When students lose their financial aid due to lack of academic progress, three options are available for regaining eligibility. The options are found on the Appeal for Financial Aid Reinstatement form and consist of:

To re-establish eligibility for aid, students must pay for classes on their own and at the same time must meet the academic standards i.e.  

Students with a CGPA lower than a 2.0 must bring up their CGPA to the 2.0 requirement by taking the same classes which lowered the CGPA.

Students who lost eligibility for aid because they did not meet the 76% annual completion requirement (such as enrolling for 15 credits and only completing 5) must re-take the classes that were not completed, and earn a 2.0. We recommend students complete the same number of credits they register for; maintaining the enrollment level is generally not sufficient to improve the annual percentage for example registering for 15 credits and only completing 12 credits) since this impacts your ability to meet the 76% annual requirement. Please note a third party paying, such as a scholarship is acceptable. Classes must be taken at BCC.

Option 2   Notify us of a Grade Change

Option 3  File an Appeal Citing an Extenuating Circumstance

II. The Appeal Process  –  How it Works

If an Appeal is denied, a student may Appeal again to regain eligibility after successfully retaking the classes which caused the loss of eligibility. Students are expected to pay for the classes with their own funds, or by a third party. Appeals must be accompanied by a copy of the quarter grades reflecting the successful quarter completion. Note: After two quarters of not meeting BCC’s Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy, students may lose their financial aid permanently. The completion of additional self-paid quarters, or filing an Appeal does not guarantee regaining financial aid eligibility. 

Approval of a student’s appeal does not waive any prior repayment obligations. To become eligible for financial aid in the future, students must repay any prior debts to school, federal and state programs. However, proof of satisfactory payment arrangements with the Department of Education can be used to waive the full repayment requirement on federal aid.

III. Loss of Aid after Tuition Has Been Paid

Once the aid office checks academic progress and we determine that you have not made academic progress, we will notify you by mail and possibly email that you have lost eligibility for your funds and we will additionally request that come in and pay your tuition. You will need to either stop by our office or take the letter we send you to the cashier’s office to return funds to the aid program which paid your tuition. A return of our funds will then allow you to pay your tuition.

If you do not either pay your own tuition or drop your classes generally the day before the quarter starts, we will withdraw our funds and allow your classes to be dropped.  

The aid office has a very short period of time to check academic progress before the next quarter starts; it’s usually a three day time period in which we check academic progress and mail letters out. Your prompt attention to your tuition will result in you keeping the classes you want.

Because registration starts several weeks before the quarter actually commences that generally, grant funds are applied to students’ tuition accounts a few days after they’ve registered, which prevents classes from being dropped for non-payment.

IV. Appeal of Probationary Status

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