If you are graduating in the fall semester, you will need to submit confirmation to the SFS office to update your aid to reflect your fall-only enrollment. It is important to know that federal, state, and institutional policies do not permit us to assign your full year’s aid to one semester.

If you do not submit the form but instead only apply for fall graduation, then these federally-mandated changes will be made to your account once we are notified of your application. This means changes to your aid may happen after the start of fall term and after your aid disburses.

Below are steps you can take to update your account to reflect your fall graduation.

1. Complete and submit the Confirmation of Fall Graduation via the SFS channel on the Costs and Aid tab of TUportal. It is very important to know that this process may alter your federal loan amounts for the semester. Please make sure to also submit the graduation application for the Fall Semester and not summer. You can still complete the form if you have not yet applied for graduation but are expected to graduate at the end of Fall.
    
2. If you are registered less than half time and receive an admissions-based merit scholarship, you will need to submit an appeal to request your scholarship to be applied to your final semester. Please note that appeals are not guaranteed to be approved.
    
3. Be aware of billing deadlines. Your balance must be paid in full for you to receive your diploma and/or access your final transcript(s).

Impact to Financial Aid Eligibility

Due to the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) passed by Congress in July 2025, you may not receive more than 50% of your annual federal loan funding in one term. Additionally, since your enrollment only consists of one (1) semester, your eligibility for institutional need-based aid may be diminished. Fall Graduation does not impact your eligibility for the federal Pell Grant or PA State Grant, as eligibility for those funds is separate from Fall Graduation.