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Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid

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Those applying for or receiving financial aid at North Central State College are expected to make Satisfactory Academic Progress toward receiving a degree or certificate.  Lack of such progress will result in the termination of eligibility to receive financial aid at the College.

Financial aid programs covered by these standards  

• Federal Pell Grant

• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

• Federal Work-Study employment (FWS)

• Federal Stafford Student Loans (both Subsidized and Unsubsidized)

• Federal PLUS Loan

• North Central State College Scholarships

• Ohio Instructional Grant

• Ohio College Opportunity Grant

Definitions

Accumulative: relating to the total of all credit hours in which a student has ever enrolled at the College

Credit hours attempted: those in which a student is enrolled at the end of the College=s 100% refund period

Credit hours earned: those in which a student has received passing grade

Passing grades: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, P

Non-passing grades: F, NP, W, I

Part I Standard - First time enrollees

Earn at least one credit hour in the first quarter of enrollment at the College

Consequence of noncompliance: Financial aid eligibility terminated

Part II Standards - GPA and Completion Percentage

1. Earn an Accumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of  at least a 2.00

2. Earn passing grades in 66 percent of accumulative credit hours attempted

Consequences of noncompliance with either standard:

• First quarter - placed on Financial Aid Warning

• Second consecutive quarter enrolled - placed on Financial Aid Probation

• Third consecutive quarter enrolled - financial aid eligibility terminated

Part III Standard - 150 Percent Rule

Earn degree/certificate within 150 percent of the number of credit hours required to earn the degree/certificate

• Consequence of noncompliance: Financial aid eligibility terminated

Regaining eligibility

Those whose financial aid eligibility has been terminated for noncompliance with these standards may regain eligibility by:

• Bringing one's academic record into compliance with the standards; or

• Submitting a written appeal to the College and receiving approval of the appeal.