Standards of Academic Progress

In order to remain eligible to receive Title IV, Student Financial Assistance (SFA) program funds while attending HCC, students must make steady progress toward their chosen academic goals. This requirement is known as the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirement.

The SAP policy has three standards that a student must meet in order to remain eligible to receive Title IV, SFA -

1. a qualitative standard,
2. a quantitative standard,
3. and a time standard.

At HCC:

The qualitative standard requires recipients to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

The quantitative standard requires recipients to satisfactorily complete 67 percent of all courses they attempt.

The time standard requires recipients to complete their academic program by the time they have attempted 150% of the credits required in their programs.

Students who fail to meet these conditions will be placed on probation for one term. If after one probationary term students are not making satisfactory progress, they will lose their eligibility for financial assistance. In order to regain eligibility, students must meet the satisfactory progress standards.