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Section 3
Satisfactory Progress
To be eligible for federal Title IV aid at Cisco College, federal regulations require that a student must make
satisfactory academic progress toward his/her degree or certificate in order to continue to receive federal Title IV
aid. Failure to make satisfactory academic progress can result in a Warning period and, if not corrected,
suspension from financial aid.
Satisfactory Progress Standards:
There are three (3) federally mandated standards a student must meet to maintain satisfactory academic
progress:
1. Quantitative Percentage (Attempted Hours/Earned Hours)
2. Lifetime Eligibility Used not to exceed 600%
3. Qualitative Measure (Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0)
4. Cisco College allows student to change majors no more than 3 times. The 150% calculation will be
reset once the student has enrolled in and attended classes in the new major and will only include
courses (credit hours) the student has taken that will apply to the new major.
Quantitative Percentage: Students must complete a minimum of 67% of the course work in which they are
enrolled each semester. The chart below indicates the attempted credit hour totals and the number of credits that
must be completed to meet this requirement.
Lifetime Eligibility Used: A student is allowed financial aid only for 12 semesters of equivalent to 600% lifetime
eligibility. (Public Law 112-74) This provision applies to all Federal Pell Grant eligible students beginning with the
2012-2013 award year.
A student may:
Decline all or a part of a Pell Grant Award
Return, during an award year, all or part of a disbursement already made within the same award year
The student must provide a signed, written statement:
Clearly indicating his/her decline/return of Pell Grant funds
Acknowledge that funds may not be available at a later date
Qualitative Standard Grade Point Average: In addition to successfully completing 67% of their coursework
each semester, students must earn a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 each
semester thereafter. The dropping of courses, or complete withdrawal, will not reduce the number of hours that
must be completed each semester to maintain satisfactory progress.
Financial Aid Warning: For students not meeting the academic progress requirements at the end of a semester,
the warning period is the next semester (fall or spring) in which the student enrolls in classes. A student will be
eligible for aid during the warning period, but must achieve satisfactory academic progress during the first warning
period to return to good standing the next semester in which he/she enrolls.
Financial Aid Suspension: A student who does not make satisfactory progress during the first warning period
will be suspended from all Title IV financial aid the next semester of enrollment until all satisfactory progress
standards are met. A student who has financial aid suspended can return to a warning status only and cannot
return to good standing.
How to Remove Warning A student will return to good standing if he/she earns 67% of the same number
of credit hours in which he/she was enrolled when the warning status occurred, if the cumulative grade
point average is 2.0.