Credential Students
2026-27 FAFSA and CADAA are Now Open - Apply Today!
The 2026-27 FAFSA and CADAA are now available. These are the applications for the 2026-27 academic year (Fall 2026, Spring 2027, Summer 2027).
Priority Deadline: 9pm, March 2, 2026
Broncos become by Doing - which includes securing your financial aid.
Still need to apply for aid for 2025-26?
Students who haven't yet submitted a FAFSA or CADAA are still encouraged to apply for aid for the 2025-26 academic year (through June 30, 2026). Keep in mind you may not be eligible for certain types of aid (including CPP or CA state-funded aid) since the priority deadline for 2025-26 has passed.
Financial Aid for Credential Students
You can still complete your 2025-2026 FAFSA or CADAA!
Students who haven't yet submitted a FAFSA or CADAA are still encouraged to apply for aid for the 2025-26 academic year (through June 30, 2026). Keep in mind you may not be eligible for certain types of aid (including CPP or CA state-funded aid) since the priority deadline for 2025-26 has passed.
We encourage you to speak with a financial aid counselor if:
- you plan to take classes outside of the required Credential courses
- you plan to enroll in a Graduate Degree program
If you are dually enrolled as a credential and masters student, you are considered a graduate student for financial aid purposes; please review the sections of this site for Graduate students.
Program Eligibility
The U.S. Department of Education limits aid eligibility for credential programs to those programs that prepare a student for teaching in a classroom.
In order to be eligible to receive financial aid for your Credential Program, you must be enrolled in a program that prepares you for teaching in a classroom.
Programs at Cal Poly Pomona Eligible for Financial Aid:
- All Single Subject Credential Programs
- All Multiple Subject Credential Programs
- Intern Credential Program
- Preliminary Education Specialist Credential (Mild/Moderate Disabilities)
- Preliminary Education Specialist Credential (Moderate/Severe Disabilities)
- Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization (if taken concurrently with a basic credential program)
- Bilingual Authorization (if taken concurrently with a Single or Multiple Subject Credential program)
The following Added Authorizations are only eligible for federal loans (if taken after possessing an initial California State Credential):
- Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization
- Bilingual Authorization
The U.S. Department of Education limits aid eligibility for credential programs to those programs that prepare a student for teaching in a classroom.
The following programs do not prepare a student for teaching in a classroom setting. As a result, students enrolled in the following programs are not eligible for financial aid (Federal, State, Institutional Grants, Federal Direct Loans):
- Administrative Services Credential
- Agriculture Specialist Credential
- Reading and Literacy Added Authorization
