The Kaskaskia College Office of Financial Aid is required by the United States Department of Education and Illinois Student Assistance Commission to monitor academic progress for students receiving federal and/or state financial assistance. Satisfactory Progress Standards are used to ensure that students who receive any federal, state, and/or veterans’ assistance are satisfactorily progressing toward their educational goals in an approved certificate or degree program.

Students must be in compliance with the Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress Policy regardless of whether the student has previously received any financial aid. All semesters of attendance are included in the evaluation. All transfer coursework that has been accepted for credit by Kaskaskia College will be considered in determining eligibility. Students who have not previously received financial aid will not be notified of their status until they have applied for financial aid.

Satisfactory Progress must include a qualitative and quantitative measurement consistently applied to all students. At Kaskaskia College, these measurements are determined by the following criteria:

1. Cumulative GPA is at least 2.0
2. Cumulative Completion Rate is no less than 67%. (total credit hours earned divided by total credit hours attempted

A student who fails to meet the above named requirements for the first time will be placed on Financial Aid Probation. Financial Aid Probation is a warning status and will have no impact on the eligibility for financial aid or veteran benefits. Financial Aid Probation is a continuing status unless a suspension occurs.

Suspension of financial aid occurs when a student who is on Financial Aid Probation fails to meet the Satisfactory Progress Requirements criteria during any semester of attendance after being placed on probation. Students on Financial Aid Suspension will NOT be eligible to receive any financial aid benefits.

Degree or certificate requirements must be completed within a specified time period. At Kaskaskia College a student must complete his/her chosen academic program before attempting 150% of the number of hours required for a standard degree program at Kaskaskia College. For example: A standard degree program at Kaskaskia College requires 64 credit hours to complete. The maximum time frame for completing a standard degree program will be 96 semester hours. (64 x 150%).

150% Appeal Process: Students who are pursuing an additional degree or certificate or have changed majors are eligible to file an appeal for an extension. The 150% appeal forms are available from the Office of Financial Aid. Appeals will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Committee.

Satisfactory progress will be monitored at the end of the fall and spring semesters.

Students have the right to appeal termination of financial aid due to unsatisfactory academic progress. This appeal should document any relevant circumstances wherein it can be shown that the unsatisfactory progress was due to unforeseeable or extenuating circumstances – and that such progress is not indicative of the general pattern of grades or withdrawals previously established.. Financial need is not sufficient criteria on which to base your appeal. The Appeal Committee will review the appeal and you will be notified by mail of the decision. Appeal forms are available from the Office of Financial Aid.

There must be reasonable expectation that a student can regain eligibility if reinstated.

Grades of ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, and ‘D’ are considered completed. Grades of ‘I’, ‘W’, or ‘F’ are not considered completions. Courses that have been repeated remain in attempted hours, but are removed from earned hours and the lowest grades are excluded from the GPA. No more than 30 remedial/deficiency hours will be allowed for financial aid benefits.

Students repeating a class will not be granted financial aid for that class if they have received a "C" or better the previous time.