Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid Recipients

Students receiving financial aid are required to make satisfactory academic progress. Since satisfactory progress is a financial aid eligibility requirement, all quarters and all credits must be considered regardless of whether financial aid was received. The college’s satisfactory progress requirements for financial aid, worker-retraining, training completion aid, work-first tuition assistance, and most veteran’s benefits recipients are summarized below.

Qualitative Measure

All students must be in good standing with the college and maintain a quarterly and cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.

Quantitative Measure

Students are expected to successfully complete the credits for which they enroll. Credits completed will be reviewed at the end of each quarter. See the chart below to determine satisfactory progress status.

If you enroll as:	You must complete with at least a 2.0 quarterly GPA:	You will be placed on probation if you only complete:	Your aid will be suspended if you complete less than:
Full-time (12+ credits)	12 credits/quarter	6-11 credits/quarter	6 credits/quarter
3/4 time (9-11 credits)	9 credits/quarter	5-8 credits/quarter	5 credits/quarter
1/2 time (6-8 credits)	6 credits/quarter	3-5 credits/quarter	3 credits/quarter
Less than 1/2 time (1-5 credits)	No. of credits registered	No probation allowed	No. of credits registered

1. Academic progress for the entire period of enrollment will be reviewed prior to offering any financial aid.
2. Grades of .7 to 4.0, “S” and “P” are satisfactory. Grades of less than .7 and letter grades of “I”, “IP”, “Y”,  “N”, “V”, “U”, “W” and "Z" do not count as completed credits.
3. A student may receive aid for a course that is repeated if it is deemed academically necessary.

Satisfactory Progress Limitations

1. Students have a maximum time frame for completing a program of study:  
   a)  For both degree and certificate programs, the student must complete their program in no more than 125% of the number of credits (attempted) required for their declared program. Transfer credits must be counted.
   b)  A maximum of 45 credits are allowed for developmental courses (developmental courses are not included in determining if the student has reached the 125% limit for attempted credits towards their certificate or degree).
2. Students failing to meet satisfactory progress requirements in a quarter may be placed on probation or have their aid suspended the next quarter (see chart under Quantitative Measure above, and number 3, below). Students on probation must meet all applicable satisfactory progress requirements in the next quarter to regain good standing.
3. Financial aid will be suspended for students who have had two consecutive quarters of probationary status. Students are no longer eligible for financial aid at LWTC when one of the following occurs:
   a)  The maximum amount of credits attempted (125%) towards their degree or certificate has been used.
   b)  Two consecutive quarters of unsatisfactory progress have occurred.
   c)  Less than 50% of credits for the minimum enrollment level attempted (or all credits for less than ½ time) in a quarter are completed (see chart above).
4. Students may receive aid for a maximum of two programs, whether the program is completed or not.

Students receiving aid are subject to federal and state refund and repayment regulations, as well as the college’s own refund policy. Students withdrawing partially or totally may be required to repay part or all of their financial aid. A student who has not attended any class is not eligible for aid in that quarter.