Financial Aid Considerations with Academic Amnesty

Federal financial aid regulations do not recognize academic amnesty (forgiveness), and instead require cumulative measures of satisfactory academic progress, including all attempted coursework.

• Students who receive academic amnesty may automatically be placed on financial aid restriction. Students must submit a written appeal to Financial Aid Services, and academic amnesty will be considered as a factor in the appeal process.
• Students who receive academic amnesty must still comply with all satisfactory academic progress requirements. For financial aid purposes, all students must comply with all satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements. All courses taken and grades received at HCC are used in this calculation regardless of a grant of academic amnesty.
• The 150% maximum timeframe applies based on all attempted coursework, including any forgiven classes.
• More information about financial aid is available on pages 29-34.

For further information, contact Financial Aid Services (RCF-222, finaid@howardcc.edu, 443-518-1260).