For CA residents - can Cal grants be extended after 4 years?

[isitsaturdayyet]

<p>I already messaged my school's financial aid office and the program in charge of Cal Grants, so I'm hoping to receive feedback from other CA university students/alumni in the meantime.</p>

<p>I'm a transfer student who started a new university back in Fall 2010. Before that I spent 3 years in my old colleges taking a variety of GEs but unable to fulfill most of my major-related courses, due to being unable to obtain them due to schools' budget cuts and changing my major mid-way. Therefore, I am identified as a junior level in my new university, but I'm taking first-year major-related courses.
I realized recently that Cal Grants fund students for up to 4 years. Does those 4 years mean according to my academic level (such as freshman, sophomore, etc.) or according to how long I stayed in college)? Is it possible to extend my eligibility of Cal Grants since I will be staying in college for more than 4 years?</p>

[swimcatsmom]

<p>You can only get the Calgrant for up to 4 years.</p>

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Program Eligibility </p>

<p>As a Cal Grant recipient, you may receive up to the equivalent of four years of full-time grant payments. The phrase “program eligibility” refers to the number of academic terms that you may receive Cal Grant payment. The duration of your program eligibility will be based on your year in college at the time you receive your first Cal Grant payment. So, if you were first paid as a sophomore or junior, you will not receive four years of payment. Be advised, your program eligibility will be reduced by each term that you receive payment.

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