Financial Aid - Academic Progress Policy
Standards of Academic Progress Policy
McHenry County College has established minimum standards of academic progress for financial aid recipients for the following programs:
- Federal Pell and Supplemental Educational Opportunity grants and work study program
- ISAC Monetary Award Program and Illinois Incentive for Access grants
- Federal Family Education Loans (Stafford and Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students)
- All Federal Veterans Benefits
You must meet GPA standards, a course completion standard, and complete your studies within a maximum time frame requirement to be awarded the above financial aid.
The Illinois Veterans Grant and Illinois National Guard grant programs and all GI Bill programs are subject to GPA standards only.
- Grade point (GPA) standards (whether or not you have previously
received financial aid):
Attempted Credit Hours Required Minimum GPA 1 - 15 credit hours 1.5 GPA 16+ credit hours 2.0 GPA - Course Completion Standard
Complete at least 67% of the credit hours in which you have enrolled cumulatively and for the previous term at McHenry County College. This includes total hours that you have enrolled in, whether or not you’ve received financial aid previously. (Including all classes that have been repeated.)
For the purposes of financial aid satisfactory progress only, the following grades count as ATTEMPTED but NOT COMPLETED: F, W, AW, L, K, NC, I, U and P. - Maximum Time Frame Requirement
You may receive financial aid until you attempt 90 credit hours at McHenry County College and/or transfer schools. This policy will consider all enrollments at McHenry County College and other colleges whether or not financial aid was received. Once a you have attempted 90 credit hours, you will be considered to be on financial aid suspension. There will not be a term of probation.
Review
Satisfactory academic progress at McHenry County College will be reviewed at the end of each semester. You will be placed on Financial Aid Progress Probation for the following:
- If you do not maintain Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress at the end of your first semester.
- If you had been making Satisfactory Progress previously, but have not maintained it for the semester reviewed.
Financial Aid Progress Probation shall last for the next term. Financial aid may be continued during this probation term.
If you don’t make satisfactory progress during probation, you are placed on Financial Aid Suspension. Financial aid is terminated during suspension.
The MCC Adult ReEntry Forgiveness Policy does not impact the financial aid standards or academic progress policy.
Appeal
If you fail to meet the Financial Aid Standards of Academic Progress and are placed on suspension, you may submit a written appeal requesting that the financial aid office evaluate special circumstances (i.e. death in the family, verifiable medical excuse) that may have affected your progress.
- Include information regarding changes you have made to insure future academic success.
- If you have exceeded the 90 credit hours attempted maximum, approval may be granted for required courses only.
- You should not anticipate that appeals would be approved.
Withdrawing
Withdrawal Form PDF 11 KB - download this form, print it out, fill it in and return it to Financial Aid A256.
6/19/08