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23 Student Services 2017-2018 B. All appeals must be in writing to the Office of Student Financial Assistance and include appropriate third party documentation. 1. Examples of documentation could include an obituary notice, divorce decree, or a letter from a physician, attorney, social services agency, parole officer, etc. 2. Maximum Timeframe Appeals must be completed by both the student and a GateWay Advisor (in this instance, the Advisor will provide the 3rd party documentation). C. The condition or situation must be resolved that will allow the student the ability to complete course work successfully or an appeal will not be granted. D. The outcome of an appeal may include approval of a probationary period for reinstatement of federal aid, denial of federal aid with funding from a scholarship source for tuition, fees and books for one semester only, or denial of all forms of funding. E. A student will be notified by email of the results of the appeal, and of any restrictions or conditions pertaining to their appeal. All decisions are final. Students who have been denied aid for failure to meet SAP while on a Restricted Course list (Maximum Timeframe Exhaustion Appeal ) will no longer be eligible for federal student aid at GateWay Community College. Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility - Credit Hour A. A student who has lost financial aid eligibility (SAP), and who qualifies for reinstatement, may be reinstated after the student has taken (without federal funds) at least six credit hours in a semester, passed all attempted credit hours, met minimum cumulative GPA requirements of 2.0 (for all academic terms combined), meets minimum SAP standards of 2/3 over all coursework, and falls within 150% of their program's timeline. B. If the student attempts additional credits, the student will be evaluated on all attempted credit hours within that term. C. Classes taken at other colleges may be taken into consideration when determining whether aid will be reinstated at GateWay Community College. D. It is the student's responsibility to notify the Office of Student Financial Assistance when this condition has been met. VII. Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility - Clock Hour A. A student who has lost financial aid eligibility (SAP), and who qualifies for reinstatement, may be reinstated after the student has taken (without federal funds) and successfully completed all failed coursework with a grade of C/P or better. B. It is the student's responsibility to notify the Office of Student Financial Assistance when this condition has been met. For more information, please contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance at finaid@gatewaycc.edu, or at (602) 286-8300. VIII. Scholastic Standards A. Minimum Porgress 1. Trade and Technical Training student progress is measured by the student's ability to accomplish competencies within stated time frames. 2. Failure to meet all required competencies in a course may result in withdrawal from the program at the end of the course. 3. To maintain satisfactory academic progress, a student must successfully complete all courses with a P (equivalent to a C or better). A student who declares a clock hour program of study (certificate seeking) must successfully complete courses that constitute the desired program in the order in which they are scheduled. If a student does not make satisfactory academic progress in a current class, the student will be withdrawn from that course and cannot advance to the next course in sequence. 4. The student will also be terminated from the Program of Study and withdrawn from remaining courses due to failure to meet program completion requirements by not maintaining satisfactory academic progress. B. Attendance Policy 1. Students enrolled in clock hour programs must complete a minimum of 90% of the required hours for each course within their program. 2. Completing over 100% of program hours may have financial implications. Please note, no adjustments to tuition rates will be made for students who are within the attendance policy.