2018–2019
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS &
MAX TIMEFRAME POLICY
[STDPET/STDPEM] 4000 Suisun Valley Rd. Fairfield, CA 94534 / Main Campus, Bldg. 400 / Phone: (707) 864-7103 [Pg. 4]
Federal and State financial aid regulations require Solano Community College (SCC) to establish, publish, and apply
qualitative, quantitative and incremental standards by which SCC can determine whether a student requesting and/or
receiving financial aid is maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in his/her course of study. Financial Aid
requires a declared major and enrollment in a Title IV eligible program (16 or more units in length).
Solano Community College Financial Aid Office evaluates all three of the following standards at the end of each term, to
determine a student’s eligibility for Financial Aid. At the end of each semester, the student’s academic record will be
reviewed against the following standards:
Qualitative-Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0on a 4.0 scale
.
• G
rades for remedial and ESL courses count in the GPA calculation.
Quantitative-Pace of Progression
• Students must complete at least 67% of the cumulative number of SCC units attempted at each SAP evaluation.
• Completion rate is computed by dividing the total number of institutional units completed by the total number of units attempted.
Q
uantitative-Maximum Time Frame
• A student may not exceed 150% of published units of the program in which the student is enrolled.
• Example: For degree and transfer programs of 60 units, maximum time frame is 90 units.
• For eligible certificate programs, maximum time frame varies (i.e. 30 unit program = 45 units maximum, 18 unit program =
27
u
nits maximum).
• All completed units are counted in the calculation of the 150% program limits.
I
nstitutional Policies
• Remedial/ESL coursework may be excluded from the Pace and Maximum Time Frame calculations.
• Institutional course Incompletes and Ws are included in the calculation.
• Only transfer credits that are applicable towards the student’s current program must be counted. Incompletes, F’s and W’s
transferred from other schools may be discounted from quantitative (pace) calculation upon appeal.
• Units from prior programs may be discounted upon appeal; only two changes of major allowed.
War
ning
• Students not making SAP will be automatically placed on one term of “Warning” status.
• SCC uses SAP Warning status for students identified as not cumulatively meeting cumulative overall SAP standards for one term.
• Students may receive financial aid during the warning period.
• Students who meet the cumulative overall SAP standards at the end of their Warning semester become fully eligible again in the
f
ollowing term.
• Students not making SAP at the end of the warning period are determined to be ineligible for financial aid.
Re-e
stablishing Eligibility
• Students may reestablish their eligibility by taking classes without receiving Federal financial aid, and meeting the 67%
completion rate and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
• It is the responsibility of the student to notify the Financial Aid Office of any grade changes or academic renewal.
• Sitting out one semester or longer will not reestablish eligibility.
St
udent Appeals for Extenuating Circumstance
• Students determined ineligible for Federal Financial Aid due to unsatisfactory academic progress may submit an appeal one-time
only for GPA/Pace, and once for Max Timeframe, based on extenuating circumstances.
• Students who have appealed prior to effective date of the current policy may appeal one time only under the current policy.