Winter Financial Aid
Chabot College offers a four-week Winter Intersession between the Fall and Spring semesters. It’s a great opportunity to get ahead, catch up, or lighten your Spring load. But it’s essential to understand how Winter affects your financial aid and academic progress.
Winter Intersession is Part of the Spring Semester
For financial aid purposes, Winter Intersession is considered part of the Spring term at Chabot College.
What This Means
- You must be enrolled in Spring in order to receive financial aid for your completed Winter Intercession classes.
- Your completed Winter units will be added to your Spring units when we determine your enrollment level for Spring. This combined total is used to establish your Spring enrollment level and to check your eligibility for Spring financial aid.
- Winter and Spring units are combined when calculating your Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).
- Adding, dropping, or withdrawing from Winter or Spring may change your Spring financial aid eligibility.
Understanding Your Financial Aid for Winter Intersession
If you qualify for the CCPG, it automatically covers your Winter enrollment fees ($46 per unit).
- No separate Winter application is required.
- CCPG activates once your FAFSA or CADAA is processed.
- CCPG covers enrollment fees only, other campus fees still apply.
To check your CCPG status, log in to MyPortal
Because Winter is treated as part of Spring:
- Federal and state aid is awarded during Spring only.
- Your combined Winter + registered Spring units determine your Spring enrollment level.
If you attend another college or university for Fall and Spring and are taking Winter classes at Chabot:
What You May Receive from Chabot:
- CCPG, if eligible, to cover your Winter enrollment fees.
What You Cannot receive from Chabot:
- Pell Grant
- Cal Grant
- SSCG
- SEOG
- Federal Direct Loans
- Any other federal or state financial aid
These types of aid must remain at your home institution for the Spring term.
Important
- You cannot receive federal or state financial aid from two different colleges for the same term.
Winter units count toward the 12-unit Spring requirement for Promise eligibility.
If your combined Winter and registered Spring units total 12 or more, your Winter enrollment fees will be covered by the Chabot Promise Program when Spring aid disburses.
Federal Direct Loans are processed and disbursed during Spring only.
To qualify for a spring loan, you must maintain at least 6 units (half-time enrollment) through:
- Spring enrollment alone, or
- Combined Winter + Spring units
There are no Winter-only loan disbursements.
Click here for Loan details and requirements
Maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is required for all students receiving federal, state aid.
To remain eligible for financial aid, students must:
- Maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA
- Successfully complete 67% of attempted units
- Finish your program within the maximum 150% timeframe.
Why Winter Matters for SAP
- Winter is an accelerated four-week term with the same academic workload as a full semester.
- Dropping or failing a Winter course may impact your SAP standing.
- Winter grades are posted before Spring aid disburses, so poor performance may affect Spring aid.
Review Chabot’s SAP standards
What You Should Do
- Submit your FAFSA or CADAA early.
- Confirm your CCPG status in MyPortal.
- Register for both Winter AND Spring if you plan to receive Spring aid through Chabot.
- Successfully complete Winter courses to maintain SAP.
- Avoid unnecessary drops/withdrawals.
- Check MyPortal for outstanding requirements before Spring disbursement.
Quick Reminder for Visiting Students
If your Spring financial aid is awarded at another college:
- Your federal and state aid must remain at that home institution.
- You may still receive CCPG at Chabot for Winter enrollment fees.
- You cannot receive Pell Grant, Cal Grant, SSCG, SEOG, or loans from Chabot for that Spring term.