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• Students who receive a denial on their appeal will be required to make progress on their
own (without the use of financial aid) until their progress is sufficient to qualify for
financial aid again.
• Incomplete applications will receive an automatic denial.
Circumstances for financial aid appeal:
A student may have more than one problem with the SAP. If more than one category applies, a
student should submit documentation for all that apply.
_____Students that are behind with GPA and/or number of attempted hours
Financial aid students must meet certain GPA requirements and must complete a certain
percentage of the classes they attempt in order to remain eligible to receive Financial Aid. Each
time a student withdraws from a class or fails a class it is considered as attempted but not
completed. See the College Catalog for specific SAP requirements for student level. Attach the
items listed below in numbers 1-3 to this form before submitting your appeal to the Financial
Aid Office.
1. A detailed letter of explanation. Please make sure to address the specific semesters
where you experienced academic problems or withdrawals. Include what actions you
took to make an effort to meet your responsibilities during the time of your mitigating
circumstances and how your circumstances have improved.
2. An Educational Plan showing the courses you must take to graduate from SSCC with
your declared major. Please create plan for each semester you plan to enroll until you
graduate. (Appendix A)
3. An Unofficial Transcript
_____Students that have attempted 150% of credit hours required for graduation in
their program of study/major
Students are allowed to take up to 150% of the credit hours required to complete their program
of study while receiving financial aid. Example: A student’s major requires 60 credit hours to
complete. 60 x 150% = 90 credit hours. Once this student has attempted more than 90 hours in
a 60 hour program and has still not graduated he or she will be considered as to have exceeded
the 150% or max time frame regardless of GPA or completion percentage. Students who
exceed max time frame and want to continue on financial aid must have documented
circumstances of why they should be allowed to continue to receive financial aid. Attach the
items listed below in numbers 1-3 to this form before submitting your appeal to the Financial
Aid Office.
1. A detailed letter of explanation. Please make sure to address why you have
accumulated more than 150% of the hours required to complete your degree. Include
what actions you took to make an effort to meet your responsibilities during the time of
your mitigating circumstances and how your circumstances have improved.
2. An Educational Plan showing the courses you must take to graduate from SSCC with
your declared major. Please create a plan for each semester you plan to enroll until you
graduate. (Appendix A) This plan should include your long term goals and why you
have not met graduation requirements. It should also include what actions you have
taken to make sure you graduate in the near future.
3. An Unofficial Transcript
