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 Institutional Aid, in the following order: o Athletic Scholarship
o Early Application Scholarship
o Academic Merit Scholarship
o Reformed, Christian School, or Homeschool Scholarship
o Christian Leadership Scholarship or Multicultural Scholarship
o Christian Ministry Grant
o Travel Grant
o Sibling Grant
o Canadian Exchange Rate Grant Direct Subsidized Student Loan
 Direct
 PLUS
 Alternative Loan
Unsubsidized Student Loan Loan – Parent
Step 1 – Cost of Attendance
Financial aid cannot stack above Cost of Attendance (COA.)
Step 2 – Institutional Aid
Providence scholarships and grants cannot stack above tuition.
Student Complaint Process
An individual may contact the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education for review of a complaint. The bureau may be contacted at 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833 or http://www.bppe.ca.gov or telephone: (916) 431-6924, fax: (916) 263-1897
Satisfactory Academic Progress
The standards for satisfactory academic progress policy are found within the guidelines set forth in the Federal Student Aid Handbook. Federal regulations require that students maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to continue to receive financial aid. A student must be enrolled as a degree seeking student and must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress each semester. Providence Christian College also requires satisfactory progress for all institutionally controlled financial aid.
A student must earn 126 total credit hours to graduate. The minimum expected standard for full-time is 12 hours per semester; however, the average course load is ordinarily 15-16 credit hours per semester. The maximum time frame allowed is 12 semesters for a traditional full-time student. This applies both to the federal financial aid program and Providence institutional aid in the form of scholarships and grants.
A student must continue to make satisfactory academic progress according to both the qualitative and quantitative standards as described below:
a. Qualitative measure is based on cumulative GPA. To maintain satisfactory academic progress to receive financial aid, a student must maintain the following minimum grade point averages.
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