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    Loss of Eligibility Reinstatement   

 

 

Financial Aid Reinstatement:

Students may reestablish financial aid eligibility after a Loss of Eligibility with Appeal status by applying for a financial aid appeal.

  • The student must establish eligibility for an appeal with a special circumstance. Examples of special circumstances are rare occurrences such as:

                      a. an injury to the student, or

                      b.  illness to the student, or

                      c. the student is involve in a major injury accident, or

                      d. death of a member of the immediate family.  (Immediate family includes only the mother, father, grandmother, 

                         grandfather, or a grandchild of the student or of the spouse, spouse, domestic partner, son, son-in-law,  

                         daughter, daughter-in-law, and brother or sister of the student or any relative living in the immediate household of

                         the student)

  • The student completes a request for an appeal:                     

                      a. a statement as to why the student did not make SAP  by an official third party documenting the student’s

                         special circumstances. 

                      b. a plan on how the student is going to make progress in the future; and

                      c. a Student Education Plan completed with an MPC Academic Counselor.

  • A letter will be sent informing the student of the Appeal Committee’s decision.
  • The decision of the Appeal Committee and the approved Education Plan are final.  No revisions to the Student’s Education Plan will be accepted.

Financial Aid Probation:

  • A student whose financial aid appeal has been approved will be placed on financial aid probation.
  • Reinstatement will be for one semester/session.
  • Students who are appealing the 150% Maximum Time Frame will be limited to a maximum of 2 additional semesters/sessions of financial aid. Only those required courses needed to complete one (1) certificate, degree, or transfer program as stated in the MPC College Catalog  and/or an ASSIST for one school will be approved. (This will be a final decision.)  No additional units will be approved.
  • Those students who did not meet the GPA, CGPA or 67% Pace Progression will be required to follow the prescribed Education Plan approved by the Appeal Committee to remain on financial aid.

Reinstatement after Loss of Eligibility without Appeal:

  • A student who wants financial aid reinstated must request reinstatement in writing and attach documentation of the following:

                      a. has met the conditions of the student’s appeal; and/or

                      b.completes one (1) semester/session without financial aid, complete the number of units at the status level in

                         which the student was enrolled when Loss of Eligibility with Appeal was approved, and now has a 2.0 or higher

                         GPA; or

                      c.is meeting the 67% requirement and has a documented Student Education Plan attached to the request

  • A Student who is reinstated will be placed on probation during the reinstatement semester/session.
  • A Student who has exceeded the Maximum Time Frame cannot be reinstated beyond the final appeal.