1. Using Student Aid Eligibility
  2. Update the FAFSA Completion Period

Update the FAFSA Completion Period

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Completion Period dates define when the FAFSA must be completed and sent to the Central Processing System.

Overview

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) application cycle lasts 18 months for every award year (for example, 01/01/2022 through 06/30/2023 for the 2022-23 award year). You can update the FAFSA Completion Period to be less than the ED 18-month cycle. However, if you don't configure the FAFSA completion period, Student Financial Aid (SFA) uses the completion period per ED published guidelines for the award year.

All FAFSA messaging is based upon the configured FAFSA completion period for the award year, by the student's enrollment period.

SFA uses a 4-digit format to represent the Award Year; for example, 2022 represents the 2021-2022 Award Year.

Required Role Permissions

The user must have a role with this General Permission through Roles Management to complete the manual processing steps:

  • Administration

See Set General Permissions Matrix for additional information.

Manual Processing Steps

Log into the SFA User Interface (UI).

  1. Navigate to Administration > FAS Management > Regulatory Management.
  2. Select Award Year.
  3. Enter 4- Digit Award Year (for example, 2022).
  4. Enter the FAFSA Completion Start Date: MM/DD/CCYY (for example, 01/01/2016).
  5. Enter the FAFSA Completion End Date: MM/DD/CCYY (for example, 06/30/2017).
  6. Click Save.