Financial Aid Standards of Academic Progress Policy

McHenry County College has established minimum standards of academic progress for financial aid recipients for the following programs:

Students who are awarded any of the above financial aid are required to meet all three standards listed below.

  1. Grade point (GPA) standards

    You must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA.

  2. Course Completion Standard

    Complete at least 67% of the credit courses attempted throughout your entire enrollment at MCC; whether or not you received financial aid. This includes repeated courses. 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, T and P.

  3. Maximum Time Frame Requirement

    You may receive financial aid until you attempt 90 credit hours. This includes all enrollments at MCC and transfer hours from other colleges whether or not you received financial aid. Once 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 and prior to the first time aid is awarded.

Appeal

If you fail to meet the Financial Aid Standards of Academic Progress and are placed on suspension, you may request in writing that the financial aid office evaluate special circumstances (such as a death in the family or a medical condition that can be verified) that may have affected your progress.

You must include information regarding changes you have made to insure future academic success.

Withdrawing

Withdrawal Form PDF - download this form, print it out, fill it in and return it to Financial Aid A256.


*The Illinois Veterans Grant and Illinois National Guard grant programs and all GI Bill programs are subject to GPA standards only.

The MCC Adult ReEntry Forgiveness Policy does not impact the Financial Aid Standards of Academic Progress Policy.

10/12/09