Important Deadlines

Important Deadlines

Important Deadlines for Student Accounts

Financial Aid and Disbursements

  • In order to receive or be eligible for any financial aid awards you must complete the FASFA application. NJCU鈥檚 Financial Aid Checklist.
  • Fall 2024 awards will begin disbursement on (DATE TBA). Refund checks for excess aid will not be issued until after the financial aid disbursement. If you have questions regarding financial aid, please contact the financial aid office at 201-200-3173 or financialaid@njcu.edu.

Please be aware that disbursements will occur on a weekly basis beginning on TBA and continue to disburse throughout the semester.  Awards are not disbursed by alphabetical order or class rank, as NJCU receives your awards鈥 they will be processed.  

Emails

  • We understand that is a critical time for our students, with payment deadline and the beginning of the semester approaching.  The main source of communication with our office is through our email bursar@njcu.edu. For tuition waivers, such as Staff, Dependent, Unemployment, Graduate Assistantships etc. please email waivers@njcu.edu. 
  • It may take 24 to 48 business hours for our office to reply. Please be patient and bear with us, we experience a large volume of activity and our effort is to service each individual student with the best customer service possible.

Gothic Card Flex Dollars 

  • NJCU Gothic Flex Dollars is an option for students that have a pending credit on their account after all other charges have been covered in full by the student鈥檚 financial aid awards.
  • Gothic Card Flex Dollars can be used at the bookstore, gourmet dining, Dunkin donuts, food truck, grub hub and parking lot. 
  • Flex dollars can only be requested when a student has excess funds in their account. The Gothic Flex Dollars application is available in person at the Office of Student Accounts (Hepburn Hall Room 106).
  • The Fall 2024 deadline for the Gothic Card Flex application is TBA. 
  • For information regarding payment and delivery of your books please visit the .

 

Summer III 2024

Five Week Session: July 29 鈥 August 29, 2024
DATEIMPORTANT INFORMATION
July  29, 2024Deadline to pay tuition/fees/room/board.
July  29, 2024Summer III:  Five-Week Session classes begin.
July  29, 2024Unemployment Registration Day for Summer III 2024
July 31, 2024Final day to Add/Drop for 100% refund of tuition and fees and correction of class schedules.
August 1 - August 20, 2024Period to submit Pass/Fail Forms. Submit form electronically to registrar@njcu.edu.
August 8, 2024Final day to withdraw from a course (s) for a 50% refund of tuition and fees with a 鈥淲鈥 grade.  Form must be submitted to the Registrar's Office.
August 20, 2024Final day to withdraw from a course (s) for a 鈥淲鈥 grade.
August 29, 2024End of Summer III:  Five-Week Session.
September 4, 2024Deadline for faculty to submit final grades.

Fall 2024

September 3 鈥 December 22
DATEIMPORTANT INFORMATION
August 1 - September 30, 2024Online Graduation Clearance application available for Seniors completing degree requirements during Fall 2024.
September 1, 2024Deadline to pay tuition/fees/room/board.
September 2, 2024Labor Day: University closed
September 3, 2024Fall semester classes begin.
September 3, 2024Fall payment deadline for late registration
September 6, 2024Registration for Unemployment Tuition Waiver Students
September 10, 2024Final day to Add/Drop course(s) for 100% refund of tuition and fees and correction of class schedules.
September 10, 2024Deadline for students to register for Cooperative Education. Please contact the Career Success Lab for assistance. /student-life/campus-services-resources/career-success-lab 
September 11, 2024Withdrawal period begins.
September 11, 2024Convocation
September 11 - November 15, 2024Period to submit Pass/Fail Forms. Submit form electronically to registrar@njcu.edu.
September 17, 2024Attendance rosters are available.
September 23, 2024Deadline for faculty to submit Fall attendance rosters.
September 25, 2024Deadline for Gothic Card Flex Dollars Application
September 30, 2024Deadline to file graduation clearance form for Seniors completing Bachelor鈥檚 degree requirements during the Fall 2024 semester.  See graduation clearance webpage for additional information.
October 1, 2024Final day to withdraw from a course(s) for a 50% refund of tuition with a 鈥淲鈥 grade at the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
October 1, 2024Midterm grade rosters are available.
October 14, 2024Columbus Day: Classes are in session.
October 16, 2024Deadline for faculty to submit midterm grades.
October 17, 2024Deadline: Incomplete grades for the Spring, Summer I, II and III 2024 semesters become 鈥淔鈥 grades.
November 1, 2024 - January 15, 2025Online Graduation Clearance application available for seniors completing Bachelor鈥檚 degree requirements during the Spring 2025 semester. See graduation clearance webpage for additional information.
November 5, 2024Election Day: Classes are in session.
November 11, 2024Veteran's Day: Classes are in session.
November 15, 2024 Final day to withdraw from a course(s) for 鈥淲鈥 grade(s) at the Registrar鈥檚 Office. 
November 28 - December 1, 2024 Thanksgiving Recess: University closed
December 10 & 11, 2024Reading Days
December 12, 2024Final grade rosters are available.
December 12-15, 2024Thursday - Sunday: Classes are in session.
December 16 - 22, 2024Final examinations for the Fall semester. 
December 22, 2024End of Fall semester.
December 25, 2024 - January 1, 2025Winter Recess: University closed
December 31, 2024Financial Aid filing begins for the Fall 2024 semester.
January 2, 2025Deadline for faculty to submit Fall 2024 final grades.
January 15, 2025Deadline to file graduation clearance form for Seniors completing Bachelor鈥檚 degree requirements during the Spring 2025 semester. See the graduation clearance webpage for additional information.