Tips to Help You Avoid Financial Aid Warning and Probation

Have an academic plan in place—following an academic plan will help you know which classes are required to earn a degree or certificate at GCC. Also, get familiar with the College catalog, it has important college policies that every student should know and it lists all your degree or certificate requirements.
Focus on degree requirements—focus on your academic requirements. Make sure that you’re not only taking electives; completing the academic requirements earns you the degree and helps to ensure successful transfer to a four year college or university.
Attend class on a regular basis—excessive absences lead to missed assignments and falling behind on coursework.
Complete the semester—completing all courses of enrollment is important to maintain financial aid eligibility. Multiple withdrawals and incompletes will have a negative impact on your ability to receive financial aid at GCC.
Talk to a financial aid counselor before you withdraw—we understand that extenuating circumstances happen and sometimes withdrawal cannot be avoided. A financial aid counselor can give you guidance about your financial aid status to help you to maintain financial aid SAP.
Transfer credits that are accepted by GCC are not included in the rate of completion but are counted toward the maximum timeframe and are counted as degree credits attempted to determine the minimum GPA requirement.

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