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B. QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT: Pace of Progression - Pell Grant only;
minimum hours to complete
In addition to meeting the GPA requirement, students receiving Federal Pell Grant
funding must also complete with a passing grade the minimum number of hours for
the enrollment status in which they were funded, as listed in the following chart:
Full Time
3/4 Time
1/2 Time
< 1/2 time
# of weeks in
semester
Must
Enroll
Must
Earn
Must
Enroll
Must
Earn
Must
Enroll
Must
Earn
Must
Enroll
Must
Earn
16 wks. (F/Sp)
12
9
9
7
6
5
3 to 5
3 to 5
12 wks. (Mini-Sum)
9
7
7
5
5
4
3 to 5
3 to 5
11 wks.
9
7
7
5
5
4
3 to 5
3 to 5
10 wks.
8
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
9 wks.
7
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
8 wks.
6
5
5
4
3
3
N/A
N/A
6 wks. (Sum 1 & 2)
5
4
4
3
3
3
N/A
N/A
C. QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT: Pace of Progression - Other aid,
minimum hours to complete
Students receiving the following types of financial aid must complete with a passing
grade the following credit hours each semester in which funding is received:
1. Direct loans (Subsidized and/or unsubsidized and/or PLUS) – Six hrs. (or
½ time)
2. Federal and/or Texas work-study – Six hrs. (or ½ time)
3. Texas Public Education Grants (TPEG) – Three hrs.
4. Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) – Six hrs. (or
½ time)
5. TVCC departmental scholarships – 12 hrs. (but may differ depending on
departmental requirements)
Grades of “W” or “I” will count as attempted but not completed and will not satisfy
the hours completed requirements for Satisfactory Academic Progress assessment.
An “IP” received in a developmental course will be counted as a “C” in calculating
financial aid GPA and will count as a completed course for Satisfactory Academic
Progress assessment.
D. QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT: Duration of Eligibility and 150% Time
Frame Limit
Effective with the 2012-2013 award year, a student can be eligible to receive a
Federal Pell Grant for 12 full-time semesters (or its equivalent). Once a student has
reached this limit, there is no appeal available.
A student pursuing a two-year program of study (associate degree) or a one-year
program of study (certificate) may receive financial aid for up to 150% of the hours
