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fall and spring semesters. Students who do not meet the requirements are put on warning for one semester. At the end of the warning semester, a student who does not meet satisfactory academic progress is denied financial aid until satisfactory academic progress is again obtained. This means no Federal Aid, College Aid, Academic Scholarship, Christian Leadership Scholarship, Faculty Senate Scholarship, Christian Ministry Grant or church grants.
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS APPEAL PROCESS
The federal government realizes that there are some special circumstances where there is a need to allow a student to appeal dismissal from financial aid. Extreme illness of the student, or illness or death of a family member are examples of instances where the government allows an appeal. Other circumstances are left up to the College to decide.
Providence Christian College Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals are handled in the following manner:
1. Students receive a letter from Providence’s Financial Aid Office letting them know that they have not maintained satisfactory academic progress and will not be eligible for financial aid the following semester. The letter includes the option of appeal and gives a deadline when the appeal must be received and what documentation must be included with the appeal.
2. The appeals should be decided upon by a committee, not by one person. Because of this, the Scholarship Committee serves as the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals Committee.
3. Students will receive a letter from the Scholarship Committee to report whether the appeal was accepted or denied. If denied, students are required to pay for classes on their own, without financial aid, until the required GPA and completion rates are obtained. Students who leave Providence Christian College and return after taking classes at another college can request that their completion of those classes be considered in determining their ability to return as aid-receiving students.
4. The appeal does not change the student’s GPA or credit hours earned but may allow the student to receive aid while still below SAP standards. The student should contact the Registrar’s Office and determine an academic plan that could reestablish SAP.
Financial Aid Policy for Part-Time Students
Anytime a student drops to part-time status either during the semester or between semesters, their financial aid will be adjusted accordingly and the financial aid package will be re-awarded. A student is considered full time if they are taking 12 or more credits and part-time if they are taking between 7-11 credits. A part-time financial aid award is one half of the full-time financial aid award. If a student drops to 6 credits or below they are considered less than part-time and are ineligible to receive any financial aid from Providence Christian College.
The financial aid award package covers the entire award year for both Fall and Spring semesters. If a student receives half of their original award due to a change in their enrollment status it is applied to each semester that they are part-time.
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