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Award; Disbursements and Refunds; Registering

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Step 3: Accept Your Award

Read the Award Letter Information and Instructions for an overview of important topics such as disbursement dates, restrictions, deadlines, award definitions and explanations, how financial aid works for Flex Term classes, costs of attendance, how refunds work and work-study, and complete State Certification and Selective Service items if applicable.

Step 4: Disbursements and Refunds

Dallas College begins disbursing financial aid funds after the certification date. 

The amount of aid you receive is based on your verified enrollment as of that date. Certification is completed by your instructor(s) and confirms that you are actively participating in your courses. 

Certification typically occurs: 

  • After the 12th class day for 16-week courses  
  • After the sixth class day for Flex or eight-week courses  

Summer and Winter term courses may follow a different certification schedule based on their start dates. 

To receive your financial aid, you must be certified as participating in your enrolled courses on or before the certification date.

  • Visit the academic calendar to view attendance certification dates by semester.
  • Review disbursement schedules to learn more about the Dallas College financial aid disbursements and refunds process.

Step 5: Register for Classes

Be sure you understand how much aid you are eligible to receive before registering. Contact Financial Aid with any questions.

Make sure you do not owe any money to Dallas College, or you may not be able to register for classes. If you owe any money to previous schools, you may not be able to get required transcripts sent to us. Tip: If there is a block on your record keeping you from registering, contact Financial Aid. We may be able to help.

Tip: If there is a block on your record keeping you from registering, contact Financial Aid. We may be able to help. 

  • Register for classes before Dallas College’s certification date.
    • You must be certified as actively participating your classes by your professors to receive financial aid funds. 
  • Any tuition or fees you owe will be deducted from your financial aid after the certification date for your courses.

Keeping Your Financial Aid

Understand our Satisfactory Academic Progress policy. You must maintain these standards of academic progress to keep your financial aid eligibility.

If you want to give another person (such as your spouse, parent, or grandparent) access to your financial aid and student records, you must give us permission to communicate with them by completing the FERPA Release/Proxy Authorization on Workday.

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Updated May 5, 2026