Student Rights and Responsibilities

Poor academic performance and weak attendance can have an enormous impact on a student's financial aid eligibility.

Attendance

SCC is not an institution that is required to take attendance. SCC reports attendance on one day for the purposes of the census date. For students taking only 16 week (full term) courses the Pell lock date is the 11th day of the courses (following the last day for 100% refund of the courses). For students taking  coursework in a series modules, the Pell lock date for all courses is consistent with the 100% refund date of their last modular course. Flex courses (or J-term) courses are not considered within the calculation of a census date.

A student cannot receive financial aid for courses he or she did not attend. Therefore, SCC's Financial Aid Office will verify a student's attendance with his or her instructor. Attendance is reported as a single point to coincide with the student’s census date. If a student does not attend, he or she will have their financial aid reduced and or eliminated. If a student is reported as never attending a course and he or she feels the report was made in error, it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that his her instructor provides notification to the Financial Aid Office that the student did in fact attend.

If a student unofficially withdrawals (stops attending without completing the official withdrawal process) he or she's last date of attendance may be verified with his or her instructors.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

You must maintain satisfactory academic progress to continue receiving financial aid.
See https://www.scciowa.edu/paying/aid/sap/index.aspx to review the SCC SAP policy.