PLEASE CHECK THE REASON(S) FOR YOUR APPEAL
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:
SAP DISQUALIFICATION STATUSES
Please review the SAP Disqualification Statuses listed below. Students may only submit (1) SAP APPEAL per award year.
SAP Appeals may be approved for up to three terms. Check only one box:
☐ Financial Aid Disqualification – I have less than a cumulative 2.0 grade point average (GPA) and/or less than a
cumulative 67% attempted unit completion rate. You must have at least one of the allowable appeal circumstances.
Documentation is required and must support why satisfactory academic progress was not made. Current, counselor-
approved comprehensive Education Plan must be attached. The Appeal Form will be considered incomplete without
proper documentation and will not be accepted.
☐ Maximum Timeframe with Good Academic Standing – (Cumulative 2.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) and a
cumulative 67% or greater attempted unit completion rate). Documentation required. The Appeal Form will be
considered incomplete without proper documentation and will not be accepted. Current, counselor-approved Lock-in-
List must be attached.
☐ Maximum Timeframe without Good Academic Standing – (Less than a cumulative 2.0 grade point average (GPA)
and/or less than a cumulative 67% attempted unit completion rate). Documentation required. The Appeal Form will
be considered incomplete without proper documentation and will not be accepted. Current, counselor-approved Lock-
in-List must be attached.
FEE WAIVER DISQUALIFICATION STATUS
Students must submit a BOGFW Appeal each term that the student does not meet Academic and Progress Standards.
BOGFW Appeals can only be approved for one term at a time.
☐ Loss of Fee Waiver– I have less than a cumulative 2.0 grade point average (GPA) and/or a cumulative completion
rate of 50% or less. You must have at least one of the allowable appeal circumstances. Documentation is required and
must support why Academic and Progress standard were not made. Current, counselor-approved comprehensive
Education Plan must be attached. The Appeal Form will be considered incomplete without proper documentation and
will not be accepted.
REQUIRED ESSAYS
All students must submit three essays using the fillable form below for the SAP Appeal Form to be considered complete
for submission. Only typed essays will be considered. Incomplete, handwritten, or late SAP Appeal Forms will NOT be
accepted.
1. Explain why you were unable to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy standards. (150-word
limit/1,000-character limit) For example:
a. Why have you not earned a cumulative 2.0 or greater grade point average (GPA)?
b. Why have you not completed at least 67% (or 50% for Loss of Fee Waiver) of your total attempted units?
c. Why are you attending El Camino College if you already earned a degree?
d. Why have you not completed your current educational goal in a timely manner?