Satisfactory Academic Progress
Academic/Financial Aid Appeal Form
SAP APPEAL PRIORITY DATES: Fall August 1 Spring December 1
ATTENTION STUDENTS: Submitting this form does not guarantee reinstatement of financial aid or academic standing. The student is responsible for any charges incurred during periods of ineligibility even if the appeal is not approved.
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete steps 1-4 below, and submit this completed form with all supporting documentation to the Office of Enrollment Services. Appeals should be delivered to the Office of Enrollment Services located in the Bienvenue Student Center or emailed to appeals@mybrcc.edu.
If you prefer to mail your appeal, please send to:
Baton Rouge Community College Office of Enrollment Services 201 Community College Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Read each step carefully. Incomplete appeals, including those submitted without completing steps 1-4 or without supporting documentation, WILL BE DENIED.
You will be notified of the outcome of your appeal within 10 - 15 business days.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES: Extenuating circumstances are considered to be significant life experiences that impacted your emotional and/or physical health so much that you were unable to make good academic progress while meeting SAP.
Examples of significant extenuating circumstances included:
1 Medical Illness and/or injury (supported by medical documentation)
2 Death in Immediate Family: parent, spouse, child, grandparents, siblings, aunts or uncles (supported by copy of death certificate AND/OR obituary)
3 Call to active military duty (supported by copy of military orders)
4 Legal problems or police matters
5 Foreclosure or eviction
All of the above examples must pertain to the semester(s) in which you did not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.
You may not base your appeal on:
1 Your need for financial aid
2 You did not know what classes to register for
3 Your lack of