SANTA ANA COLLEGE
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
1530 W. 17 TH STREET
SANTA ANA, CA 92706
PH: 714-564-6242
http://www.sac.edu/students/support_services/financial_aid/
Financial Aid Termination Due to Low Cumulative Grade Point Average and Completion Rate
Schools participating in the Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs are required to establish an academic standard
that measures a student’s progress toward an educational goal: certificate, degree or transfer. Rancho Santiago
Community College District’s standard includes the following elements:
1. A time frame in which the student’s goal must be completed,
2. An evaluation of units completed, and
3. An evaluation of grade point average.
All students are expected to complete at least 66.5% of units attempted, and to maintain a cumulative Grade Point
Average of 2.0 (C average) or higher
An evaluation of your satisfactory academic progress has been performed at the end of Summer 2014 semester. As a
result, our records indicate that you have been disqualified from all financial aid programs starting this Fall 2014 semester
due to your unsatisfactory academic progress. Your cumulative GPA is below 2.0 and you did not successfully complete
at least 66.5% of all courses attempted. Although you have been disqualified from financial aid, you do remain eligible to
attend Rancho Santiago Community College District and possible eligible for the Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver
(BOGW). Notify Santa Ana College Financial Aid Office after you achieve both the required cumulative GPA and
completion rate.
If you have extenuating circumstances, you may appeal by following the appeal procedures below:
APPEAL PROCEDURES:
You must submit your appeal as soon as possible. You will not be paid for a semester if your appeal is approved after
the semester has ended. The Financial Aid Committee will review all appeals and you will be notified by mail of the
committee decision. In order to regain financial aid eligibility, you may be required to complete the deficient units or bring
your cumulative GPA up to 2.0. The committee will evaluate unique or extenuating circumstances that are documented
through the appeal process. Required Appeal documents are:
1. APPEAL STATEMENT - Submit a clearly thought-out statement with an explanation of why you have not made
Satisfactory Academic Progress to SAC financial aid office. Include the circumstances that occurred which
prevented you from completing the required units and maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. Include the
reasons for each semester you fell below academic progress standards and explain how you plan to maintain
satisfactory progress in the future.
2.
EDUCATIONAL PLAN - Schedule an appointment with an Academic Counselor in the Counseling Center at Santa
Ana College. You can see an EOPS Counselor if you are in the EOPS program. During your appointment, the
counselor will evaluate all your academic transcripts from previous colleges and develop an Educational Plan
listing completed, in progress, and needed courses for your chosen academic program.
Please make sure all official academic transcripts from previous colleges are on file at the Admissions & Records office
before your Academic Counselor can complete your Educational Plan. Foreign transcripts are required to be translated
and evaluated before they are turned in.
Appeal Deadlines - The deadline to submit your appeal documents for Fall 2014 is November 21st , 2014 and for Spring 2015 is
May 15th , 2015. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Santa Ana College Financial Aid Office at (714)564-6242.
Sincerely,
Financial Aid Staff (D3-GPA&%)