Financial Aid Educational Plan
Federal financial aid regulations require schools to establish a maximum time frame in which an
educational program should be completed. We require a review of your educational plan at
60 units attempted for A.A. or Transfer programs and at 30 units attempted for Certificate
programs. The purpose of this requirement is to encourage students to focus on their
educational goal and successfully complete their program within the appropriate time frame.
Our Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards state that you must complete your
educational program within a maximum time frame of 150 % of the published program’s
required units at Cerritos College. For example, Associates in Arts degree and transfer
programs generally require 60 units. Therefore, 150 % of those programs would be 90 units
(60 units x 1.5). A Certificate program generally requires 30 units. Therefore, 150 % of the
certificate program would be 45 units (30 units x 1.5).
In counting units for this purpose, all previous college attempted units may be included from
Cerritos College and any other college, whether taken while on financial aid or not. Remedial
and ESL courses taken at Cerritos College are excluded from the total units.
IMPORTANT:
Please read the back of this page for instructions before you meet with a counselor. Once you
are ready to meet with a counselor, you can sign up for a Financial Aid Educational Plan
workshop in person or by counseling the Counseling Department at (562) 860-2451 Ext. 2231,
or you can schedule a counseling appointment with the EOPS Office at (562) 860-2451 Ext.
2398.
After you meet with a counselor to complete your Financial Aid Educational Plan, you must
submit your educational plan to the Financial Aid Office for review. The Financial Aid Office will
notify you regarding your eligibility for financial aid. If at any point in time it is determined that
you cannot complete your educational program within the 150 % time frame, you may be
immediately disqualified from financial aid (with the exception of the Board of Governors Fee
Waiver). It is your responsibility to read and understand the Financial Aid Satisfactory
Academic Progress (SAP) Standards.
Address: 11110 Alondra Blvd. Norwalk, CA 90650 - Phone: (562) 860-2451 ext. 2397 - Fax: (562) 467-5035