In order to receive Federal Title IV Financial Aid, all students must maintain "satisfactory academic progress."  This policy also applies to recipients of Sumners Grant and McKinstry Loan funds.   Students who have lost their eligibility for certain types of financial aid have the option to submit an appeal to have their aid reinstated.

 

To appeal the loss of grants, loans, scholarships and work-study, the student is required to first submit a written appeal online.

 

Submit Appeal Online 

 

If a student’s written appeal for financial aid has been denied, the student may request an In-Person Financial Aid Suspension Appeal with the in-person appeal committee. To do this, the student must complete the following steps:

 

1. Set up a meeting with his or her academic advisor. Print out the relevant In-Person Appeal Form and Academic Plan Worksheet and take it to the meeting so that the student’s academic advisor can complete their portions of the form. The In-Person Appeal Form and Academic Plan Worksheet must be completed and signed by the academic advisor and must be placed, by the academic advisor, in a sealed envelope.
2. After meeting with the academic advisor, the student must return the In-Person Appeal Form and Academic Plan Worksheet, in its sealed envelope, to the front desk of the Office of Financial Aid (257 Martindale).
3. The student will then be contacted by phone and/or email to set up their in-person appeal with the committee.

In-person appeal form 2008-09

In-person appeal form 2009-10

 

Important note for prospective appellants: Students are afforded only one In-Person Financial Aid Suspension Appeal during their tenure. Do not submit this form if you have ever completed an in-person appeal in the past.