Failure to Meet Standards

Financial Aid Warning

Financial aid warning is a caution that the student is jeopardizing future eligibility but can still receive financial aid. The first time the minimum standard is not met, the student will be placed on a financial aid warning and the student should consider the following:

• Students who reach the maximum time frame limitation will not receive a warning notification.
• Students who do not have a minimum overall 2.0 GPA at the end of the fourth semester will not receive a warning notification.

Students placed on Financial Aid Warning will be notified via email of their status after grades are available on DMC’s system.

Financial Aid Suspension

Financial aid suspension is a cancellation/denial of awards or disbursements of financial aid. The second time the minimum standard is not achieved; the student will be placed on financial aid suspension and the student should consider the following:

• Students placed on academic suspension by the Registrar’s Office will automatically be placed on financial aid suspension. This financial aid status will continue should the student be granted permission to enroll after an academic suspension appeal. Students under this status must meet the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress standards in order to get back on financial aid.
• Students placed on enforced scholastic suspension the last time they were enrolled will be on financial aid suspension.
• Any student exceeding the maximum time frame of 150% of the program will be placed on financial aid suspension.
• A cumulative 2.0 GPA must still be maintained for students who have attended four semesters, including Summer Terms.

Students placed on Financial Aid Suspension will be notified via email of their status after grades are available on DMC’s system.

Regaining Eligibility

A student may regain eligibility for financial aid by

• Paying for expenses related to enrollment from personal resources until the student has satisfied the minimum standards of the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy.
• Students placed on financial aid suspension while enrolled for six (6) or more hours must enroll for six (6) or more hours and meet the minimum requirements as stated above.
• Students placed on financial aid suspension while enrolled less than six (6) hours may enroll for less than six (6) hours and complete all hours with a 2.0 or better to remove the financial aid suspension status; however, their status will only improve to financial aid warning.
• Students who had extenuating circumstances for not maintaining SAP, may appeal the suspension status by filing a written appeal with Financial Aid Services within two (2) weeks from the date the email is sent to the student notifying them of the status. The time frame for filing an appeal will be strictly enforced.
• The student automatically waives their right to appeal if they fail to submit documentation within two (2) weeks. However, if the student has extenuating circumstances for failing to submit an appeal within the two (2) weeks, the student must be given permission by Financial Aid Services to submit an appeal.