Appeals

Appeal Timeline

Please Note: Appeals can take 6-8 weeks to process depending on time of year.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal

• A student who has lost eligibility due to failure to make Satisfactory Academic Progress may file a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal. An appeal will be reviewed only for documented "extenuating circumstances" beyond the student's control. Appeals not meeting the "extenuating circumstances" category will not be accepted. Submission of an appeal does not guarantee the reinstatement of financial aid. Therefore, students should be prepared to pay for their books and other school-related expenses pending the outcome of their appeal. If an appeal is approved, the student will receive financial aid for the semester at the soonest payment date following approval.
• Students placed on Progress Disqualification may file an appeal for consideration of reinstatement of financial aid eligibility. The following are examples of reasons a student may file an appeal:

Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form - 2022-2023

Loss of Fee Waiver - 2022-2023

Unusual Enrollment History Appeal

• The following are not considered for appeal: Incarceration, circumstances such as wrong or difficult classes, too many units in the term, poor time management, instructor's teaching style, transportation problems, not having the assigned books or course, taking online classes and not having a computer and/or online access, personal problems not requiring professional intervention, being unaware of academic progress policies or other college requirements, not following placement test and/or Academic Counselor's recommendations, or child care problems.

Appeal for Maximum Timeframe

• Students who exceed the maximum unit timeframe for their educational goal will not be eligible for further financial aid without meeting with an Academic Counselor and submitting an Appeal.
• Students must complete their educational goal within 150% of the published length of the program, for example:
  • Most certificate programs: 30 units are needed to graduate; the maximum timeframe to complete the program would be 45 attempted units
  • Most degree and transfer programs: 60 units or more are needed to graduate; the maximum timeframe to complete the program would be 90 attempted units
  • Up to 30 units of remedial coursework may be excluded from the student's cumulative units attempted.
• All repeated coursework and courses disregarded under Academic Renewal will be included in units attempted.
• If College of the Siskiyous has official transcripts from prior colleges on file, those units will be included when determining a student's maximum timeframe.
• The Financial Aid Office reserves the right to require official academic transcripts from all prior colleges attended before determining a student's financial aid eligibility.
• You must have your official transcript evaluation and education plan on file before submitting a max appeal.

If at any point in time it is determined that the student cannot complete their course of study within the maximum timeframe, the student will be immediately disqualified from future financial aid for the remainder of his or her program, even if he or she is meeting the current SAP standards outlined above.

Students Who do not Make SAP While on Financial Aid Probation or Academic Plan Appeal

• Students are no longer eligible to receive further financial aid, including loans, and will be unaided until or unless they are able to reestablish eligibility. Reinstatement of eligibility requires achieving SAP standards:
  • enroll in at least 6.0 units for a semester, and
  • complete 100% of units attempted for the semester, and
  • achieve a semester GPA of 2.0 or better,
  • achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better, and
  • achieve a minimum 67% PACE of all cumulative units attempted

2022-23 Special Conditions Appeal - EFC / Income Adjustment

If you or your parent(s) current income is substantially different (50%) from the income reported on the FAFSA due to unforeseen circumstances, you may submit a request to reprocess your FAFSA using current and/or projected income.

Only documentation that should be gathered prior to submitting the appeal:

• 2020 Income Documents (IRS Tax Transcript, IRS Wage and Income Transcripts, etc...)

or

• 2021 Income Documents (IRS Tax Transcript, IRS Wage and Income Transcripts, Unemployment statements, W2's, etc...). Any documents that can prove your income change from the required 2019 tax year.

2023-24 Special Conditions Appeal - EFC / Income Adjustment

If you or your parent(s) current income is substantially different (50%) from the income reported on the FAFSA due to unforeseen circumstances, you may submit a request to reprocess your FAFSA using current and/or projected income.

Only documentation that should be gathered prior to submitting the appeal:

• 2022 Income Documents (IRS Tax Transcript, IRS Wage and Income Transcripts, etc...)

or

• 2023 Income Documents (IRS Tax Transcript, IRS Wage and Income Transcripts, Unemployment statements, W2's, etc...). Any documents that can prove your income change from the required 2021 tax year.

Contact Financial Aid

Email: financialaid@siskiyous.edu
Phone: (530) 938-5209
Fax: (530) 938-5367