If you are requesting a change to your loans, you will have to complete the Loan Change Form by Friday, December 8, 2023 for it to take effect for the winter disbursement.

The office will be closed physically but will be open to see students virtually through the Virtual Front Desk only on the following dates:

Thursday, December 14 from 2 pm-4 pm

The office will be closed for the winter holiday starting Monday, December 18, 2023 and will reopen January 2, 2024.

We understand that emergencies can arise when our office is closed. To better help serve our students in these instances we have a list of resources to provide assistance when our office is unreachable. Be sure to email or leave a message for our office and we will get back to you as soon as we return.

The After Hours information is located on our Contact Page just below the Virtual Front Desk section.

The Department of Education announced that the newly overhauled 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, will be open to students by December 31, 2023, nearly three months later than usual. 

We encourage both new and continuing students to complete the FAFSA as soon as it is available on December 31, 2023. The recent announcement include an update that the delivery of applicant information from the FAFSA will be delayed, possibly until the end of January. 

President Biden’s previously announced changes to Income-Driven Repayment under the SAVE plan is now full implemented. Borrowers have an increase in discretionary income protection. This income protection has increased from borrower AGI from tax return minus 150% of poverty level now up to 225%. Undergraduate debt will account for only 5% of discretionary down from 10%. Any unpaid interest not covered in borrower monthly payments will now be forgiven. Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE repayment plan will see all outstanding debt forgiven after 20-25 years. Payments made prior to 2024 will count towards maximum forgiveness timeframes. Borrowers already on the REPAYE plan will automatically be enrolled in SAVE and their payments will be adjusted with no action on their part.

For more details view the Department of Education’s Fact Sheet 

In April 2023, UCSF Students passed a Student Transit Pass Referendum. As a result, students will automatically receive a discounted MUNI Monthly Class Pass. 

The Class Pass will be a digital pass accessible on the Muni Mobile App. The Class Pass will provide unlimited rides between September 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 on all MUNI metro, buses, and trolley routes (excluding cable cars and BART). Students may use the Class Pass for any type of ride —traveling between campuses, riding home, running errands, or meeting friends. The Class Pass will automatically renew every year that a student is registered.