Palmer College of Chiropractic West

Academics

Financial Aid Policies

Satisfactory Progress Policy

A student is considered to be making satisfactory academic progress if he or she completes 19 new units per quarter. For the purpose of Federal Stafford and Federal Unsubsidized Stafford, an academic year is defined as the nine-month loan period. At least 57 units must be completed in nine months to retain financial aid eligibility. For the purposes of the campus-based programs (Federal Perkins Loan and Federal WSP), an academic year is defined as the 12-month award period (Summer quarters through Spring quarters). Seventy-six (76) units must be completed for the award year. Additionally, a student must maintain a 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA.

To retain eligibility for the receipt of financial aid, students must meet the above requirements. Failure to do so will result in loss of financial aid eligibility until the number of units a student is deficient in an award year and/or the GPA deficiency is made up.

If a student fails to meet the above requirements due to circumstances beyond hihe or sher control, the student may petition the Student Financial Affairs Committee for a waiver of these requirements. Appeals must be documented and must be of a nature that assures the Committee that the student was unable to complete the requirements due to mitigating circumstances. Examples would include severe health problems, family death, etc.

Veterans’ Standards of Progress

A veteran or eligible person who remains on probation for grade point deficiency below a cumulative 2.0 grade point average beyond two quarters will have his or her Veteran’s educational benefits discontinued. There will be no further certification of benefits until the student’s cumulative academic standing reflects improvement to a cumulative 2.0 GPA. A student may be allowed to continue to pursue his or her educational goal when they remain on academic probation beyond two quarters; however, the student cannot be certified for benefits until the cumulative GPA improves to 2.0. the conditions for reentrance after dismissal for unsatisfactory academic progress are also subject to the above standards of progress for veteran students.

Debt Management Seminars

The Financial Aid Office sponsors quarterly debt management seminars to help students keep their debt level to a minimum. Some of the topics covered are loan repayment options; working versus borrowing; budget planning; and conservative borrowing.

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