{"id":36,"date":"2013-04-04T23:17:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:52:51","slug":"stepbystep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/stepbystep\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying Step by Step"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Step 1- APPLY: Complete the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\">https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa<\/a>\u00a0and complete your FAFSA and make sure Palomar\u2019s Federal school code is listed (001260). For California Dream Act, please go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dream.csac.ca.gov\/\">https:\/\/dream.csac.ca.gov\/<\/a>.\u00a0 You and, if you are a Dependent student, your parents, will need to set up separate passwords. \u00a0This will allow you to save your work and make changes before you submit the FAFSA and enter any corrections that are needed after you submit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To apply for financial aid for Fall 2026 \u2013 Summer 2027: Complete the 2026\/2027 FAFSA\/Dream Act (using 2024 income) Deadline 6\/30\/2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Step 2- COMMUNICATION: Check your MyPalomar and student email account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Palomar College&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.palomar.edu\/psp\/palc9prd\/?cmd=login\">MyPalomar<\/a>&nbsp;account is very important during this process.&nbsp; Make sure your Palomar College email is activated as soon as possible.&nbsp; The Financial Aid office will only communicate to you through your Palomar email address, regardless of you having a personal email address on file.&nbsp;<em>This includes notifications of the status of your FAFSA\/Dream Act, missing documents, financial aid awards, and other messages from the Financial Aid Office.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To check your student email account, sign onto&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/mypalomar\/\">MyPalomar<\/a>, click on the&nbsp; \u201cStudent Email\u201d tile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Step 3- VERIFICATION: Check your To-Do List in the MyPalomar Student Center<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To see if the Financial Aid office needs any additional information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign into your MyPalomar account, on your Dashboard you can view your \u201cTo Do\u201d list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If there are items listed on your To Do list, click on each item and there will be a short description. Not every student will have items on their To Do list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it is a form for you to fill out, click on the&nbsp;<strong>FORM<\/strong>&nbsp;link in the description\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most of your verification documents will be submitted electronically via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.studentforms.com\/\">CampusLogic&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anything marked \u201cInitiated\u201d, \u201cNotified\u201d or \u201c2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Notification\u201d requires immediate action from the student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep checking your Palomar email account for updates.&nbsp; We will email you on your Palomar email account if any additional information is needed and\/or when your file is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Step 4- AWARDS: Monitor your Financial Aid Awards on your MyPalomar account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To&nbsp;check &nbsp;your Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign into your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.palomar.edu\/psc\/palc9prd_1\/EMPLOYEE\/SA\/s\/WEBLIB_HCX_GN.H_SPRINGBOARD.FieldFormula.IScript_Main?institution=PALMR&amp;&amp;cmd=uninav&amp;Rnode=LOCAL_NODE&amp;uninavpath=RootPORTAL_ROOT_OBJECT.HighPointHIGHPOINT.Campus%20ExperienceHPT_CAMPUS_EXPERIENCE.HighPoint%20ObjectsHPT_CX_GENERAL&amp;\">MyPalomar<\/a>&nbsp;account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201cFinancial Aid\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201cView Financial Aid\u201d and use the drop-down menu to select the appropriate aid year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To see an overview of the aid offered at Palomar, please view our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/financial-resource-hub\/\">Financial Resource Hub<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Step 5- DISBURSEMENT: Funds on the way!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure your address is up to date on your MyPalomar account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/financial-aid-disbursement-schedule\/\">Disbursement Schedule<\/a>&nbsp;to see the dates checks are mailed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We offer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/direct-deposit-information\/\">Direct Deposit<\/a>&nbsp;for most Financial Aid awards!&nbsp; Your funds will be mailed to you as a check if you do not sign up for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/direct-deposit-information\/\">Direct Deposit<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your enrollment level changes, you can always check with us to check your eligibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Step 6- CONTACT: Let us know if we can help<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/contact\/\">In-Person Office Hours<\/a>:<br>Student Services Center (SSC Building)<br>Mon-Thurs : 8:00am \u2013 5:00pm<br>Fri : 8:00am \u2013 2:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/contact\/\">Virtual Services<\/a>:<br>Phone &amp; Email Support<br>Mon-Thurs : 8:00am \u2013 5:00pm<br>Fri: 8:00am \u2013 2:00pm<br>Tel: (760)744-1150 ext 2366<br><a href=\"mailto:finaid@palomar.edu\">finaid@palomar.edu<\/a><br>Fax: (760)591-0681<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go to\u00a0https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\u00a0and complete your FAFSA and make sure Palomar\u2019s Federal school code is listed (001260). For California Dream Act, please go to\u00a0https:\/\/dream.csac.ca.gov\/.\u00a0 You and, if you are a Dependent student,&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/stepbystep\/\">Continue Reading<span> Applying Step by Step<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3oWhv-A","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15189,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/15189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}