Programs Governed By This Policy            cumulative grade point average. Each      have required prerequisites, which may                                              course is included in the cumulative      exceed the 150% maximum program  Federal Student Aid Programs:               attempted hours calculation.              completion time. A PN student is  Federal Pell Grant                                                                    expected to complete the PN program  Supplemental Educational Opportunity        Withdrawals: Courses dropped with         within 81 credit hours (54 x 1.5). An  Grant (SEOG)                                a full refund or grades of “WX” or        ADN student is expected to complete  Federal Work Study                          “WZ” are not counted in the calculation   the ADN program within 129 credit                                              of attempted hours. Courses dropped       hours (86 x 1.5).  Illinois Grant Programs:                    after the full refund period and grades  Monetary Award Program (MAP)                of “W” or “WA” are calculated in          FINANCIAL AID  Southeastern Programs:                      attempted hours.                          ACADEMIC PROGRESS  Varies by division or department                                                      EVALUATION                                              Pass/Fail: Courses taken on a Pass/Fail  Third Party or Private Donor Programs:      basis do count as attempted semester      Students will be evaluated for  Varies by donor’s requirements              hours.                                    compliance with satisfactory academic                                                                                        progress standards at the end of each  OVERALL GRADE                               Incompletes: Incomplete “I” grades are    semester including fall, spring, and  POINT AVERAGE                               counted as attempted hours, though not    summer semesters, regardless of major,                                              calculated in the cumulative grade point  period of enrollment, or enrollment  The student’s cumulative grade point        average.                                  status (part-time, full-time, etc.).  average (GPA) is determined at the                                                    Through this evaluation, students not  end of each semester. The institution’s     Remediation: Non-credit remedial          meeting the satisfactory academic  grading policies can be found in the        courses are included in a student’s       progress standards will be placed on  college catalog, page 21. Students          program of study and therefore are        warning status. As stated in the policy,  are expected to maintain a minimum          included in calculation of OGPA and       students on warning status are eligible  cumulative GPA of a 2.0. Students who       course completion rate.                   to receive financial aid. Students on  do not maintain a cumulative GPA of                                                   warning status who failed to meet  a 2.0 or higher will be given a warning     Academic Amnesty: Academic amnesty        satisfactory academic progress at the  period. During the warning period, a        courses are included in calculation of    time of evaluation will be placed on  student may receive financial aid. At the   earned grades and attempted hours.        financial aid suspension and will not  end of the warning period, the student                                                qualify for further financial aid. All  must raise their cumulative GPA to a        Transfer Credits: Any transfer of         students receiving financial assistance  minimum of 2.0. Failure to do so will       credits from another institution will     in the programs previously stated in the  result in suspension status, and the        be calculated in both attempted and       policy will be notified of their standing  student will not be eligible for financial  completed hours.                          at the end of each evaluation period or  aid.                                                                                  semester of enrollment.                                              150% MAXIMUM  COMPLETION RATE                             PROGRAM                                   APPEAL PROCESS                                              COMPLETION TIME                           FOR FINANCIAL AID  Students must progress toward                                                         SUSPENSION  completion of their current academic        Students must complete their current  program at an acceptable rate.              academic program within expected          Students have the right to appeal  Satisfactory academic progress              reasonable time. A student may not        suspension status to the Director of  standards require students to               exceed more than the 1.5 times the        Financial Aid. Students who wish  successfully complete (pass), with          number of credit hours required for       to exercise this right are required to  a GPA of 2.0 or better and 67% of           the degree/program. Changing degree       complete a Satisfactory Academic  attempted semester hours. Students          or program major, repeat courses,         Progress Appeal form and follow the  not successfully completing (passing)       failing or incomplete grades prolong      formal documentation requirements  67% of semester hours attempted will        the total amount of time required to      provided by the College. Students  be given a warning period. During           graduate. Students who exceed the         should provide the Director of Financial  the warning period, a student may           maximum program completion time           Aid with specific details that fully  receive financial aid. At the end of the    will not qualify for further financial    explain the extenuating circumstance  warning period, the student must raise      aid. Students may change their major      (i.e. death in the family, illness or injury  their completion rate to a minimum          or program of study up to three times     to the student) or cause(s) preventing  of 67%. Failure to do so will result in     during their career and may receive       the student from achieving satisfactory  suspension status and the student will      more than one certificate and/or degree   academic progress requirements and  not be eligible for financial aid.          at Southeastern within consideration      complete an academic plan with an                                              of the student’s cumulative hours         academic advisor. Appeals are accepted  Grades of A, B, C, D, or P are              attempted and cumulative GPA. Prior       on a case-by-case basis. If the appeal is  considered completed courses. Grades        to beginning a second degree, students    accepted, the student’s financial aid will  of E, I, W, or WA are not considered        must appeal with the Director of          be reinstated, along with a probationary  complete and are unsatisfactory for         Financial Aid if their hours exceed the   period, whereby the director will outline  maintaining this policy.                    maximum program completion time.                                                                                                                                      33  Repeats: Southeastern considers the         Southeastern considers students  highest grade received to calculate the     enrolled in the PN and ADN programs