Gordon College

REESTABLISHING FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY

In order to regain eligibility for financial aid, a student must meet one of the following criteria:

  1. A student may regain eligibility by attending school at his or her own expense until he or she meets the criteria as outlined in the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for students receiving financial aid. The standards are reviewed at the end of each semester. A student cannot reestablish eligibility simply by being out of school for a set amount of time or by paying for a set number of classes out-of-pocket, as outlined in the Federal Student Aid Handbook. This also applies to students who have been suspended from Gordon College, and are applying for readmission to the college.
  2. A student may appeal his or her SAP status by completing the appropriate financial aid appeal form, and submitting the completed form along with the appropriate documentation to the Gordon College Financial Aid Office. In order to submit an appeal, a student must have circumstances that fall into the following categories:
    1. Death in the family.
    2. Family or personal illness that resulted in the student having to withdraw from school.
    3. Loss of employment that resulted in the student having to withdraw from school.
    4. Loss of transportation that resulted in student having to withdraw from school.
    5. Other extenuating circumstances that can be documented. These appeals will be accepted at the discretion of the Financial Aid Appeals Committee.

Appeals submitted without documentation will not be reviewed by the Financial Aid Appeals Committee. Such appeals will be returned to the student.