Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals

1. Obtain a SAP appeal form from the Office of Financial Aid. Email our office or come in and a staff member will meet with you about your SAP standing and direct you to your next steps.  Steps available in video format.
2. Print or email your Degree Audit from Degree Works in your myAims portal showing the courses required to complete your academic program at Aims Community College. All remedial and prerequisite courses will be included.  If completing a Maxtime SAP appeal please have your advisor detail on your Degree Audit the exact number of credits necessary to complete your degree with their signature.
3. Print or save a completion certificate(s) after watching a Student Lingo session(s). 
4. Complete a typed statement explaining the qualifying extenuating circumstances that led to your failure to meet SAP standards, being sure to reference all terms for which you did not maintain SAP. 
   1. Include a detailed plan for the corrective action(s) you are taking to ensure a successful completion of your current academic program as outlined in your Degree Audit. Include in your personal statement how the knowledge gained from watching Student Lingo session(s) will help you be a successful student.
   2. If you are completing an appeal for maximum credits, also detail your goals and explain why you have not met graduation requirements and have exceeded the allowable number of credits for your degree.
5. Include supplementary documentation to support your extenuating circumstances mentioned in your appeal (i.e. copies of medical bills, letter from doctor, police report, death certificate, etc).

Needing to withdraw?  Call or email the Office of Financial Aid, we would be happy to calculate your completion rate.  Completion rates are cumulative - determined by dividing the completed number of credits by the attempted number of credits.  Completion rate percentages must be at 67% or above to remain eligible for financial aid.

Please note:

• Incomplete appeals may be denied
• If your appeal is approved, you will receive a contract via your Aims email that you must sign and return by the deadline indicated in the contract
• To view the results of your appeal, login to your ‘MyAims’ account, click on “Financial Aid”, then “Messages”
• You will be notified by Aims email of the results of your appeal

Students can receive counseling to help them make a plan to achieve satisfactory academic progress