General Academic Requirements for Financial Aid
(Full-time and Part-time Students)
1. Students must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program to meet the matriculation requirement.
2. New students enrolling in non-credit developmental courses must take at least three credits of course work applicable to the degree program.
3. Full-time students enrolling in non-credit developmental courses in a second or subsequent semester must take at least six credits of course work in their degree program, while part-time students must maintain enrollment in at least three credits of course work towards their degree.
4. Courses which have previously been passed are not eligible for financial aid.
5. Students cannot include courses for "AUDIT" in determining financial aid eligibility.
6. Only courses that are required or applicable to the student's degree or certificate program are eligible for financial aid.
7. Students will be expected to meet satisfactory academic progress standards after each semester of study (Refer to link to chart).
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Appeal Process
After grades are evaluated at the end of each semester, financial aid recipients who fall below the satisfactory academic progress standards will be notified as follows:
1. Students are notified in writing of the loss of eligibility and the possibility of seeking waiver relief.
2. Students who are receiving state funds can apply for a waiver provision. Such a waiver can only be granted once during the students undergraduate career.
3. Students who are receiving federal funds, including loans, may also appeal for a conditional waiver. If granted, this process permits students to continue for a semester to receive funds while improving their grades.
4. Waiver requests are reviewed by a campus committee that determines whether or not the academic difficulty was due to a serious extenuating situation (e.g. serious medical problems, death in family, disability etc.). Documentation of all extenuating situations is required.
5. One consideration of a waiver is for the student to regain progress. (Refer to link to chart)
6. Since the waiver is neither automatic nor an entitlement, the judgment of the waiver committee will be final. Students will receive the decision of the committee in writing.
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