Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

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Title IV Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress

MGCCC is required by federal regulations to establish minimum standards of satisfactory academic progress (SAP) to determine a student’s eligibility for federal financial aid programs:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
• Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP)
• Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
• Federal Work Study
• Federal Family Education Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized)
• Federal PLUS Loans

Students must meet these minimum satisfactory academic progress standards in order to initially receive and to maintain eligibility for Title IV funds. These satisfactory academic progress standards apply to all students, including transfer students and students who did not previously receive financial aid.

To make satisfactory academic progress, a student must:

1. pass a minimum percentage of all courses attempted;
2. maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA); and
3. complete a degree or certificate program within a maximum time frame

Qualitative Standard (Hours Earned and Grade Point Average)

Satisfactory academic progress will be measured according to the chart below: