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52 2020-2021 Catalog—GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
b. A student having been readmitted on probation after
academic dismissal must maintain a grade-point aver-
age of at least 2.0 and must not be placed on progress
probation. If either the grade-point average falls below
2.0 or the student is assigned the progress probation
status, that student shall again be dismissed for one
semester (either fall or spring).
Appeal of Dismissal
Following the notification of dismissal from the college,
students may appeal the dismissal action by filing a
reinstatement petition with the Director of Admissions and
Records. The written petition must include the extenuating
and verifiable circumstances that warrant an exception to the
dismissal action. The petition must be filed with the time lines
outlined below or the student waives the rights to appeal the
dismissal action.
If the appeal is approved, the student shall be required to
participate in a prescribed intervention and complete a rein-
statement contract, which shall include the maximum number
of units in which he/she shall enroll. Failure to comply with
terms and conditions of contract may result in a subsequent
dismissal.
Timeline for Appeals
Appeals for reinstatement must be received by the Director
of Admissions and Records by August 1 for the fall semester,
and by January 31 for the spring semester.
Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress (SAP)
In order to receive financial aid, students must meet the
Glendale Community College Standards of Scholarship. In
addition, students are expected to meet the following stan-
dards required to maintain eligibility for federal or state
financial assistance.
General Requirements:
Eligible Program—A student must be enrolled in an edu-
cational program which leads to a degree or certificate that
the student has not previously earned and which requires
at least two semesters of study. There are a few programs
at GCC that are NOT eligible for financial aid. For more
information regarding ineligible programs, please contact
the financial aid office.
Review of Previous College Records—Students are
expected to make satisfactory progress according to the
College’s standards of scholarship during all periods of
enrollment whether or not they are receiving financial
aid. Previous enrollment at Glendale College and units
transferred from other institutions will be included in
determining the student’s maximum time frame and SAP
requirements for remaining eligibility for Title IV funds.
Course Repetitions — Course repetitions within federal
policy will be allowed. Students on contract may repeat
a course they have previously failed if it is necessary for
completion of the degree or certificate, listed on their SEP
and approved by a counselor (Dropped courses and grades
of W will not count as the allowed retake). Students may
repeat, with aid, the previously failed course or courses
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until they receive a passing grade in the course (no F, I, W
grades). Students on contract may repeat a course they have
previously passed one time only if it is necessary for the
degree or certificate, listed on the SEP and approved by a
counselor (grades of F on the retake course count as the one
allowable retake and no further retakes will be funded).
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Standards
1. Complete Educational Goal Within Maximum Time
Frame
Students pursuing a degree or transfer program are allowed
a maximum of 90 attempted units within which to com-
plete their educational objective. Students enrolled in a
certificate program must complete their program within
45 attempted units. Attempted units are units in which
the student received a grade, a W, or a P/NP. All attempted
units, including units transferred from other colleges, are
included in this calculation, except for ESL and remedial
units. Students not meeting this standard are placed on
Term Dismissal. Students exceeding these maximums are
placed on Term Dismissal. Students with prior degrees are
automatically placed on Term Dismissal.
2. Successful Progression Toward Educational Goal
Students must successfully complete at least 67% of all
attempted units to meet financial aid eligibility require-
ments. Attempted units are any units in which the student
is enrolled beyond the deadline to drop the class. All
attempted units, including units transferred from other
colleges, are included in this calculation. Units with grades
of F, W, NP and IP are not successfully completed.
3. Maintain a 2.0 Grade Point Average Requirement
Students must maintain an official GCC cumulative Grade
Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.0 to be eligible for financial
aid programs. Grades transferred in from other colleges are
included in this calculation.
SAP Warning and Dismissal
Students’ compliance with Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic
Progress Standards is measured each semester. Students who
are warned that they are in danger of not meeting one or more
of the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress standards
must meet the standard(s) by the end of the semester in order
to remain eligible for financial aid. Students not meeting this
standard after the “Warning” semester are placed on SAP
Dismissal and are no longer eligible for financial aid.
Appeal Process for SAP Dismissal or Term Dismissal
Students may appeal their SAP Dismissal or Term Dismissal
from financial aid if failure to meet SAP requirements is due
to mitigating circumstances beyond the student’s control. The
appeal should include documentation of the mitigating cir-
cumstances. Not all appeals are approved. Students appealing
a dismissal as a result of not meeting progress standards may
be reinstated for one semester and must meet all Satisfactory
Academic Progress standards by the end of that semester. Stu-
dents appealing a dismissal due to exceeding the Maximum
Time Frame for completing an eligible program may be allowed