Factors for measuring the student’s progress toward satisfactory completion of the program include maintaining:
- A minimum cumulative Theory grade level of 70% or higher.
- A minimum cumulative academic level of 70% or higher on practical worksheet completion.*
- To determine whether a student meets the academic requirements for Satisfactory progress, theory and practical grades are averaged together to give a cumulative academic grade of 70% or higher.
- A minimum cumulative attendance of 80% of their scheduled hours** in Cosmetology and Instructor programs. A minimum cumulative attendance of 90% of their scheduled hours** in Nail Technician and Esthetics programs.
*To meet the state practical requirements for graduation, students must eventually complete monthly practical worksheets 100%. See LEARNING PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES.
**To determine your rate of attendance, divide the cumulative number of hours completed by the scheduled hours to date.
A Cosmetology and/or Instructor student who has not achieved the minimum cumulative GPA of 70% and/or who has not successfully completed at least a cumulative rate of attendance of 80% is not eligible for Title IV assistance, if applicable, unless the student is on warning or has prevailed upon appeal of the determination that resulted in a status of Financial Aid Probation.
A Nail Technician and/or Esthetics student who has not achieved the minimum cumulative GPA of 70% and/or who has not successfully completed at least a cumulative rate of attendance of 90% is not eligible for Title IV assistance, if applicable, unless the student is on warning or has prevailed upon appeal of the determination that resulted in a status of Financial Aid Probation.