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Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

Class Participation Certification

Beginning Fall 2025, all degree-seeking students will be required to complete a Class Participation Certification each semester through their Student Center. The process will be open each semester from the first day of instruction through Census.

This new process is a federal compliance measure to verify the start of academic activity for students receiving financial aid. Since a large majority of Fresno State students receive aid—and a student can apply at any time during the semester—the certification is required for all degree-seeking students.

The process requires students to certify they are attending each enrolled course and acknowledge they read and accept the Academic Code of Integrity. Students will be notified to complete the process via their Fresno State email on the first day of instruction and will receive reminders until the process is complete or until Census.

Failure to complete the certification process or not completing the certification for all courses may result in a reduction or cancellation of financial aid, depending on the number of units certified.

For Fall 2025 the certification period will be open from August 20 – September 17.

Contact the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office if you have questions or need additional information.

Instructions to Complete Certification

  1. Log in to MyFresnoState.edu and choose "Student Center." 
  2. Under "My Finances," select "Class Participation Certify" from the dropdown box on the left menu.

    class participation certify menu
    If you do not see "Class Participation Certify" in your dropdown menu, try clearing your browser's cache.
  3. After selecting "Class Participation Certify," click the arrow button to the right of the dropdown menu. 
    arrow button beside dropdown menu
  4. To read the Code of Academic Integrity, click the "Student Rights and Responsibilities" link in the message at the top and then select the "Code of Academic Integrity" button. Once completed, return to the Class Participation Certify page and check the box, "I have read and accept the Code of Academic Integrity."
    Student Rights and Responsibilities
    I have read and accept the Code of Academic Integrity.
  5. Confirm acceptance of the Code of Academic Integirty.
    confirmation
  6. For each enrolled class, select one of the following options under the "Certification Status" column:
    1. Attending — Indicates you are attending and participating in this class.
    2. No Answer — Indicates you do not plan to attend or participate in this class. You can drop the class in your Student Center and the class will be removed from this certification process. 
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  7. Select "Save" to complete the process.