full Time  12 Units  100% 
Three Quarter Time  9 – 11.99 Units  75% 
Half Time  6 – 8.99 Units  50% 

Academic Year 2024-2025 Schedule of Payments

 

Disbursement Funds Portion Date
First Schedule Disbursement Pell Half Aug 15, 2024
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive the previous disbursement.
Pell Half Aug 29, 2024
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements.
Pell Half Sep 12, 2024
Cal Grant All
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements.
Pell Half Sep 26, 2024
Cal Grant All
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements.
Pell Half OCT 10, 2024
Cal Grant All
Supplemental Disbursement (2nd Half of Pell if 1st Half Received)
*If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements.
Pell All* OCT 31, 2024
  SEOG All
  EOPS All
  Cal Grant All
Corrections
*If you did not receive any of the previous disbursements.
All All Nov 21, 2024
Corrections
*If you did not receive any of the previous disbursements.
All All Dec 12, 2024

Disbursement Funds Portion Date
First Schedule Disbursement Pell Half Jan 16, 2025
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive the previous disbursement.
Pell Half Jan 30, 2025
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements.
Pell Half Feb 13, 2025
Cal Grant All
SSCG All
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements.
Pell Half Feb 27, 2025
Cal Grant All
SSCG All
Supplemental Disbursement
*If you did not receive either of the previous disbursements.
Pell Half Mar 13, 2025
Cal Grant All
SSCG All
Second Schedule Disbursement
Pell All April 17, 2025
  SEOG All
  EOPS All
  Cal Grant All
  SSCG All
Corrections
*If you did not receive any of the previous disbursements.
All All May 15, 2025

Disbursement Funds Portion Date
First Disbursement 4 week classes Pell All June 5, 2025
Supplemental Disbursement Pell All July 3, 2025
Corrections Pell All July 17, 2025
Important Dates to Remember
June 5, 2024 First day to submit appeals for 24-25 Financial Aid.
June 30, 2024 Last day to submit the 23-24 FAFSA/DreamAct
July 14, 2024 Deadline to complete 23-24 Verification
August 4, 2024 Deadline for Summer 2024 Financial Aid Appeals.
September 2, 2024 Second chance postmark deadline for Cal Grants for community college students only. Both the 2024-2025 FAFSA/DreamAct and the GPA Verification Form must be postmarked by this date.
November 17, 2024 Deadline for Fall 2024 Financial Aid Appeals

Last Day to Submit a  Fall Only Student Loan Application

December 1, 2024 Fafsa/Dream Act Application Opens- Subject to Change
February 17, 2025 The Merced College Foundation Scholarship application becomes available online.-Subject to Change
March 2, 2025 FAFSA or CADAA postmark deadline for consideration for Cal Grants
March 31, 2025 The Merced College Foundation Scholarship application becomes available online.-Subject to Change
May 4, 2025  Deadline for Spring 2024 Financial Aid Appeals.

Last Day to Submit a Student Loan Application