Below you will find a listing of topics relating to the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy at Glendale Community College (GCC). To go to a specific topic click on the appropriate link below.

Basics to SAP

GPA Probation and Dismissal

Financial Aid Unit Probation and Dismissal

Financial Aid Term Dismissal

Appeal Process

Disclaimer regarding information on this web page

Basics to SAP
Federal and state regulations require that a student meet the College's financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress standards to remain eligible for all financial aid programs, except the BOG program.

You must meet all of the following Satisfactory Academic Progress standards:

• Maintain at least a 2.0 GPA (grade point average).
  
• Successfully complete all courses for which you receive financial aid.  Courses in which you receive a grade of F, NC, W, I, or IP have not been successfully completed.
  
• Complete your GCC AS, AA or transfer program within 72 progress units or the number of units required for your vocational/certificate program.
  

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Financial Aid GPA Probation and Dismissal
To be in good standing at Glendale Community College you are expected to maintain a grade point average of at least 2.0. Your academic record will be reviewed each year. If your GPA is below 2.0 you will be placed on Financial Aid GPA Probation status the first year.  At the time of review for any subsequent year, if you have not earned at least a 2.0 GPA, you will be placed on Financial Aid GPA Dismissal and your financial aid eligibility will be terminated (except for BOG fee waiver).  Written appeals are accepted, not all appeals are granted.

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Financial Aid Unit Probation and Dismissal
Each semester you are responsible for completing the number units for which you receive financial aid. At the end of the summer term if you have dropped or failed a course (received a grade of F, NC, W, I or IP) during the previous school year (the prior Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer semesters) for which you received financial aid, you will be placed on Financial Aid Unit Probation status.

If you do not successfully complete the total number of units for which you received financial aid for two consecutive academic years during which you received financial aid or if you do not successfully complete any units in any courses for which you received financial aid for two semesters in one award year, you will be placed on Financial Aid Unit Dismissal and will become ineligible for further student aid (except for BOG fee waivers) until you make up the units. Your eligibility can be reinstated after you have successfully completed the total number of units owed. You will not be eligible for financial aid during the period that you are making up units. It is your responsibility to notify the Financial Aid Office and provide documentation that you have made up any unit deficits before your financial aid eligibility can be reinstated.  Written appeals are accepted, not all appeals are granted.

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Financial Aid Term Dismissal
If your educational goal is to complete an AA or AS degree or to transfer to a 4-year college, you will be placed on Term Dismissal when you have attempted over 72 units.  If your educational goal is to complete a vocational/certificate program you will be placed on Term Dismissal when you have attempted over 30 units.  If you do not complete your program within these specified unit maximums, you will be placed on Term Dismissal and will lose eligibility for financial aid.

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Financial Aid Term Dismissal Appeal process
To regain eligibility you should explain (in detail) all mitigating circumstances beyond your control, such as illness or changes in work schedule, which prevented you from completing your program within your progress unit limit.  Not all appeals are approved.  You will be notified in writing of the results of your appeal.  Some appeals may be referred to the Satisfactory Academic Progress committee for further review.  If your appeal is approved, your eligibility for financial aid will be reinstated as of the semester that your appeal was submitted to the Financial Aid Office. You will be given a Financial Aid course contract and only courses that are required for completion of your degree or certificate will be counted toward your financial aid eligibility. No repeat courses (courses in which you previously received a grade or a W) will be approved.  You must successfully complete all contract courses to remain eligible for financial aid.

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Disclaimer regarding information on this web page
Glendale Community College and the Financial Aid Office provide this information for students, prospective students, and parents to help you make informed choices about your financial aid options. The information on this web page is compiled from a variety of state, federal, and College sources.

This information is subject to change due to changes in federal or state regulations, College policy, Financial Aid Office procedures, or budgeting by any agency supplying financial aid funding. If you discover discrepancies with regard to other sources of information (federal publications, College publications, etc.), please notify us at finaid@glendale.edu. The information on this web page is superseded by any federal, state, or College publication.

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Do you have comments or questions regarding our site? Contact us by e-mail at: finaid@glendale.edu

Disclaimer: Some websites to which the Financial Aid Office provide links are for the convenience of users and are not managed or maintained by Glendale Community College. The College and the Financial Aid Office do not review, control, or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.

This web page was last updated: August 15, 2007.