ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION:

The financial aid award is based on a full-time enrollment (12 units or more). Your actual enrollment is verified at the time a disbursement of financial aid is requested and you will be paid according to your enrollment level.

DISBURSEMENTS:

Check disbursements for each term are scheduled twice a semester. The first half of your Federal Pell, FSEOG, and Cal Grant awards are paid at the beginning of the semester or within two weeks of completing your file; the second payment is made approximately a month the semester after term census. Checks are sent to your mailing address. Be sure your address is current with the Financial Aid Office and the Admissions Office.
Federal Stafford loan checks are disbursed twice during the academic year, one check per semester. Students attending just one semester receive two checks during the semester. The Financial Aid Office will notify you when a student loan check has been received and is ready for disbursement. If you are a first time borrower, your first student loan check cannot be disbursed until 30 days after the beginning of the semester.
Federal Work-Study checks are produced by the Payroll Office once a month based on hours worked in the previous month. You must submit a signed timesheet to the financial aid office at the end of each month worked.

REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION:

You will be required to present one type of photo ID (e.g. a California driver’s license or California Identification Card) anytime you pick up a financial aid check at the Cashier’s Office.

SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP):

All students who receive federal financial aid are expected to complete a minimum number of units and maintain a minimum GPA each semester as demonstration that they are making satisfactory academic progress. Federal regulations require that the standards applied to students receiving financial aid also apply during periods when a student is not receiving federal financial aid. Note: This policy does not apply to the Board of Governor Fee Waiver (BOGFW). To measure satisfactory academic progress, the Financial Aid Office uses the following policy:

• Complete at least 67% of the units you attempt each semester
• Maintain a 2.0 Grade Point Average
• Complete your educational objectives within 150% of the published length of your educational program. (All units of ESL and 30 units of remedial courses are excluded from the maximum.) Units from other schools will count towards unit maximum based on the number of units accepted by the Skyline Admissions and Records Office after you have submitted an official academic transcript.

Satisfactory academic progress is monitored each semester. Students who fail to meet GPA, completion percent, or time-frame requirements are placed on financial aid probation after the first deficiency. Students who have been on financial aid probation for two semesters in a row or a total of three non-consecutive semesters within the District will be suspended from financial aid eligibility. Students will be notified by letter of probation and suspension status.

Students may reinstate financial aid eligibility after a suspension by attaining the minimum GPA or completion requirement.

Students who have been placed on suspension may appeal satisfactory academic progress requirements by filing a written appeal with the Financial Aid Office. If there were unusual circumstances, you must explain the circumstances that caused the lack of progress. The Appeal will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Director and a decision made. If you are not satisfied with the decision, the Appeal may be sent to an Appeals Committee. The decision of the Appeals Committee is final. You will be notified of the results of your Appeal at both levels.