Summer Session is a great way to get ahead in your academic program. Student Financial Services is committed to providing opportunities for students outside of the traditional academic year.
Summer session is the final term of the academic year, meaning all financial aid is tied to your current FAFSA or WASFA. The process of awarding financial aid is different during summer, so be sure to check your myWSU account frequently and reach out to our office if you have any questions.
Summer Financial Aid Loan Eligibility
Not all students will have loans available during summer session. (Please note that even if you have no loan eligibility for summer, you may still have eligibility for future semesters.)
Too Few Credits
For loans, a minimum of 6 credits is required for undergraduate students and 5 for graduates. These credits can be spread out across multiple sessions within the same summer term.
No Remaining Eligibility for the Academic Year
All forms of financial aid have yearly aggregate limits, including loans. If you have already taken out your full loan offer for the year during fall or spring semester, you may not have any remaining loans for summer.
Yearly loan limits change depending on class standing, so you may see additional loan offer during summer if your standing changed during the academic year.
Summer Session Financial Aid FAQ
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Summer is the third and final semester of the WSU academic year. If you have any remaining loans, you can use them for summer classes. For grant-eligible students, you may qualify to receive grant funding if you are enrolled in at least 3 credits.
Summer aid requires you have a FAFSA on file for the current academic year. (Example: Summer 2025 requires you complete the 2024-25 FAFSA.) The deadline for filing your FAFSA or WASFA is June 20.
Enrollment Requirements
Undergraduate: 3 credits
Graduate/MBA: 3 credits
If you plan on enrolling in fewer credits than required, please contact our office to see what your aid options are.
Which types of aid are available?
Loans and grants are available during summer session, based on your eligibility. Scholarships are not usually awarded during the summer term and those that are may have credit-limit requirements.
Available summer grant funding includes:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Minimum 1 credit (please reach out to our office as students do not automatically receive aid at fewer than 3 credits)
- Washington College Grant
- Minimum 3 credits
- College Bound Promise
- Minimum 3 credits
- WSU Institutional Grant
- If funds are available, you may also qualify for institutional grants depending on your Student Aid Index (SAI) as determined by the FAFSA.
- Institutional Grant is only available to students who have registered for all summer classes by 5/1.
Note: All grant funds award during summer session count towards your lifetime limits for those grants.
Summer Dates and Deadlines
To receive summer aid, you must have a current year FAFSA on file by July 17. (Example: Summer 2026 requires a 2025-26 FAFSA.)
Summer financial aid will disburse either five days prior to your first class or on your first day of class, depending on whether you are registered for classes during the first summer session.
All students, regardless of their residency, pay in-state tuition. Use our Cost of Attendance tables to find your full estimated expenses for summer semester.
Summer Per-Credit Tuition
Undergraduate: $595.05
Graduate: $682.50
Summer Mandatory Fees by Campus
| Fee | Pullman | Spokane | Vancouver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rec Center | $33/credit ($100 maximum) | N/A | N/A |
| CUB Fee | $24/credit ($72 maximum) | N/A | N/A |
| Cougar Health Services | $83 | N/A | N/A |
| Chinook | $19/credit ($59 maximum) | N/A | N/A |
| Technology Fee | $2/credit ($20 maximum) | N/A | N/A |
| Mandatory Fees (GRD) | $235 | N/A | N/A |
| Spokane Health Fee (UGRD, GRD, Pharmacy) | N/A | $100 | N/A |
| Vancouver Technology Fee (UGRD) | N/A | N/A | $12 |
| Vancouver Technology Fee (GRD) | N/A | N/A | $6 |
Questions about summer session?
Contact Summer Session for costs and fees questions:
Contact SFS for loans, grants and scholarships questions:
Dropping classes or withdrawing can affect your financial aid. Dropping below minimum credit requirements for your program means your aid could be reduced or cancelled.
Summer classes have varying start dates which can affect how your aid is calculated. We advise enrolling in all your summer classes as early as possible to ensure you receive the maximum amount of aid you are eligible for.
Just like fall and spring semester, you must file an online Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal to be considered for financial aid if you are currently SAP disqualified.
SAP disqualifications may come in after summer classes have started and summer aid has disbursed. If you do not successfully appeal your SAP disqualification, any disbursed summer aid will be cancelled and you will have a bill in your myWSU account for your summer courses.
SAP appeals much be submitted before the last week of the first summer session, not including intersession. If you are SAP disqualified, a SAP appeal form will be available to you through your myWSU account.