Registration and Financial Information - South Piedmont Community ...

30 Registration and Financial Informationfor the semester. For example, if you are enrolled for 12 credit hours but you are taking a five credit hourcourse that is not part of your program of study, you will receive Pell Grant funds for 7 credit hours onlyand not 12 credit hours although you are enrolled for 12 hours.Federal regulations allow only the first 30 hours of attempted developmental coursework usable todetermine your eligibility for financial aid. Once you have attempted 30 developmental hours, only nondevelopmentalcollege credit courses can be used to determine your eligibility for financial aid.Beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year, students are eligible for up to two scheduled awards (200%)per year of Pell Grant. Each college is required to have a policy regarding summer Pell awards. This policymust be in place prior to July 1, 2010. The policy must address which application year the school will useto determine financial aid eligibility for summer 2010 term. SPCC has always used the current school yearPell information to determine eligibility for summer funds and will continue this process for summer 2010.SPCC’s policy statement for awarding Pell during summer 2010 term is:South Piedmont Community College elects to use the 2009-2010 financial aid information todetermine student eligibility for additional Pell funds during the summer 2010 term. The SPCCFinancial Aid Office will not consider any information from 2010-2011 student aid eligibility anddoes not require review of a student’s academic progression in his/her program of study whendetermining eligibility for additional Pell Grant funding.This policy is for summer 2010 only. Federal regulations will guide SPCC’s process for summer 2011 andforward.Maintaining Eligibility for Financial AidFederal regulations require that students receiving financial aid must be making satisfactory academicprogress. South Piedmont Community College makes these standards applicable to all federally awardedfinancial aid funds in order to maintain a consistent policy for all students receiving assistance. For federalfinancial aid purposes, satisfactory progress is measured in two ways, qualitative and quantitative.Qualitative Measurement:Each semester (if you are a financial aid student) your cumulative grade point average (GPA) is calculated.You must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0. Failure to attain the required GPA results in a semester ofintervention. During this semester of intervention:••You must work to raise the GPA to 2.0.••Your financial aid continues.At the end of one semester of intervention, if you have not achieved a satisfactory GPA, you will be placedon probation for one semester. During your probationary semester:••You are required to complete all registered courses with a “C” or better.••Your financial aid continues.If this requirement is met during the semester of probation, and all semesters thereafter, you will continueprobation until you achieve a 2.0 GPA or higher, at which time, you return to good academic standing.If, at the end of the probationary semester you have not completed all of your registered courses with a“C” or better, your financial aid will end. You will then be required to pay for your tuition and books untilyou meet the cumulative GPA of 2.0 and qualify for aid. You may appeal this decision if you have hadmitigating circumstances and can show documentation to support your claim; however, you may or maynot be reinstated for financial aid. The College’s decision is final.