Financial Aid -  Federal Progress and Complete Withdraw

Enrollment

 

Full Time      =     12 or more credits

3/4 Time       =     9-11 credits

1/2 Time       =     6-8 credits

1/4 Time     =      1-5 credits

 

What Does "Earned"  mean?

 

Any grade of D or better counts as Earned for meeting the Quantative Standard of financial aid progress.

Any grade of F, W, or I counts as Attempted but not Earned and therefore does not count towards the Quantative Standard for financial aid progress.

 

What If I Repeat a Class?

Financial Aid may be used to pay for a repeat of a "D" or an "F" grade one time. 

If you repeat a class in the same academic year, the credits only count once toward your financial aid progress.

Maximum Time Frame

Your federal financial aid eligibility is limited to 150% of the published length of your program.  Generally, BC3 Associate Degree programs are about 64 credits in length.  Therefore, a student will be eligible for financial aid up to attaining 96 credits. 

Once you reach the credit limit you are "Out of Financial Aid (OFA)".  To be considered for additional funding beyond the 96 credits, you must complete an appeal form through our office for each academic year.  Appeals are considered on a case by case basis, and once you reace 128 total credits, no further appeal will be granted.

 

What happens if I Completely Withdrawal?

You may owe money to the college and/or the Department of Education if you completely withdrawal from the college or decide to stop attending your classes.

You must contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss your options if you are unable to attend your classes.