<p>Alright so I attend a California CC and I screwed up is a few of my classes pretty bad so I ended up dropping 2 of the 3 classes I had putting me now at 5 units ( calculus 2). I was awarded BOG grant to pay for classes and the pell grant. I am curious what sort of trouble I will be in with financial aid? I have never been below full time before so I am unsure what will happen now? I can add one or 2 classes still for the remaining 9 week session and be at 11 units but honestly id rather just keep taking this one course. If it significantly helps me I will add one three unit class but id rather not. I just need to readjust to some life issues right now and the one classes is really helping with that.</p>
<p>You need to find out if you are meeting SAP (satisfactory academic progress) if you dropped all but one course. You need to find out if you need to pay back any of your financial aid money…if you dropped the courses before a certain date, you could owe the school money.</p>
<p>You are asking if you should receive FULL time financial aid for ONE course? You need to ask your college what will happen if you go below full time status.</p>
<p>Go and see the folks in financial aid ASAP. And speak to an academic advisor and dean of students to find out how to best deal with the course issues you are having.</p>
<p>I have been meeting SAP for all semesters. But I assume this will put me on warning. No I do not expect to keep all of my Financial Aid. But 5 units is 1 below half time and I am hoping to be able to keep half of it so I can keep affording bills. If adding one course means I go 3/4 time then id be willing to do that as well. I will be sure to speak to someone as soon as I can.</p>
<p>For the Pell grant you can look at the less than 1/2 time chart in the link below. It will be less than 1/2 what you’re getting now. Though timing may matter. You need to talk to the finaid office at your school.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/20142015PellGrantPaymentandDisbursementSchedules.pdf”>https://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/20142015PellGrantPaymentandDisbursementSchedules.pdf</a></p>
<p>You may very well end up losing aid and owing money. Talk to a financial aid officer at your school as soon as possible.</p>