Loan Requests, Increases and Deadlines
- Before borrowing, explore all other options available including work, scholarships, and grant assistance.
- Borrow your limit in Direct Loans before seeking a private loan.
Once you decide to borrow, request the full amount you will need for the entire academic year. Half of the amount you request will be disbursed during the fall semester and one half during the spring.
- If you decide not to borrow your full amount of loan eligibility and later find that you need more money, a request to increase an amount is limited to one per semester for each type of loan. Learn about how to request an increase.
Allow sufficient time to complete the loan process
To ensure that your loan funds are available at the start of the fall semester, accept your loan(s) on my.SDSU and complete the Master Promissory Note by:
August 1, 2023 - recommended but not a deadline
Deadline dates
Request your loan (accept through your financial aid award on my.SDSU) or request an increase before the loan deadlines.
The deadline dates that follow are the last possible dates you will be able to accept a loan on my.SDSU or request an increase to an existing loan for that semester or academic year.
| Attending SDSU During: | Last Day to Complete the Loan Process: |
| Summer 2024 (attending SDSU summer term at least half time) |
Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) August 1, 2024
(by 3 p.m. Pacific Time) |
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2023-24 Academic Year 2024-25 Academic Year |
May 1, 2024 May 1, 2025 |
| Fall 2024 only (will not attend spring) | December 1, 2024 (by 3 p.m. Pacific Time) |
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Spring 2024 only (did not attend fall) Spring 2025 only (did not attend fall) |
May 1, 2024 (by 3 p.m. Pacific Time) May 1, 2025 (by 3 p.m. Pacific Time) |
Loan acceptance- request online
Accept your student loan and request a parent loan before the deadline dates for your enrollment.