Book Loans and Vouchers

For those financial aid students who may be experiencing a delay in the disbursement of their financial aid, Book Loan/Vouchers are available to eligible students.

Main Campus Book Loan/Voucher (BLV)

Please review the following procedures to obtain a Book Loan or Voucher:

  1. The student contacts the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships for a BLV Request Form.
  2. The counselor decides if the student is eligible for a BLV Request Form based on the following criteria. If all the criteria are met, the counselor will complete the form.
    1. the student has a valid ISIR on file;
    2. the student has submitted all their required documents needed to complete their financial aid file, or the student has a financial aid grant, scholarship, or accepted student loan of $500 or more for the term; and
    3. the student has an eligible Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status; and
    4. due to required corrections and/or processing time frames, it is likely to be a week or more before the funds can be disbursed into the student's university account.
  3. The student must submit their BLV Request Form, along with a printout of their required books from the `Runner bookstore, to the Student Financial Services Office to obtain a BLV.
  4. The Student Financial Services Office then calculates the total of all books on the `Runner bookstore printout, including sales tax, and authorizes a BLV. A charge is placed on the student's account for this amount.
  5. Student takes BLV to the CSUB Bookstore manager to obtain the books shown on their list from the `Runner bookstore.
  6. The Bookstore manager forwards a copy of the processed BLV, with the total purchase amount, to Student Financial Services for reconciliation with the student's account.

Antelope Valley Campus Book Loan/Voucher (BLV)

Please review the following procedures to obtain a Book Loan/Voucher:

  1. The student contacts Ms. Cristina Alexander in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships for a BLV Request Form.
  2. Cristina decides if the student is eligible for a BLV Request Form based on the following criteria. If all the criteria are met, Cristina will complete the form.
    1. the student has a valid ISIR on file;
    2. the student has submitted all their required documents needed to complete their financial aid file, or the student has a financial aid grant, scholarship, or accepted student loan of $500 or more for the term; and
    3. the student has an eligible Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status; and
    4. due to required corrections and/or processing time frames, it is likely to be a week or more before the funds can be disbursed into the student's university account.
  3. Cristina faxes the BLV Request Form to the Antelope Valley Campus Center (AVC) (fax# 661-952-5126), and instructs the student to also fax a printout of their required books from the `Runner bookstore to AVC.
  4. Once AVC receives a completed BLV Request Form, and the list of required books from the student, they will calculate the total of all books on the the `Runner bookstore printout, including sales tax, and authorizes a BLV for the student. AVC places a charge on the student's account for this amount.
  5. AVC will e-mail the student's list of required books to the Bookstore manager at the main campus. The bookstore will ship the requested books to the student's residence.
  6. The Bookstore manager forwards a copy of the processed BLV, with the total purchase amount, to Student Financial Services for reconciliation with the student's account.