Understanding the Financial Aid Determination Date (FADD)

• FADD is when we check your enrollment to decide your financial aid.
• It always happens on the 23rd day of the semester at 11:59 pm MT.
• You must be registered for classes by this time to get Federal or University aid.
  
  • If you add and drop classes before FADD your aid changes.

Check the Dates and Deadlines page each semester for FADD Dates.

• Full semester and 1st block classes: 23rd day of the semester **
• If you have 2nd block classes only: 2^nd Block FADD.
• If you have both Full semester and 2^nd Block: Your FADD is still the 23rd day for all your classes – 
  
  • That means if you add a 2^nd block class after full semester FADD you will not receive aid for it.
• Note: BYU-Idaho Scholarships always use the full-semester FADD (23rd day).

• If your FAFSA is processed after the usual FADD, your FADD will be the day your FAFSA is processed.
• Your aid will be based on the classes you're enrolled in on that day.
• If you have questions, please use the chat bubble on this page and ask for a “human”.

Before or on FADD:

• If you drop some classes: 
  
  • Your scholarships and Pell Grant will be reduced.
  • Your loans might change if they haven't been paid out yet.
    
    • You could even lose loan eligibility if you drop below 6 credits.
• If you drop all classes: 
  
  • We will have to do a calculation to see how much of your federal aid (loans and Pell Grant) needs to be returned. 
  • BYU-Idaho Scholarships will be returned.
    
    • You could even owe tuition back if you drop between the add/drop deadline and FADD.

After FADD:

• If you drop some classes: 
  
  • Your BYU-Idaho scholarships won't change.
  • Your Pell Grant won't change if you participated in the dropped classes.
• If you drop all classes: 
  
  • We'll check how much aid you need to pay back.
• Warning: Dropping classes after FADD can affect your future aid eligibility, learn more at Satisfactory Academic Progress.

1. Only classes for your declared major count for aid. (Program Applicable).
2. Check your Program Applicability Tool (PAT) to see which classes count.
   
   1. Class changes after FADD don’t increase your aid, even if they become Program Applicable later. 
      
   2. If you had to return aid because you dropped a class before FADD, you won’t get aid for that class if you are re-instated after FADD. 
3. If you stop attending without dropping classes, you might have to repay aid.
4. Dropping classes after FADD gives you "W" grades, which can affect your future aid. (SAP)

Need help to understand FADD and your Financial Aid? Chat with Financial Aid using the chat bubble in the corner.