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22 Student Services 2017-2018 II. Eligibility for Credit Hour Students A. Students must meet the following criteria: 1. Students who have attempted at least six credit hours in the last evaluation period must complete with a passing grade 2/3 of all credits attempted within that evaluation period, OR 2. Students who have NOT attempted at least six credit hours in the last evaluation period must complete with passing grades 2/3 of ALL credits attempted. AND All Credit hour students must meet the following minimum credit hour/cumulative GPA requirement: Credits Attempted* Min GPA 12-15 1.60 16-30 1.75 31-45 1.90 46 + 2.00 *for which grade points are computed Note: Grades of F,I,N,W,X,Y,Z, and courses not yet graded are considered attempted but not meeting progress standards for the purposes of financial aid. III. Eligibility for Clock Hour Students A. Students must meet the following criteria: 1. Students must complete with a passing grade (C, P, or better) all coursework attempted within that evaluation period/payment period, and 2. Students must attend 90% of every class assigned to them during the evaluation period/payment period (some programs may require the student to attend 100% of all hours in their program). 3. All students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C average) or better. IV. Maximum Timeframe Eligibility A. Students who have attempted more than 150% of the credits (Credit hour) required for their program of study, who have attended their program longer than 150% times the length of their program, or who have attempted or completed a prior program are not considered to be making Satisfactory Academic Progress and therefore, are ineligible for financial aid funds. A student may lose eligibility at any time if it is determined that they cannot complete their program within the 150% timeline provided by the federal government. B. All evaluated transfer credits will be included when determining maximum timeframe eligibility. C. A student with a Bachelor's degree or higher will be considered to have exhausted maximum timeframe eligibility. D. A student may appeal as outlined in VlI. E. Reinstatement procedures as outlined in VlI and VIII are not applicable to Maximum Timeframe Eligibility. V. Repeated, Audited, Consortium, Remedial, Summer Courses A. Financial aid may be used to cover the cost of repeated courses for a better grade one time (Credit hour only). Audited courses, non-credit courses, credit by examination, and any credit for prior learning option (as outlined in the catalog) are excluded when determining eligibility for financial aid. B. Courses funded through a consortium agreement are included in determining academic progress. All attempted remedial credits will be included when evaluating SAP. (A maximum of 30 credit hours may be funded for remedial coursework.) VI. Appeal Process A student who has lost financial aid eligibility due to extenuating circumstances may appeal. Documentation of extenuating circumstances must be provided with the student's appeal. A. Extenuating circumstances that may be considered include: personal illness or accident, serious illness or death within immediate family, or other circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the student that occurred during the period in question.