Prospective Students

The below timeline provides an overview of the financial aid application process for prospective students. The FAFSA should be completed as soon as possible in December 2023. The FAFSA can and should be completed and submitted using 2022 tax information.

Month	Requirement
October	Begin admissions application process. KSC uses the Common Application and KSC Supplement.
December	The FAFSA should be completed as soon as possible in December, well before the March 1 deadline. You can and should use 2023 tax information.
December	Students & parents obtain an FSA ID number to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) electronically.
	Review estimated SAI with FAFSA4caster.
March	KSC’s priority filing deadline for the FAFSA is March 1.
April	First-year or transfer students who have applied for financial aid by the March 1st priority filing deadline may normally expect to receive their financial aid award notification by April 30.
May	Admissions deposits are due May 1.
	Begin to estimate balance owed for upcoming year.
June	Students with incomplete applications at this time are encouraged to secure alternative funding for the full fall balance.
	Students with financial aid award letters are encouraged to begin securing alternative funding for their estimated outstanding academic year balance.
July	Fall bills are posted online.
August	Fall bills are due on the 2nd Friday in August.