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Quantitative Standard: (A) Pace of Program and (B) Maximum Timeframe (C) Maximum Timeframe Transfer

  1. Along with meeting the Grade Point Average/Qualitative Standard, students must also meet quantitative standards. Students must complete 67% of all credit hours attempted regardless of whether financial aid was received for the hours. For example, if a student’s completion rate is 66.666% the completion rate requirement of 67% will be rounded to 67%. Withdrawals, incompletes, *repeated courses, transfer in hours, and failure grades will count as attempted coursework credit hours.

    *If you repeat a course, both attempts will be counted in the maximum credit hours, even if you did not receive aid for both attempts.

  2. Maximum Timeframe (MAX)-Students who have attempted 150 percent of the allowed number of credit hours will become ineligible to receive additional financial aid disbursements for hours in excess of the 150 percent maximum regardless of their semester/cumulative GPA, and regardless of whether or not financial aid was received during previous semesters. Withdrawals, incompletes, *repeated courses, transfer in hours, and failure grades will count as attempted coursework credit hours in determining 150 percent of allowed number of credit hours. Students are advised to work with their academic advisor to “stay on target” to complete educational goals.

  3. Maximum Timeframe Transfer (MTR)- Students who have attempted 150 percent of the allowed number of credit hours for any degree and/or certificate will be ineligible to receive financial aid at CTC. This will be based on transcripts from other institutions provided by the student, and from historical information on the U.S. Department of Education website NSLDS (National Student Loan Database System).

Students who change their major will have all previously attempted coursework included in the maximum timeframe calculation regardless, if those credits count towards the new major.

If at any point it is clear that a student will not be able to meet the quantitative standard by graduation, the student becomes ineligible for aid (barring a successful appeal by the student consistent with appeal procedures set up by CTC).

NOTE The above combination of hours, to include all transfer credits, cannot exceed 150 percent of the minimum number of hours required to complete any program of study.