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Qualitative-Grade Point Average (GPA) • Students may reestablish their eligibility by taking
• Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 classes without receiving Federal Financial Aid, and
scale. meeting the 67% completion rate and minimum
• Grades for remedial and English-as-Second-Language cumulative GPA of 2.0;
(ESL) courses count in the GPA calculation. • Any grade changes performed within previous term
will be assessed at the request of the student, or will
Quantitative-Pace of Progression automatically be adjusted in future terms;
• Students must complete at least 67% of the cumulative • Sitting out one term or longer will not reestablish
number of SCC units attempted at each SAP eligibility.
evaluation;
• Completion rate is computed by dividing the total Student ‘SAP Appeal for Federal Financial Aid’ for
number of institutional units completed by the total Extenuating Circumstance
number of units attempted. • Students determined ineligible for Federal Financial
Aid due to unsatisfactory academic progress may
Quantitative-Maximum Timeframe submit a ‘SAP Appeal for Federal Financial Aid’ based
• A student may not exceed 150% of published units of on extenuating circumstances; one-time only for
the program in which the student is enrolled; GPA/Pace of Progression and one-time only for Max
Example: For degree and transfer programs of 60 Timeframe (150%).
units, maximum timeframe is 90 units • Students who have completed a ‘SAP Appeal’ prior
• For eligible certificate programs, maximum timeframe to this policy may appeal one-time only under this
varies (i.e., 30 unit program = 45.0 Units maximum, 18 current policy.
unit program = 27 units maximum); • SAP Appeals require the following documentation:
• All completed units are counted in the calculation of o Typed, signed, and dated statement indicating
the 150% program limits. what extenuating circumstance caused the student
to fall below the SAP standards, and what has
Institutional Policies changed that will allow the students to meet the
• Remedial/ESL coursework may be excluded from the standards and successfully complete their program
Pace and Maximum Timeframe calculations; of study;
• Institutional course Incompletes and W’s are included o Supporting documentation of extenuating
in the calculation; circumstances;
• Only transfer credits that count towards the student’s o A comprehensive Student Education Plan (SEP)
current program must be counted; signed by a SCC counselor;
• Incompletes, F’s and W’s transferred from other o A Financial Aid Review from National Student
schools may be discounted from quantitative (pace) Loan Data System (NSLDS), www.nslds.ed.gov;
calculation upon appeal; o Current term Progress Report may be required
• Units from prior programs may be discounted upon prior to final determination.
‘SAP Appeal for Federal Financial Aid’; only two Final decision is a Professional Judgment by a Financial Aid
changes of the major is allowed while enrolled at SCC. administrator on a case-by-case basis and not capricious
nor discriminatory.
Warning
Students not making SAP will be automatically placed on Probation
“Warning” status for a period of one (1) term. • Approved appeals result in the student being placed
• SCC uses SAP Warning status for students identified on SAP probation;
as not meeting cumulative overall SAP standards for • Students may receive financial aid during terms of
one term; probation;
• Students may receive financial aid during the warning • Students must meet the SAP standards and make
period; consistent academic improvement by the end of each
• Students who meet the cumulative overall SAP probationary term;
standards at the end of their Warning term become • Students may be approved for up to four terms of
fully eligible again in the following term; probation, except for those with higher-unit majors
(e.g., Engineering, RN, Bachelor’s Degree Program),
Re-establishing Eligibility which may be approved for up to eight probationary
• Students not making SAP at the end of the Warning terms.
period are determined to be ineligible for financial aid.
Re-establishing Eligibility

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