Satisfactory Academic Progress
Federal
regulations require that all students who receive federal and state
financial aid must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) towards an
approved educational goal such as a certificate, degree, or transfer
program. A student’s entire
academic history is evaluated at least once a school year to determine
his/her financial aid academic progress, even if the student was not a
prior financial aid recipient. If
you are on Financial Aid Probation, your SAP will be reviewed each
semester. PLEASE NOTE: Financial Aid calculations for academic
progress may differ from the calculations done by Admissions and Records.
Folsom Lake
College students are
evaluated against the following standards:
1. Maintain a minimum of a 2.0
FLC Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)
2. Maintain Progress -
Successfully Complete at least 75% of units enrolled:
Progress Percentage = (Total
Units With “F”, “NC”, “W”,
“I”, "IP", and “RD”) = 25% or less
(Total Units Attempted)
3. Total Units (Maximum Time
Period) - Students may attempt up to 90 units toward the completion of
degree or certificate program.
Students who have attempted 90 or more units will be denied
financial aid. Units taken at
another college or taken without the assistance of financial aid are
calculated into the total number of units attempted. Up to 30 units of remedial coursework may
be deducted from the total units accumulated.
4. Completion of Degree or
Certificate - Students who complete a degree or certificate are considered
to have reached their maximum time frame and will be denied financial
aid.
Students who have successfully completed all prior semesters, but failed
to maintain satisfactory academic progress in only one semester will be
placed on Academic
Probation. Further deficiency will result in denial of financial aid.
Students on probation must meet with a Folsom Lake College academic
counselor and develop an Educational Plan. This plan must be submitted to
Financial
Aid.
Students
who have been denied financial aid must meet with a Folsom Lake College
academic counselor and develop an Educational Plan. This plan must be submitted to Financial
Aid along with a Student Petition.
Student will continue receiving aid if the petition is
approved. If the petition is denied,
the student may wish to submit an appeal for further consideration.
Students
who have been approved through the petition process may be eligible for
campus-based aid and Pell Grant funding.
However, this change in eligibility status may not affect your eligibility
for a student loan. Prior approval
of a petition does not mean that the deficiency will not be counted if lack
of satisfactory academic progress continues.
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