Financial Aid

希望获得纽约州财政援助计划资助的学生必须保持良好的学术地位.

• Good academic standing consists of Pursuit of Program (POP), which the New York State Education Department defines as receiving a passing or failing grade in a certain percentage of a full-time courseload. Passing grades are grades of D- or better. A failing grade is an "F." Grades of "W," "I," and "WI" are not passing or failing grades. The percentage increases for each year of attendance. See the TAP Eligibility Charts for details.
• 良好学术地位的第二个要素是令人满意的学术进步(SAP)。. SAP是指学生在每学期结束时获得的证书或学位的学分, and the cumulative grade point average. 学生可能被要求参加的过渡性学习课程不计入SAP要求. See the TAP Eligibility Charts for details. 有两个TAP图表，一个用于辅导学生，另一个用于非辅导学生.

Students will be evaluated for POP and SAP at the end of each semester. Students who fail to meet either POP or SAP standards will lose eligibility for New York state financial aid programs at MCC for the next calendar year. Students who have received the equivalent of six full-time New York State TAP awards will no longer be eligible for TAP at a community college. Program changes will not assist students in regaining eligibility for SAP and GPA requirements in the first semester of the new program.

C Average Requirement:

Students who, in prior terms, have received the equivalent of two or more full years of state funded student financial aid payments (have accumulated 24 or more payment points in prior terms) must have a cumulative "C" (2.0) GPA to be eligible for continued state financial aid. 除POP和SAP要求外，平均成绩为“C”的学生还必须满足这一要求. 符合这一要求的国家财政援助计划包括所有普通和学业表现奖.

Non-Credit Transitional Studies Courses: 被要求修读非学分过渡课程的学生必须注意以下事项:

• 非学分过渡学习课程不计入SAP要求的完成.
• 满足每学期的全职或兼职出勤要求, students in non-credit transitional studies courses must include in their registration a minimum of 3 credit bearing hours the first semester and a minimum of 6 credit bearing hours in each following semesters. TAP的总学时(非学分和学分)必须至少为12个或更多, and 3 to 11 semester hours for Aid for Part-Time Study.

Full-Time Enrollment

The NYS Education Department defines full-time status for TAP certification as a student who is enrolled and attending at least 12 credits that lead toward their degree or certificate (with the remedial combination noted above) in a semester that is at least 15 weeks in length.

Repeat Courses

When a student has earned a passing grade (D- or better) in a course, 如果学生再次修读该课程，一般不包括在全日制或非全日制身份的计算中. For State financial aid purposes, 不能为了提高GPA或更好地掌握课程内容而重复课程. Four exceptions to this ruling are:

1. When a grade received is passing but is not acceptable in the degree or certificate program in which the student is matriculated. For example, 该学生的课程要求学生在ABC100考试中取得C或以上才能毕业, but the student earns a D in ABC100. The student could repeat ABC100 to earn a better grade. The program description in this Catalog & 学生手册(学习计划)必须规定重复课程有资格获得经济资助.

2. 当收到的成绩是及格，但不能接受学生继续进行下一门课程时. 例如，ABC101要求学生在ABC100中获得C或以上才能参加ABC101. 这个学生在ABC100考试中得了C，因此不能修ABC101. Therefore, the student can repeat ABC100 to earn a better grade. The course description in this Catalog & 学生手册(课程描述)必须对此作出规定，重复课程才有资格获得经济资助.

3. When a student must take and pass a course and an associated course concurrently and a passing grade is received in only one of the courses. For example, ABC200 requires that the student concurrently take ABC201. The student earns an A in ABC200 but an F in ABC201. The student must repeat both courses and pass both courses concurrently to receive credit toward the degree or certificate. 学生可以重修这两门课程，以获得学位或证书的学分. The course descriptions in this Catalog & 学生手册中必须有规定，重复课程才有资格获得经济资助.

4. 当一门课程可以重复学习，每次都可以获得学位或证书的学分时. For example, as with physical education courses.

Reinstatement of Eligibility for New York State Programs

Students who fail to achieve good academic standing for state programs have several options for reinstatement of eligibility.

• First, the student may attempt to make up their academic deficiencies by taking courses without the benefit of New York State aid. 如果成功，学生可以在未来一个学期恢复他们的资助.
• 第二，学生至少可以休学一年. 返校后，学生在第一学期就有资格获得国家财政援助. However, if the student has already utilized the equivalent of four TAP payments, 24 paypoints and has less than a 2.0 GPA, sitting out one year will not reinstate eligibility.
• 第三，学生可以要求一次性放弃Pop和/或SAP的良好学术成绩.

Waiver of Good Academic Standing for POP and/or SAP

Students who fail to achieve good academic standing during a semester may apply for a waiver of good academic standing for the next semester. For New York State programs, students may be granted only one waiver as an undergraduate student. 豁免申请和信息可在财政援助办公室获得. Waivers will be considered only for extraordinary circumstances. Extraordinary circumstances include the death of a parent, child or spouse; injury or severe illness of the student, student's spouse, parents or children; or other special circumstances. The student will have to provide proof of the circumstance and document that the situation is either under control or will not occur again.

Waiver of C Average Requirement for New York State Programs: Students who fail to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.在学期结束时(从第24个发薪点开始)获得0分或更高分数的学生可以申请下学期的豁免. Waivers will be considered as noted in the above section. 课程变更不会帮助学生在新课程的第一学期达到平均C的要求.

Attendance and Registered Classes
你必须是注册学生才有资格在任何学期获得经济援助. The Financial Aid Office considers a registered student as one who is actively engaged in the requirements for their courses, including class attendance. Any changes to the number of credit hours for which you are registered can impact financial aid eligibility for that semester and future semesters. 学生可以通过退学或退学来更改注册课程, or can be instructor initiated due to lack of class attendance. 学生有责任维持自己作为注册学生的经济援助目的.

Method and Frequency of Disbursement
Financial aid is credited to eligible student accounts through the computer system that links financial aid to the student's account in the Student Accounts Office. Eligible student accounts are credited by the Financial Aid Office on an on-going basis after attendance in classes has been verified after the drop/add period ends. 如果你的学费和杂费账单已经完全支付，并且你有信用余额, you will be issued a refund by mail or through EFT. 学生会计办公室通常每两周发送一次退款支票, or EFT semi-weekly, no sooner than the fifth week of classes. Students are expected to pay for their indirect educational related expenses with their own funds until refunds are distributed.

William D. Ford Federal Direct Student (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) Loan

Disbursed in two or more equal installments, (i.e. one in fall, one in spring) after the drop/add period ends each semester. Federal regulations require that the first disbursement of Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford loans be held for 30 days after the beginning of the loan period for all first year, first-time borrowers at MCC. 在发放贷款时，所有学生必须注册并出勤至少6个学分. If not, the loan is canceled.

William D. Ford Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)

Disbursed to the student's account. Credit balances are disbursed to either the student or parent directly. The Financial Aid Office sends the student a selection form.

Federal Return of Federal Title IV Funds Policy

财政援助办公室重新计算任何完全退学的学生的联邦财政援助资格, stops attending classes, or is dismissed during the semester, prior to 60% of the semester being completed. 重新计算是基于获得的联邦财政援助的百分比，使用以下公式:
%学习成绩=到退学日为止完成的天数**除以本学期的总天数

Federal financial aid is returned to the federal government based on the percent of unearned aid using the following formula:
归还援助=已支付的联邦第四项援助金额减去已获得的联邦第四项援助

When federal financial aid is returned, 学生可能欠MCC钱，也可能欠联邦政府钱. 关于欠MCC的任何款项，学生应联系学生会计办公室.

* MCC的联邦财政援助包括联邦佩尔助学金, FSEOG, Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Plus Loans.
**Withdrawal date is defined as the actual date the student began the withdrawal process (Please see the MCC catalog for official withdrawal procedure), the student's last date of recorded attendance or the midpoint of the semester for a student who leaves without notifying MCC.
*** For students who receive all F's or a combination of F's and W's, the Financial Aid Office will confirm the last date a student attended and will return funds if the last date of attendance is prior to the 60% point of the semester. The return of funds in this case would occur after the semester is over and students will be notified via e-mail if they have had a recalculation performed, and if so, will be billed by the Student Accounts Office.

Financial Aid Freeze Date

In accordance with federal and state regulations, Monroe Community College establishes a “freeze date” each semester after the end of the add/drop period to determine a student’s enrollment status for disbursing Federal Pell grants and state financial aid. Financial aid will only pay for courses that are required for your major and are added by the freeze date. Hours will be frozen at the end of the add/drop period. Students must be registered for all 在冻结日期之前的部分学期获得联邦佩尔和/或州资助. 在上课时间被冻结后增加的课程将无法获得联邦和州政府的资助.
Financial aid award amounts associated with late starting classes will not be disbursed until attendance is confirmed in those classes. Students should plan accordingly with regard to financial aid refunds when enrolled in classes that start at some point after the start of the term. Students who are retroactively awarded financial aid (after the freeze date) will have hours frozen at the time the award is made and payment will be based on current enrollment at that time.