Financial Aid Warning/Disqualification
The Financial Aid Office will evaluate each financial aid recipient’s academic progress each semester. Each evaluation will include a GPA review, an assessment of the Pace of Progression calculation, as well as Maximum Time Length standard. Students placed on financial aid warning or disqualification will be notified as to his/her change in status.
Financial Aid Warning: Students will be placed on financial aid warning for one semester if they earn less than a 2.00 cumulative GPA for all courses attempted or do not meet the Pace of Progression calculation. Financial assistance will be continued during this warning semester.
If, at the end of the warning semester, a student completes the Pace of Progression calculation with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00, they will be removed from financial aid warning. Students not completing sufficient units to meet the Pace of Progression calculation requirement and/or the minimum GPA requirement during the warning semester will be subject to disqualification from financial assistance.
Financial aid disqualification: Financial aid recipients will be disqualified from financial assistance if, for two consecutively enrolled semesters they earn less than a 2.00 cumulative GPA and/or do not meet the Pace of Progression calculation.
Financial aid recipients will also be disqualified from financial assistance if they exceed the Maximum Time Length standard.
Loss of Eligibility for the California College Promise Grant (formerly known as the BOGW)
A student shall become ineligible for a California College Promise Grant (formerly known as a BOGW) if the student is placed on academic or progress probation, or any combination thereof, for two consecutive primary terms. Loss of eligibility shall become effective at the first registration opportunity after such determination is made.
The District shall notify students of their placement on academic or progress probation no later than thirty days following the end of the term that resulted in the student’s placement on probation. The notification must clearly state two consecutive primary terms of probation will lead to a loss of the California College Promise Grant (formerly known as BOGW) until the student is no longer on probation. The notification must also advise students about the available student support services to assist them in maintaining eligibility.
The District shall adopt, prominently display, and disseminate policies ensuring students are advised about the student support services available to assist them in maintaining and reestablishing eligibility for the California College Promise Grant (formerly known as the BOGW). Dissemination includes, but is not limited to, information provided in college catalogs and class schedules.
The District shall establish written procedures by which a student may appeal the loss of a California College Promise Grant (formerly known as the BOGW) due to extenuating circumstances, or when a student with a disability applied for, but did not receive a reasonable accommodation in a timely manner. Extenuating circumstances are verified cases of accidents, illnesses, or other circumstances that might include documented changes in the student’s economic situation or evidence the student was unable to obtain essential student support services. Extenuating circumstances also includes special consideration of the specific factors associated with Veterans, CalWORKs, EOPS, and DSPS student status.
Foster Youth shall not be subject to loss of a California College Promise Grant (formerly known as BOGW) due to placement on academic or progress probation. This exemption for Foster Youth is effective until the date specified in Education Code Section 66025.9(c).