FinancialAid

Appeal of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

To remain financial aid eligible, students must progress steadily toward completion of their academic program. Students must maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average AND complete 67 percent of the credits they have attempted while working toward graduation. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is checked at the time the FAFSA is received and at the end of each academic term. 

Completing a SAP Appeal

• Steps to completing a SAP Appeal

  1) Print your Degree Audit from Degree works showing all required courses you need to complete for your academic program at Aims Community College. All remedial and prerequisite courses will be included.

  2) Print a completion certificate(s) after watching a Student Lingo session(s). 

  3) 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. 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.

  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.

  4) 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).

  5) Obtain a SAP appeal form from the Financial Aid office. A Financial Aid staff member will visit with you about your SAP standing and direct you to your next steps.

• Completion Rate Calculator
• Appeal Dates

  Financial Aid Year	Appeal Deadline	Results to students by
  Fall 2020	Monday, September 21, 2020	September 30, 2020
  Fall 2020	Monday, October 5, 2020	October 14, 2020
  Fall 2020	Monday, October 19, 2020	October 28, 2020
  Fall 2020	Monday, November 2, 2020 Last day to appeal for fall	November 11, 2020
  Spring 2021	Monday, November 16, 2020	November 25,2020
  Spring 2021	Monday, December 7, 2020	December 16,2020
  Spring 2021	Monday, December 28, 2020	January 6, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, January 4, 2021	January 16, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, January 11, 2021	January 20, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, January 25, 2021	February 3, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, February 8, 2021	February 17, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, February 22, 2021	March 3, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, March 8, 2021	March 17, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, March 22, 2021	March 31, 2021
  Spring 2021	Monday, April 5, 2021 Last day to appeal for spring	April 14, 2021

  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 Financial Aid messages
  • You will be notified by Aims email of the results of your appeal.
• Eligibility Guidelines

  Keeping your financial aid

• Get SAP

  Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Center