Students who have enrolled in 90 units at IVC or exceeded the maximum timeframe for a certificate or degree program must submit a Maximum Timeframe (MTF) Appeal to provide a statement explaining why the student is still attending the college when they should have completed their program of study by that time.
To complete the MTF appeal, please log into your Student Forms portal at ivc.studentforms.com. You will need to complete the following tasks to submit your appeal:
- Financial Aid Academic Plan (MAP) – Meet with an Academic Counselor to update your MAP to include all classes that you still need to complete your program of study and all of the semesters you still need to be at IVC to complete that program. If the course you take is not on the plan, then that will not be counted towards your financial aid award.
- Key Components of SAP Tutorial – Complete “The Key Components to the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Financial Aid Appeal Process” online [link provided in the appeal]. Once complete, print a PDF (or print screen) and upload the completion certificate.
- SAP Appeal Form – Read the instructions, provide a statement explaining what is taking you so long to complete your major/program of studywhy , and upload any supporting documentation if you wish.
Students whose MTF appeal was approved are expected to complete all enrolled courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better. Any grades other than a ‘C’ or better, like any for of ‘W’ (withdrawals), will result in the student’s financial aid being terminated.
Your disbursement should be disbursed as early as the next disbursement date on the Disbursement Schedule or the one after that depends on when your appeal was approved.
Students whose financial aid was terminated due to having failed to meet the conditions of their Maximum Timeframe approval and wish to appeal because they believe that the grades had been made in error when the SAP was reported or other extenuating circumstances will need to submit a statement to ivcfao@ivc.edu for review and approval by the Director of Financial Aid.
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The following may be true and may apply to your case:
- Student's Maximum Timeframe appeal was denied; or
- Student has failed to meet the probationary conditions of the Maximum Timeframe approval.
Only if the student was suspended due to low GPA or completion percentage and not actually terminated because the Maximum Time frame was denied or the student failed to meet the probationary conditions of the Maximum Time frame approval.