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1. Objective: 2. Process: B. It is required that a student maintains minimum
academic standing and make satisfactory progress toward a degree
or certificate. If a student fails to adhere to this policy,
his/her eligibility will be suspended. In order to maintain minimum
academic standing and satisfactory progress, a student must complete
a minimum of 66 2/3% of original attempted hours for the year
that the student is enrolled and meet GPA requirements. A student
must not be in academic warning status. All students applying for Student loans must maintain a minimum 3.00 GPA and have successfully completed 12 credit hours of non-prep courses. C. It is required that students maintain a 66 2/3% minimum cumulative completion percentage on all course work attempted. (Attempted courses are all courses enrolled in after drop/add period). Most students will not receive federal aid at Polk Community College after having attempted 90 semester hours, except when there is a showing of extenuating circumstances. D. All course work attempted will be considered in computing financial aid standards of progress, whether or not a student received financial aid in the past. Computation will begin after one cumulative semester hour has been attempted. E. A student must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA overall to keep the PELL. Progress will also be monitored prior to awarding financial aid to students with prior college experience. Student will be notified in writing if they failed to maintain minimum academic standing at the end of Term IV. F. If a student fails to maintain academic progress in accordance with the institutional Financial Aid Standards of Progress, the Financial Aid Officer is required to withhold federal financial aid until the student attains the minimum academic progress level. If a student's academic progress improves during the term, he/she may receive payments for subsequent periods, but is still ineligible to receive the withheld financial aid. G. An appeal procedure based on extenuating circumstances will be available to all students. All appeals by students must be in writing and have documentation attached. The first level of appeal may be to the Coordinator of Financial Aid. An additional appeal may be made to the Awards, Financial Aid and Discipline Committee. The Committee is composed of eight faculty members and four students. The President of Polk Community College will review all actions of the Committee. Appeals will be accepted up to 10 class days from the start of the next term or 10 class days from the date of notification from the Coordinator of Financial Aid, whichever shall be the later date. No appeals will be accepted up to 10 class days from the start of the next term or 10 class days from the date of notification from the Coordinator of Financial Aid, whichever shall be the later date. No appeals will be accepted after that date. H. For renewal of the Bright Future Scholarship, students must earn the cumulative GPA and the required hours on all college coursework attempted, including high school dual enrollment and out-of-state coursework. I. Summer grades and hours earned after spring evaluation may be used if necessary to meet the scholarship renewal requirements. You must ask the financial aid office at the Institution where you are seeking your degree to electronically send a Grade and Hour Correction to Bright Futures indicating the adjusted GPA and/or hours.
* Florida Academic Scholars with 2.75 - 2.99 may renew as Florida Merit Scholars. ** Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars may renew as Florida Merit Scholars at the end of the spring term. Call Bright Futures toll-free to request this program transfer. SUMMER GRADES AND HOURS earned after spring evaluation may be used if necessary to meet the scholarship renewal requirements. You must ask the financial aid office to electronically send a Grade and Hour Correction to Bright Futures indicating the adjusted GPA and/or hours. Important contact information |
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