Chabot College | Summer/Fall 2020 Class Schedule

Chabot College • Summer/Fall 2020 Class Schedule 8 510.723.6600 • www.chabotcollege.edu FINANCIAL AID IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW Students receive all email notifications via their ZoneMail email address, directing students to check The Zone for missing information, required verification documents, awards and adjustments to awards, and academic ineligibility. The Financial Aid Office will only respond to school issued ZoneMail reguarding Financial Aid issues. ( Your ZoneMail can be forwarded to your personal email address by following instructions online. ) SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) - Academic eligibility is based on the student’s academic performance: cumulative and semester minimum 2.0 grade point average and 67% completion rate, and up to 150% of your program length in attempted hours, which may include units from prior colleges. Pell Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU) Federal regulations limit students to a lifetime maximum Pell Grant of 12 semesters / six years or full time equivalent (600%) at any community college, vocational school or four year/bachelor program. Once you reach the 600% Pell LEU, you will be ineligible for any additional Pell Grants. Log into NSLDS using your FAFSA ID and view your LEU, on the Financial Aid Review page. What this means for you: You must plan now for your future, especially if you plan to transfer to a four year college for a Bachelor’s degree. The six year limit is a lifetime limit, regardless of completion of your academic goals or Bachelor’s degree. This regulation is in effect even if you have had an appeal approved after failure to meet academic progress, it supersedes any prior offer of aid/award, and the Department of Education allows for no appeal or exception. If you do not wish to receive any additional Pell Grant at Chabot, complete the Lifetime Pell Eligibility Acknowledgement form, found online at www.chabotcollege.edu/finaid. Loss of Fee Waiver - Community colleges are required to place students on college academic probation who, after attempting at least 12 semester units, either have a grade point average below 2.0 or receive a “Withdrawal,” “Incomplete,” or “No Pass” grade on 50 percent or more of total attempted units. Students placed on probation for two consecutive semesters lose their priority registration status and their fee waiver. Those students who lose their fee waiver can regain eligibility when they are no longer on probation. Part Time Enrollment / Disbursements - Student aid awards are displayed assuming full time enrollment. A student may be eligible for aid if enrolled part time, and disbursements are prorated for actual enrollment. A student must be enrolled at least half-time to be considered for student loans, FWS, SEOG, and Cal Grant. 2nd Disbursement - Enrollment will be frozen at the time of the 2nd major disbursement each semester, and 2nd disbursement amounts will be adjusted for changes in enrollment. Per federal regulation, no additional disbursement will occur for units registered for after this date. Late Start Classes - Disbursement for late start classes will occur the next scheduled disbursement following the start of class. A student must be registered for those units prior to the scheduled 2nd disbursement. Loans - Loans are not automatically included in the packaging process, and applications are available only upon request at the Financial Aid Office. The lender for the Direct Loan Program is the Department of Education, and loans are limited based on multiple academic criteria and accumulated loan debt. Required loan counseling and master promissory notes are completed by the student online. Students lose eligibility for subsidized loans once they have reached 150% of their program length. Any student will become responsible for all interest on prior subsidized loans, if they did not complete the program of study for which they received the loan funding within 150% of their program length, regardless if applying for additional loan funds. Prior school academics and loan history will be considered by the Department of Education, who makes determination. NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS!! Submit Application Earlier: Students can file a 2020-21 FAFSA or Dream App as early as Oct. 1, 2019 rather than waiting until Jan. 1, 2020. The earlier submission date is a permanent change, enabling students to complete and submit the application as early as October every year. Use Earlier Income Information: Students and parents will report income information from an earlier tax year. For the 2019-20 FAFSA, students, spouse and/or parents report their 2017 income information. Use 2018 income tax info to complete your 2020-21 FAFSA or Dream App. Are you, or were you, a Foster Youth ? Have you applied for consideration of the Chafee Grant , for up to $5,000 per year ? Check in with the Financial Aid Office. And do you know about the Guardian Scholars Program on campus? See Ms. Elsa Saenz in Special Programs for more info. • New in 2019-2020: You may not have to submit any documentation if you were not selected for verification. • Students must ACCEPT the Terms and Responsibilities on CLASS-Web prior to any financial aid disbursement.