Records Holds

SJSU has the authority to withhold permission to register, receive services, materials, food or merchandise, or any combination of these, from any person owing a debt to the university. A debt is defined as an unpaid obligation of a student or former student, however incurred, arising while the debtor was a student. For students who have been recipients of Federal Perkins Loan funds, SJSU has the authority to withhold certain services for failure to complete a Perkins Exit Interview upon departure from SJSU.

An automatic financial hold will be placed against the student’s records whenever a student has a past due balance with the University. Read more about Assembly Bill-1313 Higher Education: prohibited debt collection practices.

Services that may be held include, but are not limited to:

• Registration
• Diploma

When all debts are cleared, the hold will be removed.