Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress

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The federal government requires that the Office of Student Financial Aid at Seward County Community College monitor the academic progress of all applicants receiving financial assistance under Title IV programs (Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Student loans (Stafford and Plus) and Federal Work-study.

This regulation requires that SCCC establish a Satisfactory Academic Progress policy that includes a quantitative (Pace/completion rate), qualitative (GPA) measure of progress, and the time frame allowed for completing a certificate or degree. In compliance with these regulations, SCCC has adopted the policy in regard to all state and federal financial aid eligibility. Satisfactory Academic Progress is evaluated at the end of each structured semester. SCCC will review all hours, including those from other institutions and those that have not previously received financial aid.

Pace (Quantitative) Measures

  1. Pace is calculated by dividing the number of accumulated completed credits by the number of accumulated attempted hours. Students must pass a minimum of 67.00% of all attempted credit hours with a passable grade.
    1. Non-passing grades include: F (failing), I (incomplete), W (withdrawn), IP (In Progress), AU (Audited Courses) and CE (Continuing Education credits such as Business & Industry Courses)
  2. SCCC does NOT round up and will use a 2 decimal place percentage. A student with a 66.67% pass-rate will be placed on Federal Aid Warning or Federal Aid Suspension.
  3. If a student fails to earn any credits for the term, he or she will be individually reviewed to determine SAP status.

Qualitative Measures (GPA)

  1. Students maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 to be considered in good standing for Federal Financial Aid.

Time Frame of Completion

  1. Students working toward an associate degree shall be limited to 150% of attempted credit hours (typically 96 total credit hours)
    1. In determining credit hour limits, it is important to note the following:
      1. All transfer-in hours are counted as both attempted and completed hours;
      2. Course withdrawals (if not within the 100% refund period) are counted as attempted hours; 
      3. Repeated coursework and remedial classes are counted as attempted hours. (NOTE: Financial aid may pay for the repeat of coursework to improve an earned grade of “F” only for courses required in that student’s declared degree. Students repeating a course with an earned grade of “D” or better will qualify for financial aid for this repeated class one time only.)