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’s Financial Aid Checklist.
  • Spring 2025 awards will begin disbursement on January 30, 2025. 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 January 30, 2025 and continue to disburse throughout the semester.  Awards are not disbursed by alphabetical order or class rank, as NJCU receives your awards’ 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 Deferment Flex Funds 

  • NJCU Gothic Card Deferment Flex Funds 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’s financial aid awards.
  • Flex Funds can be used at the bookstore, gourmet dining, Dunkin Donuts, food truck, Grubhub and parking lot. 
  • Flex Funds can only be requested when a student has excess funds in their account. The Gothic Card Deferment Flex Funds application is available in person at the Office of Student Accounts (Hepburn Hall Room 106).
  • The Spring 2025 deadline for the Deferment Flex Funds application is February 7, 2025. 
  • For information regarding payment and delivery of your books please visit the .

 

Academic Calendar, Registration Dates, and Withdrawal Schedule