The Porterville College Catalog describes academic requirements to maintain enrollment at Porterville College. It is the responsibility of each student to follow the Educational Plan completed with his/her counselor and to complete a designated program of study within the maximum time frame as specified in the Satisfactory Academic Progress Regulations described below.

NOTE: All Porterville College units and all units from other colleges are used to determine satisfactory academic progress. The college is allowed to exclude up to 30 units of non-associate degree level courses work for academic progress.

What should you do to continue receiving financial aid?

You must maintain the academic standards described below.

• LENGTH OF ELIGIBILITY: Federal regulations require colleges to establish a maximum time frame during which students are eligible to receive financial aid. Porterville College has established a maximum time frame of 90 attempted units. Students are no longer maintaining satisfactory academic progress for financial aid after attempting 90 or more units, whether or not financial aid was received.
• GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA): To maintain satisfactory academic progress and remain eligible for financial aid, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00.
• UNIT COMPLETION REQUIREMENT: Porterville College will review each student’s academic progress at the time of determining eligibility. To maintain satisfactory academic progress, students must complete a total of 67% of the cumulative units attempted with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better.

What happens if you don’t maintain academic progress?

PROBATION: If a student does not meet the satisfactory academic progress standards after the probationary period, denial status could be imposed or continued probation approved. Probation status will not prevent a student from receiving financial aid.

SUSPENSION: Students who fail to complete the conditions of their probation are not maintaining satisfactory academic progress and will be terminated from financial aid.

• Students who fail to complete at least 50% of the cumulative units attempted units terminated from financial aid.
• Students who fail to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 by the end of the second year of attendance, at any time during the academic year, will be terminated from financial aid. The end of the second year of attendance is defined as attempting 48.0 or more units.

How do you get reinstated into financial aid?

REINSTATEMENT: Students who have not maintained satisfactory academic progress and have been terminated from financial aid may re-establish eligibility by successfully completing the unit completion requirement and/or raising the cumulative grade point average to a 2.00 during a semester or semesters without aid.

You may appeal for financial aid if you have extenuating circumstances beyond your control.

EXCEPTIONS: Students who have extenuating circumstances may appeal for an exception to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Regulations. Appeals must be submitted in writing and must be accompanied by a counselor approved Student Educational Plan and documentation of the extenuating circumstances. Only one (1) appeal will be accepted per semester. Students granted an exception may be placed on probation, must meet satisfactory academic progress standards and abide by the conditions determined by the Appeal Committee during the probationary semester.

GRADE INTERPRETATION: Students successfully complete a course by receiving a grade of A, B, C, D or CR (Credit). A grade of F, NC (No Credit), I (Incomplete), W (Withdrawal) or RD (Report Delayed) does not count as a successfully completed course and your academic progress may be affected by these grades.