Satisfactory Academic Progress and Attendance for Financial Aid

Federal Financial Aid

To make satisfactory academic progress a student must:

Maintain at least a "C" average for each academic term.

Complete at least 91% of the scheduled hours for which the student is enrolled. A student enrolled for a full term (432 hours) must not exceed 42 hours of absences.

If the student fails to make satisfactory academic progress at the end of the academic term, the student will not be eligible for financial assistance for the next term. If a student achieves satisfactory progress during the following academic term of attendance, financial aid will be reestablished for the subsequent term.

Satisfactory Attendance

Students scheduled to be enrolled the entire term may not be absent more than 42 clock hours, or tardy more than seven times during the term. Students scheduled to be enrolled a portion of the term are subject to a prorated absence/tardy schedule. (See Student Attendance Section) If a student exceeds his or her allowed absences, he or she must go through the reinstatement process with the Director. If readmission is approved, the student will appeal to the financial aid committee for reinstatement of financial aid. Students may be placed on financial aid probation as a condition of their reinstatement. Students on financial aid probation will not receive a disbursement until completion of the current term.

Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant (Lottery Scholarship)

Failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress and attendance will result in termination of the Lottery Scholarship.  This requirement cannot be appealed.

A student must maintain continuous enrollment.  A student cannot drop or withdraw from classes.  Failure to do so will result in the loss of Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant.  Eligibility also ceases when a student receives a certificate or diploma.

Leave of Absence for Wilder-Naifeh only

For rare and unusual circumstances, a student may request a leave of absence (LOA) for the Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant only.  A leave of absence may be approved for documented medical or personal reasons, such as serious extended illness of the student, serious extended illness or death of an immediate family member, or other extraordinary circumstances that are beyond the student’s control where continued enrollment creates a substantial hardship.

A student must submit a written request in advance for a leave of absence unless unforeseen circumstances prevent the student from doing so.  The student’s signed and dated request must include the reason for the request, beginning and ending dates of the leave, and supporting documentation.

Upon the student’s return, no additional institutional fees may be assessed as the student resumes or continues the enrollment period for which they were previously assessed fees.  For Federal aid purposes, the student will be considered withdrawn, and Title IV aid will be recalculated based upon the adjusted clock hours.

A leave of absence will not be granted for less than 9% of scheduled hours or for longer than hours remaining in the term.

f a requested leave of absence is denied, the student may appeal to the Institutional Review Panel (IRP).