student handbook - Baton Rouge Community College

eviewed each semester and SAP requirements may be checked beforeawards are made. Failure to maintain SAP requirements will result in thecancellation of Federal Financial Aid. However, students may continueenrollment using their own monetary resources.Required Standards of Academic ProgressBRCC’s SAP policy evaluates the following parameters, including alltransfer hours and total hours attempted:1) A student’s minimum cu mulative grade point averageHours Attempted Minimum GPA6 – 29 hours 1.50 GPA30 – 96 hours 2.00 GPA2) Progression towards a degreeStudents must complete a minimum percentage of all coursesattempted. The minimum percentage ranges from 50% to 67%of all hours attempted, depending on a student’s total numberof hours attempted. Contact the Financial Aid Office foradditional information .Completed courses are courses in which grades of ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, or ‘D’are given. Attempted courses include courses with grades of ‘A’,‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘F’, ‘W’ or ‘I’.3) Total hours attempted and the 150% Rule• BRCC degrees require completion of approximately 65hours to gradua te. All courses attempted are used incalculating GPA, However, some courses do not counttowards a degree and are not included in calculatingyour GPA (i.e., developmental education courses). Themaximum number of semester credit hours that a studentcan attempt (excluding developmental courses) and stillbe eligible to receive federal and state financial aid is 96credit hours (150% of 65). The nursing degree requiresmore hours, and therefore has slightly higher limits…contact the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office fordetails.• The Department of Education allows students receivingfinancial aid to take a maximum of 30 semester credit25