SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY
Federal regulations require that financial aid recipients make Satisfactory Academic Progress in order to be eligible for federal financial aid programs. This includes students who receive aid from any of the following programs: Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study Program, Federal Perkins Loan, and any of the Federal Family Educational Loan Programs.
MCC has established guidelines for evaluating a student’s efforts to achieve a degree within a given period of time. This includes a quantitative measure (average number of hours earned each semester) and a qualitative measure (grade points earned for hours completed each semester). All recipients of financial assistance programs will be required to meet the minimum standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress. Student records are reviewed each summer.
| Full-time students must earn an average of 11 semester hours of credit per semester and maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average. The requirements for part-time students will be prorated. Courses in which an “F,” “Incomplete,” or “Withdrawn” is recorded do not count toward this requirement.
Transfer students shall receive financial aid for the first semester at MCC and then follow the same standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress as all other students. Transfer grades are not included in the computation of the cumulative grade point average. Students receiving federal financial aid are required to complete their degree within a maximum time frame—150% of the normal time required to complete the degree. Transfer students will have their transfer credits subtracted from the total needed for the degree and the maximum time frame will be adjusted accordingly. |
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Students who are deficient in hours or grade points after initial review will be placed on FINANCIAL AID WARNING for one semester. At the end of the semester a student’s performance will again be measured, and the student will either be reinstated or placed on FINANCIAL AID TERMINATION.
Students on FINANCIAL AID TERMINATION will be denied financial assistance from any federal program until they can meet the qualifications for satisfactory academic progress. Students who fail to complete enough hours or grade points during one semester will be denied federal financial assistance until they complete the needed credits or grade points to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
APPEALS can be made in writing to the Financial Aid Appeals Committee. This committee is comprised of the Director of Financial Aid, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Vice President for Student Affairs. Students must submit an appeal in writing indicating the circumstances of the appeal, and a letter from their Academic Advisor. The Advisor must state that a conference to discuss the academic deficiencies has been held with the student and what steps are being taken to improve the academic record. The Committee is empowered to review all appeals and the Director of Financial Aid shall inform all students of the action taken. The Committee may reject the appeal or may reinstate aid subject to its availability. The committee may stipulate special activities, which a student would be required to do during their coming academic term. Decisions by the Financial Aid Appeals Committee are final and not subject to further review.
Financial Aid Office ~ Manhattan Christian College
1415
Anderson Ave. ~ Manhattan, KS 66502 ~
785.539.3571 ~ Fax: 785.539.0832
Director of Financial Aid, Margaret Carlisle
Financial Aid Counselor,