GCC Catalog 2025-2026 - Flipbook - Page 34
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All appeals must be complete and provide detailed information about extenuating circumstances.
Extenuating circumstances include: personal illness/accident, serious illness or death within the
immediate family, auto accident or other situation beyond the reasonable control of the student.
• Third-party documentation is required when applicable with each appeal. Documentation may include,
but is not limited to, copies of medical records, accident reports and/or letters from an Academic
Success Advisor, work supervisor or other counselor. Appeals for additional degrees will be considered
on a case-by- case basis.
• Appeals must be submitted in the term for which the student is seeking financial aid. Appeal forms will
not be accepted unless all documentation is included with the form.
• Appeals must include a statement explaining the reason for not meeting the SAP standards and what
changes have been made to ensure future success.
• All appeal decisions are final.
2. Meet with a Student Success Advisor and complete an SAP Academic Planning Form. Students with
approved appeals will be placed on a probation status for one term. At the end of the probation period,
students who meet the terms of the probation will remain eligible for aid for the subsequent semester.
Students who do not meet the terms of their probation are returned to restricted status.
Verification
Verification is used to confirm that the data reported on your FAFSA form is accurate. If you're selected for
verification, we will request additional documentation that supports the information you reported. If a
student’s application is selected for verification, and the student does not submit the required documentation
requested by the school, the student is not eligible to receive federal student aid. The student also might not
receive aid from other non-federal sources. Students should submit all requested documentation by deadlines
published by the Office of Student Financial Aid. Any discrepancies found between information provided on
the FAFSA and the data provided on verification documents will have to be resolved. The Office of Student
Financial Aid will make necessary corrections to your FAFSA and, if necessary, adjust your financial aid awards.
Any discrepancies found between the information provided on the FAFSA and the data provided on
verification documents will have to be resolved. The Office of Student Financial Aid will make necessary
corrections to your FAFSA and, if necessary, adjust your financial aid awards.
Verification Items may include:
• Number in household
• Number in college
• Certain untaxed income and benefits
• High school completion status
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Identity/statement of educational purpose
Certain Federal Income Tax information (you
may find your tax transcripts through the IRS's
get transcript service
at www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript)
Applicants are strongly encouraged to utilize the IRS Data Retrieval Tool during the application process. This
tool allows tax information to be electronically transferred from the IRS website onto the FAFSA application. If
the retrieval tool is not utilized, and 2021 federal taxes were required to be filed, a copy of a 2021 Federal Tax
Transcript, along with parent’s transcripts for dependent students, may be required. Visit
www.gogebic.edu/financialaid for more information.
Repeated Courses
A student may receive financial aid one time for a repeated credit course. Third attempts will not be counted
in the calculation for federal or state student aid.
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