Federal financial aid regulations require all students to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards in order to receive federal financial aid as well as many State and Mott Community College (MCC) assistance programs. The intent of this policy is to ensure that students are making measurable progress toward the completion of a degree in a reasonable period of time.
Failure to meet SAP standards will result in the cancellation of all aid programs requiring SAP until the student is meeting SAP on his or her own or has successfully appealed for reinstatement based on extenuating circumstances (see "SAP Appeal Process").
SAP calculations are based on a student's entire academic record, including transfer credits that count toward their MCC program of study, remedial coursework, enrollment periods for which the student did not receive aid, and enrollment periods for which the student did receive aid. Credits excluded in "Fresh Start" are included in SAP calculations.
SAP is calculated based on three measures:
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in credit hours attempted at MCC.
Attempted credit hours for the GPA measure include:
The GPA from transfer courses are not included in the GPA standard at MCC.
Students must earn passing grades in a minimum of 67% of all credit hours attempted.
Attempted credit hours for the Pace measure include:
Example:
A first time student is enrolled in 12 credits in the Fall semester (4 courses
at 3 credit hours each). Grades of 4.0, 3.0, W, and 0.0 are earned. This student has
successfully completed 50% of the credits attempted and earned a GPA of 2.3. The student
has not met the 67% Pace requirement.
*Transfer credits that meet degree requirements for your program of study will be counted as attempted and completed credits. Transfer credits that do not count toward the MCC program of study do not count toward the Pace standard at MCC.
Students must complete their program within 150% of the credit hours required for their program.
Attempted credit hours for the Maximum Timeframe standard include:
*Transfer credits that meet degree requirements for your program of study will be counted as attempted and completed credits. Transfer credits that do not count toward the MCC program of study do not count toward the Maximum Timeframe standard at MCC.
Example:
A student is enrolled in a program that requires 62 credit hours to complete.
Students may attempt a maximum of 93 credit hours in pursuit of this degree (62 credit
hours x 150% = 93 credit hours).
SAP is calculated at the end of each enrollment period (semester/term). Students who violate SAP standards will be notified via Email. The notification will state the student's calculation results for each measure reviewed: GPA, Pace, and Maximum Timeframe. SAP overall cumulative statuses can be viewed in My Backpack.
Financial Aid Warning
Students that fail to maintain the GPA and Pace measures of SAP will be placed on Financial Aid Warning for their following period of enrollment (semester/term). Students must meet SAP standards at the end of their Warning period.
Students that are at 130% of the Maximum Timeframe measure will also be placed on Warning.
Students can receive financial aid during their Warning semester.
Students that fail to maintain the GPA and Pace measures of SAP at the end of the Warning period will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension. Students that were on Warning for Maximum Time Frame and fail to complete their program of study during the Warning period will be placed on Suspension.
Students that fail to meet the Maximum Timeframe measure will be placed on Suspension, even if they were not previously placed on Warning.
Students on Suspension are not eligible to receive financial aid.
Students have the right to appeal their Financial Aid Suspension. See Appeal Process below.
Students with approved appeals will be placed on Financial Aid Success Plan and must meet the requirements set in the Academic Plan. Students can receive financial aid while on Financial Aid Success Plan.
If a student fails to meet the requirements established in their Academic Plan, they will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension. Students on Suspension are not eligible to receive financial aid.
Students will be removed from Financial Aid Suspension through one of the following:
You have the right to appeal if your aid has been suspended due to not meeting SAP standards. To do so, log on to https://mcc.studentforms.com and select Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal task for requirements to complete.
Your statement must clearly identify 1) why you did not make satisfactory academic progress, and 2) the actions you will take (or have taken) to help you meet the standards of satisfactory academic progress.
The following extenuating circumstances will be considered for approval:
Staff in the Writing Center in Room 2031 of the Curtice-Mott Complex are available to help you draft a quality appeal.
Please remember to attach supporting documentation for your extenuating circumstance to your appeal statement.
Appeals will be reviewed and determinations will be emailed to your MCC email address. During the appeal process, you must be prepared to pay for all tuition and fees with personal funds while awaiting a determination.
If your appeal is approved:
If you fail to meet the criteria listed above, you will have violated the conditions of your Academic Success Plan (Probation) and will not be eligible to receive future financial aid.
If your appeal is denied:
