In order to keep your financial aid award and to continue to receive funds, you must maintain the following eligibility requirements.

1. Satisfactory Academic Progress

Satisfactory Academic Progress is an eligibility requirement for both federal and state financial aid. It will apply even if you never received financial aid. To achieve satisfactory academic progress, you are expected to complete your academic objective (degree, certificate, or transfer) in a timely manner. Since academic progress rules can occur at any point during your education, failing to meet these requirements could lead to termination of your financial aid at PCC.

What is SAP?

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Review Satisfactory Academic Progress Guidelines

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2. Enrollment Requirement

To receive your full financial aid award amount, you must maintain full-time enrollment (a minimum of 12 units). If you add or drop units before the Freeze Date, your award will be adjusted accordingly. 

The information below indicates how the financial aid award is adjusted:

Pell Grant Enrollment Intensity Calculation

PCC Units	Formula	Enrollment Intensity	Enrollment Status Equivalent
12 (or more)	12/12 = 1.0	100%	Full-Time
11	11/12 = 0.217	92%	3/4 Time
10	10/12 = 0.833	83%	3/4 Time
9	9/12 = 0.75	75%	3/4 Time
8	8/12 = 0.667	67%	1/2 Time
7	7/12 = 0.583	58%	1/2 Time
6	6/12 = 0.50	50%	1/2 Time
5	5/12 = 0.417	42%	< 1/2 Time
4	4/12 = 0.333	33%	< 1/2 Time
3	3/12 = 0.25	25%	< 1/2 Time
2	2/12 = 0.167	17%	< 1/2 Time
1	1/12 = 0.083	8%	< 1/2 Time

Standard Enrollment Status

PCC Units	Award Percentage	Enrollment Status
12 (or more)	100%	Full-Time
9 - 11.9	75%	3/4 Time
6 - 8.9	50%	1/2 Time
< 6	Ineligible	< 1/2 Time

Please note: If you are enrolled in less than 6 units, you are ineligible for Cal Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study, and Federal Direct Loans at PCC.

Additionally, if you stop attending or withdraw from your classes before completing nine weeks or 60% of a term, you may be required to repay all or a portion of your financial aid. To avoid repayment, please return or decline all funds received to Fiscal Services, C-203 immediately.

Review Enrollment Policies