Please read the following items which explain the requirements and process for appealing your financial aid suspension
status:
1. Read Redlands Community College Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy for Title IV Federal
Financial Aid Recipients, which can be found at the RCC Website (my.redlandscc.edu/financialaid).
2. Review your unofficial academic transcript.
3. After reviewing the RCC SAP policy and your transcript, if you feel you have experienced circumstances that
justify an appeal, please continue.
4. Prepare your Petition:
Complete BOTH SIDES of this form.
In a TYPED LETTER, explain the extenuating circumstances that contributed to your failure to
maintain satisfactory academic progress. Include the steps you have taken or will take, personally
and academically, to prevent these circumstances from hindering your academic performance in the
future. Please do not say you need the money; this is already assumed. Hand written appeals will not
be considered.
Provide SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION that will validate and support your reason(s) for
unsuccessfully meeting the minimum academic standards for Title IV Federal financial aid recipients at
RCC. Supporting documentation can be, but is not limited to, medical or other legal documents, letters
from college staff or faculty, employers, counselors, attorneys or doctors, or other objective persons
who have knowledge of your circumstances. Please do not include letters from friends or family
members. WITHOUT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION APPEALS WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY DENIED.
5. Submit this form, typed letter and supporting documentation to the Financial Aid Office by the deadlines
explained below.
Students wishing to receive a decision on their appeal before the end of the add/drop period must submit
appeals with all appropriate documentation by the Friday before the semester begin date. Students will
receive notification of the appeal decision no later than the end of the second week of the semester.
Late appeals will be reviewed as soon as possible, within a time frame suitable to the Appeals
Committee, and in the order they are received. Students who submit late appeals will be liable for all
charges if their appeal is denied.
6. Students will receive notification of the appeal decision as soon as possible by letter and by email through their
RCC account. Please be sure the Registrar’s Office has your current mailing address.
Mailing Address (include apt. #)
Primary Phone
(include area code)
Alternate Phone
(include area code)
Financial Aid Suspension Appeal Form
Office of Financial Aid
1300 S Country Club Road - El Reno, OK 73036
405-422-6250 – Fax: 405-422-1463
