Financial Aid Academic Progress Policy

All schools participating in federal and state financial aid programs must have a Financial Aid Academic Progress (FAAP) Policy. The policy must be applied to all applicants and recipients of financial aid as a determination of financial aid eligibility.

This policy assesses academic progress for classes taken at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) and incorporates all transfer credits when evaluating the time frame component.

Three Measures of the Policy

There are three components of the Financial Aid Academic Progress Policy that all students seeking financial aid must meet. If you do not meet any one of these three requirements, you may lose your eligibility for financial aid.

1. Qualitative Component (GPA)
   • In order to meet the qualitative standard for FAAP, you must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
2. Quantitative Component (Completion Ratio)
   • You must receive passing grades in a minimum of 67% of all attempted courses. Courses dropped during the 100% refund period are not considered attempted courses.
   • Remedial and ESL courses are included in the calculation. Courses receiving grades of W, F, or I are not considered completed but are included in the calculation. Workforce Development and Continuing Education (WDCE) are not counted.
   • You may calculate your completion ratio by dividing your total earned hours by your attempted hours.
3. Time Frame Component (Maximum Number of Credit Hours Attempted)
   • If you are enrolled in a DEGREE program at TMCC you may attempt no more than 90 credit hours.
   • If you are enrolled in a CERTIFICATE program at TMCC you may attempt no more than 45 credit hours.

Failure to Meet FAAP Requirements

Appeals

If you feel you have been disqualified for financial aid due to extenuating circumstances beyond your control, you may appeal in writing by submitting a Financial Aid Academic Progress Appeal. Appeals will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Academic Progress Appeals Committee.

Appeal requests documenting extraordinary circumstances and/or strong evidence that you will make satisfactory progress in the future have a higher propensity for approval.

If you do not have any extenuating circumstances that prevented you from meeting the FAAP Policy, you may regain eligibility by using your own resources to attend and complete coursework until you raise your academic progress to an acceptable level.