Financial Aid checks are available on the second (2nd) day of Fall, Winter and Spring quarters at the Cashier Office provided you have:

1. Registered for a full-time credit load at least one week prior to the start of the quarter, or registered in less than a full-time credit load and have notified the Financial Aid Office at least one week prior to the start of the quarter.
2. Been awarded financial aid at least one week prior to the first day of the quarter.
3. Met all Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements per NSCC polices.

(Students who do not meet the above conditions may experience a delay in receiving their financial aid checks. These students should contact the Financial Aid Office after they have completed their registration to inquire about when their checks will be ready.)

You are required to have photo identification and an Attendance Verification Form* signed by all your instructors to submit to the cashier before your check will be released. Students must pick up their financial aid check within 14 days or they will be canceled. Canceled checks can be reissued at a later date once attendance has been verified if necessary.

Summer Quarter checks are available starting the first day of the quarter. Students must have met the requirements listed above (1-3). Attendance Verification and photo identification are required. Due to the end of the fiscal year on June 30, all Summer quarter checks must be picked up by 2pm on the 30th or they will be canceled and returned to the funding program. These checks cannot be reissued. (Please Note: If June 30th falls on a Saturday or Sunday, all summer quarter checks must be picked up by 2pm of the preceeding Friday.)

*If you are a distance learning student who does not come to campus to attend class(es), you must still verify "electronic attendance." Please have your instructor(s) email the Financial Aid office using the email listed on the Financial Aid homepage to verify that you are electronically participating (attending) class. Once we have received the email notification, a Financial Aid Staff person can initial the paper Verification Form for you to take to the Cashier's Office.