SATISFACTORY
ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY
Federal
regulations require all school participating in Title IV federal
financial aid programs to have a Standard of Satisfactory Progress.
The standard must be applied to all applicants and recipients
of financial aid as a determination of eligibility. A student
is expected to achieve satisfactory academic progress toward completion
of course requirements. Progress toward the course requirements
is measured both qualitatively and quantitatively. Satisfactory
academic progress will be checked at the end of the semester.
QUALITATIVE
STANDARD
Each
financial aid recipient is expected to maintain the same minimum
grade point average as any other student enrolled at Waycross
College. GPA must be cumulative and include all transfer work
accepted by Waycross College. A student is in good standing if
his/her grade point average falls within the acceptable range
for the number of hours attempted. The grade point average (GPA)
is calculated by dividing the number of credit hours attempted
into the number of grade points earned on the attempted hours.
| Semester
Hours Transferred into and Attempted at Waycross College |
Minimum
Grade Point Average |
00-9.99 |
No
Minimum |
10-15.99 |
1.7 |
16-30.99 |
1.8 |
31-45.99 |
1.9 |
46
or More |
2.0 |
QUANTITATIVE
STANDARD
In
addition to maintaining the required GPA, a student receiving
financial aid must show that she/he is making satisfactory progress
in fulfilling degree requirements. To remain eligible for financial
aid, a student must successfully complete two-thirds (67%)of the
hours for which she/he enrolls. A student who fails to meet this
requirement shall have his/her financial aid terminated. A student
will regain eligibility when she/he is again meeting satisfactory
progress standards. Successful completion is defined as a grade
of D or better, except in those courses where a D must be repeated
(ENGL 1101 and 1102). Grades of I, IP, F, WF, and W are considered
unsatisfactory. Up to thirty hours of noncredit remedial coursework
may be excluded from satisfactory academic progress determination.
Right
to Appeal
A
student who is denied financial aid as a result of unsatisfactory
academic progress may appeal the decision to the Financial Aid
Appeal Committee by taking the following steps:
- Obtain
"appeal form" from Financial Aid Department.
- Complete
all areas of "APPEAL FORM"; when possible, attach
documentation showing resolution of the problems leading to
unsatisfactory progress.
- Mail
or deliver the "APPEAL FORM" and attached documents
to the Office of Financial Aid, 2001 South Georgia Parkway,
Waycross, Ga. 31503
The Financial
Aid Committee will consider student appeals for waiver of Satisfactory
Academic Progress Policies when the student:
- Can
document having had a serious injury or illness during the
period of enrollment for which satisfactory academic progress
was not maintained; or
- Has
suffered the death of an immediate family member during the
period of enrollment for which satisfactory academic progress
was not maintained; or
- Has suffered
undue hardship as a result of special circumstances, as determined
by the Financial Aid Committee, during the period of enrollment
for which satisfactory academic progress was maintained.
Learning
Support
You may receive
financial aid for up to 30 hours of learning support coursework.
Failure
to Exit: All financial aid (including HOPE and student
loans) will be cancelled.
Reinstatement: When Learning Support requirements
are completed, aid will be reinstated.
HOPE
Scholarship
Hope
eligibility is reviewed every 30 attempted hours and at the completion
of each Spring semester. In addition, all Freshman that enroll
full-time during any of their first three terms beginning with
Summer semester 2004 will be checked. A student must have a 3.0
GPA at each checkpoint.
If a 3.0 GPA
is achieved at each 30-hour checkpoint, student may receive HOPE
until 127 hours have been attempted.
HOPE students
also must meet all of the general requirements stated above (except
time limits) to receive funds from HOPE.
Failure
to maintain 3.0: Lose HOPE eligibility
If
HOPE eligibility is lost at 30 semester hours, student may regain
at 60 hours if 3.0 GPA is achieved.
Additional
Considerations
Courses
taken on an audit basis do not count when determining eligibility
for aid, nor are they considered as courses completed for purposes
of the quantitative measure.
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