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Appeal of Dismissal which the student received a grade, a W, or a P/NP. All
Following the notifi cation of dismissal from the college, attempted units, including units transferred from other
students may appeal the dismissal action by fi ling a colleges, are included in this calculation, except for ESL
reinstatement petition with the Director of Admissions and and remedial units. Students not meeting this standard
Records. The written petition must include the extenuating are placed on Term Dismissal. Students with prior
and verifi able circumstances that warrant an exception to degrees are automatically placed on Term Dismissal.
the dismissal action. The petition must be fi led with the 2. Successful Progression Toward Educational Goal
time lines outlined below or the student waives the rights Students must successfully complete at least 67% of all
to appeal the dismissal action. attempted units to meet fi nancial aid eligibility require-
If the appeal is approved, the student shall be required ments. Attempted units are any units in which the student
to participate in a prescribed intervention and complete a is enrolled beyond the deadline to drop the class. All
reinstatement contract, which shall include the maximum attempted units, including units transferred from other
number of units in which he/she shall enroll. Failure to colleges, are included in this calculation. Units with
comply with terms and conditions of contract may result grades of F, W, NP and IP are not successfully completed.
in a subsequent dismissal. 3. Maintain a 2.0 Grade Point Average Requirement
Timeline for Appeals Students must maintain an offi cial GCC cumulative
Appeals for reinstatement must be received by the Director Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.0 to be eligible for
of Admissions and Records by August 1 for the fall semester, fi nancial aid programs. Grades transferred in from other
and by January 31 for the spring semester. colleges are included.
Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress (SAP) SAP Warning and Dismissal
In order to receive fi nancial aid, students must meet the Students’ compliance with Financial Aid Satisfactory
Glendale Community College Standards of Scholarship. Academic Progress Standards is measured each semester.
In addition, students are expected to meet the following Students who are warned that they are in danger of not
standards required to maintain eligibility for federal or meeting one or more of the Financial Aid Satisfactory Aca-
state fi nancial assistance. demic Progress standards must meet the standard(s) by the
General Requirements: end of the semester in order to remain eligible for fi nancial
aid. Students not meeting this standard after the “Warning”
Eligible Program—A student must be enrolled in an semester are placed on SAP Dismissal and are no longer
educational program which leads to a degree or cer- eligible for fi nancial aid.
tifi cate that the student has not previously earned and Appeal Process for SAP Dismissal or Term
which requires at least two semesters of study. There Dismissal
are a few programs at GCC that are NOT eligible for Students may appeal their SAP Dismissal or Term Dismissal
fi nancial aid. For more information regarding ineligible
programs, please contact the fi nancial aid offi ce. disqualifi cation from fi nancial aid if failure to meet SAP
requirements is due to mitigating circumstances beyond
Review of Previous College Records—Students are the student’s control. The appeal should include documen-
expected to make satisfactory progress according to the tation of the mitigating circumstances. Not all appeals are
College’s standards of scholarship during all periods of approved. Students appealing a disqualifi cation due to
enrollment whether or not they are receiving financial not meeting progress standards may be reinstated for one
aid. Previous enrollment at Glendale College and units semester and must meet all Satisfactory Academic Progress
transferred from other institutions will be included in standards by the end of that semester. Students appealing
determining the student’s maximum time frame and a disqualifi cation due to exceeding the Maximum Time
SAP requirements for remaining eligibility for Title IV Frame for completing an eligible program may be allowed
funds. to continue on a Financial Aid Contract. Only the courses
Course Repetitions — Course repetitions within Col- on the Financial Aid Contract will count toward fi nancial
lege and federal policy will be allowed, unless the stu- aid eligibility and must be successfully completed for the
dent is on a Financial Aid contract. In that case, repeated student to remain eligible for fi nancial aid. Appeal approvals
courses are not counted toward fi nancial aid eligibility. are eff ective as of the semester the appeal is approved and
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) are not retroactive to prior semesters.
Standards Academic Dismissal
1. Complete Educational Goal Within Maximum Time Frame Students who are placed on Academic Dismissal by the College
Students pursuing a degree or transfer program are are not eligible for fi nancial aid. There is no Financial Aid appeal
allowed a maximum of 72 attempted units within which process for this status.
to complete their educational objective. Students enrolled
in a certifi cate program must complete their program
within 30 attempted units. Attempted units are units in

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