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Procedure Statement

To be eligible for financial aid, students must meet the following minimum guidelines:

Qualitative Standard - Must not be suspended according to the College's academic suspension procedure. Maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.0 each semester as computed by the Financial Aid Office-this may be different than your transcript GPA 

Quantitative Standard - Complete a minimum of 67% of cumulative credit hours attempted each semester (eg if the student has attempted 50 credit hours, the student must earn credit for at least 33 hours). The number of hours attempted is defined as the total cumulative number of credit hours for which the student enrolled at the general 10% point of each term.The total number of credit hours earned is defined as the total cumulative number of credit hours from each term at CPCC for which the student received a passing grade as noted on the student's academic transcript.

Maximum Time Frame - Must complete program of study in a timeframe not to exceed 150 percent of the published length of the program for full-time students. this will be measured in credit hours (eg if the academic program length requires 60 credit hours, maximum timeframe cannot exceed 90 hours attempted). Transfer credit hours accepted from other institutions and evaluated in the student's current program of study are included in the calculation of maximum timeframe.