GCC Catalog 2025-2026 - Flipbook - Page 33
1. Course Completion Rate- Students must successfully complete at least 67 percent of all cumulative credit
hours attempted at GCC. A successful completion is defined as earning a grade of D-or better. Withdrawals
(official or unofficial), incompletes, repeated classes and remedial courses are included in hours
attempted. Students who do not comply with the requirement will be put on a one-semester warning but
will still receive financial aid for that semester. If 67 percent completion rate is not achieved by the end of
that semester, they will be restricted and will no longer be eligible for financial aid until good standing is
restored.
2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) Students must have a 2.00 cumulative GPA to graduate from the
college, therefore, must maintain a 2.00 cumulative GPA. The GPA calculation for SAP includes
developmental courses that are not included in the college’s GPA calculation. Students who do not comply
with the requirements will be put on a one-semester warning but will still receive financial aid for that
semester. If a 2.00 GPA is not achieved by the end of that semester, they will be restricted and will no
longer be eligible for financial aid until good standing is restored.
3. Program Time Frame to Complete Degree- Students may pursue completion of a degree program on a fullor part-time basis, but the federal government requires that students make progress toward degree
completion in a timely fashion. Progress toward completing a degree is measured not by calendar time,
but by the total number of attempted hours allowed to complete a degree. Students must be able to
complete their program of study within 150 percent of the hours required for the program. Once a
student’s attempted hours reach 100 percent of the hours required for the program, the student will be
placed on warning status. When the student’s attempted hours reach 110 percent, the student is placed
on restricted status and is not eligible for financial aid at the college until it is confirmed that the program
can be completed within 150 percent of the hours required. Students who cannot complete their program
of study within 150 percent of the hours required are placed on restricted status and are no longer eligible
to receive federal or state aid at the college.
Note: A student with a program time frame calculation that moves from below 100 percent to 110 percent
and greater within the same semester will be placed directly on restricted status and will not have a warning
period.
Included in the count of attempted hours is all attempted course work taken at GCC transfer credit accepted
from other institutions and any Advanced Placement or CLEP credit.
All withdrawal grades, failing grades and incompletes, as well as repeated courses and remedial course work,
are considered hours attempted and are included in the maximum time frame.
Satisfactory, Warning and Restriction Status
A student will be considered in a good satisfactory status as long as the student meets the requirements as
described above. A student will be placed on warning status for failing to meet GPA and/or course completion
rate requirements and/or program time frame falls between 100 percent and 110 percent as described above
but will be allowed to receive financial aid. A student will be placed on restricted status for failing to meet
requirements 1, 2 or 3 as described above and will not be eligible to receive financial aid.
Appeal Process
Any student placed on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) restricted status has the right to appeal. All
students requesting a SAP Appeal should complete the following steps:
1. Provide a detailed statement explaining the circumstances resulting in your failure to meet Satisfactory
Academic Progress standards (including third party documents as applicable).
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