Quantitative Calculation- Calculation- the percent at which a student is progressing towards degree completion Students must pass and/or successfully complete 67% of all credit hours attempted. This is known as PACE. The PACE calculation is determined by:

- • total number of hours successfully completed by the number of attempted hours. Total • total number of hours successfully completed by the number of attempted hours. Total hours completed is the cumulative hours earned as determined by the Registrar’s Office. Total hours completed is the total number of attempted hours for all courses attempted.
- • (Remedial/Developmental coursework is included in the Registrar’s calculation of • (Remedial/Developmental coursework is included in the Registrar’s calculation of attempted coursework. All hours of attempted Remedial/Developmental coursework will be removed from the Total Hours attempted prior to performing the PACE calculation.)
- • (not counted in Registrar’s calculation): Incomplete courses, courses that were given • (not counted in Registrar’s calculation): Incomplete courses, courses that were given Academic Amnesty via Academic Fresh Start, and repeats for each course repeated. The hours for these courses will be manually added back in as they count toward attempted hours for financial aid purposes.

Maximum Time Frame for Degree Completion- Time Frame for Degree Completion- Degree requirements must be completed within a maximum timeframe. This is generally determined by multiplying the credit hours required to complete the program by 150%. A student becomes ineligible for Title IV funds once it is determined that it is mathematically impossible to obtain the credits needed for degree completion without exceeding the maximum hours. Federal regulations require no federal and/or state aid to be released when a student has exceeded 150% of the published length of his/her program.

.	Program Length	150% of Program Length
Undergraduate – Associate Degree	60 credit hours	90 credit hours
Undergraduate – Bachelor Degree	120 credit hours	180 credit hours
Graduate Degree requirements) (See Catalog for program	30-63 credit hours	45-94.5 credit hours

The maximum time frame calculation above will include all hours attempted. This will also include any hours forgiven via academic amnesty (Academic Fresh Start) being granted. However, students may appeal to exclude courses that are not applicable to their current major as determined by the Registrar’s Office. Note: Remedial/Developmental coursework will automatically be excluded from the 150% computation of attempted credit hours since the College does not award college credit for completion of these courses. Financial Aid Warning- Aid Warning- At the end of the SAP review period, if students are not successfully meeting SAP for Qualitative or Quantitative, students will be placed on Financial Aid Warning and they would have one semester to increase their GPA or PACE. Financial Aid Denied- Aid Denied- Students not maintaining the above minimum SAP requirements will be denied all forms of federal, state, and institutional aid by the Office of Financial Aid. In order to regain eligibility, students would need to meet each of the requirements shown above for PACE, GPA, and the Maximum Timeframe for Degree Completion. Students can submit an Appeal to the SAP Appeals Committee as outlined below.