Eligibility

Determine if you’re eligible for financial aid.

What Makes You Eligible?

1. If your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is less than the cost of attendance. Your EFC is determined when you file your FAFSA.
2. If you are enrolled in a course of study that is eligible for financial aid. You can search for financial aid-eligible programs at ICC.
3. If you meet our academic requirements for financial aid. Making satisfactory progress depends on your successful course completion rate, grade point average (GPA), and maximum hours attempted to complete your course of study.

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Academic Standards

The ICC is required to establish satisfactory academic progress (SAP) standards for its federal and state financial assistance recipients, as per U.S. Department of Education regulations. These standards ensure that only students making satisfactory academic progress toward completing their educational programs will continue to receive financial assistance.

The U.S. Department of Education requires that an entire student’s record be evaluated to determine academic eligibility for financial assistance, even for semesters when a student did not receive financial assistance.

• Course Completion Rate

  ICC students must complete at least 67% of their cumulative hours attempted (66.5% or higher). The completion rate is calculated as follows:

  Total # of Hours Completed/Total # of Hours Attempted.

  Hours attempted include all courses taken during a period of enrollment including withdrawals, repeated courses, and remedial courses. All transfer credits accepted at ICC are included in the Completion Rate, if evaluated and posted to a students’ ICC transcript. Transfer credit is evaluated according to Enrollment Services procedures.

  Hours completed are defined as courses completed with grades of A, B, C, D, S, or P.   Hours attempted with grades of F, W, WF, WU, EX, FX, U, I, NR, NG, NP, or FA are considered NOT completed.  In addition, the WF and FA grades will be used in the GPA calculation as an F grade.  All GED classes are not considered in the completion rate calculation.  All NR (Not Reported) and I (Incomplete) grades will be used in the calculation for completion rate at the end of the semester.
• Grade Point Average
  Each student must meet a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to meet the SAP requirements. GPA is taken directly from the student’s academic record at ICC.
• Maximum Hours Attempted

  The maximum attempted hours a student has to complete their degree is equal to 150%, or 1.5 times the number of hours required for the completion of the degree or certificate. This includes hours transferred into ICC from other institutions or hours taken at ICC that were credited toward other program requirements.

  If the student changes their program of study, any previous coursework completed will be included in the calculation of attempted hours for the current program of study designated by the student. Remedial coursework will not be counted toward maximum hours attempted. In general, a student must successfully complete approximately 2/3 of their attempted credit hours each semester to ensure successful completion of their program of study prior to reaching the maximum hours allowed for financial aid.

  Any student exceeding the 150% requirement will automatically be placed on SAP termination status for financial assistance. GED courses are not included in the maximum hours calculation.