Yes. Students applying for financial aid and receiving federal financial aid must maintain an overall cumulative district GPA of 2.0 and an overall completion percentage of at least 67% of their enrolled courses. This is called maintaining "Satisfactory Academic Progress" (SAP) at Irvine Valley College. Read more about the "Satisfactory Academic Progress” (SAP) policy at Irvine Valley College.
In accordance with federal financial aid regulations, financial aid recipients are required to make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) toward the completion of their educational goals in order to receive financial aid. Students who did not maintain at least a cumulative district GPA of 2.0 and/or did not complete 67% or more of enrolled courses (all units enrolled for at census date) must complete the SAP appeal due to low GPA and/or completion percentage.
To complete the SAP appeal, please log into your Student Forms portal at ivc.verifymyfafsa.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 at IVC.
- 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 completed, print and upload the completion certificate to your SAP appeal.
- SAP Appeal Form – Read the instructions and provide a statement addressing 1) what caused you not to meet SAP, 2) what changed that would make you perform better, and 3) what steps you will take to ensure that you perform well academically.
- Supporting documentation
It is so we have an up-to-date view of your progress toward meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). The form must be obtained from the Financial Aid Office in SSC-130 or via email.
A maximum of 2.
Yes. Exact dates vary each academic year and are clearly listed in the SAP Policy webpage.
Standard time frame is 1 – 2 weeks.
Students whose SAP 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 form of ‘W’ (withdrawals), will result in the student’s financial aid being suspended again.
Your financial aid will remain suspended until you have raised your cumulative institutional GPA to 2.0 and/or raise your completion percentage to 67% of your enrolled coursework AND have not exceeded the maximum timeframe to complete the program of study.
To have your fee waiver reinstated because you’ve lost your fee waiver eligibility due to Academic Probation (which is separate from not meeting SAP), you will need to complete the “Appeal for Loss of CA College Promise Grant” form and submit it to the Admission & Records Office.
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.
Title IV funds are awarded to a student under the assumption that the student will attend school for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded.
If you have received the first disbursement of your financial aid and later withdrew, you might need to pay some or all of that fund back depending on when you withdrew and how many units you have remained on your schedule. If you owe anything, you will receive a letter later in the semester with the amount that you may have to pay back. If you withdrew with a ‘W’, 'FW', 'EW', etc., this would bring down your completion percentage which in turn will affect your meeting that 67% SAP component.
For more information the impact of complete withdrawal on your financial aid, read the Return to Title IV Funds policy.
Title IV funds are awarded to a student under the assumption that the student will attend school for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded.
If you have received the first disbursement of your financial aid and later withdrew, you might need to pay some or all of that fund back depending on when you withdrew. A letter will be sent from our office to notify you if you owe anything (or if we owe you anything). If you withdrew with a ‘W’, this would bring down your completion percentage which in turn will affect your meeting that 67% SAP component
For more information the impact of complete withdrawal on your financial aid, read the Return to Title IV Funds policy.