SAP Rules for Remedial or Developmental Coursework and English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses*

An otherwise eligible student may receive financial aid for a maximum of 30 attempted credit hours in developmental/remedial course work. Once the 30 credit hours maximum is reached, additional developmental credit hours will not be used to calculate the award amount. Developmental hours are not included in the cumulative GPA calculation. However, developmental attempts are used in the completion rate calculation and in the calculation of maximum timeframe.

A student may receive Title IV funds for English as a second language (ESL) courses that are part of a larger eligible program. There are differences though: ESL courses don’t count against the one-year limitation on remedial coursework, and they need not be at the secondary school level. ESL hours are not included in the cumulative GPA calculation. However, ESL attempts are used in the completion rate calculation and in the calculation of maximum timeframe.

*The term "ESL" (English as a Second Language) is used by the U.S. Department of Education. CTC refers to its courses as ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages)