- Tuition and general SCC fees, including student technology fees and student success
fees.
- Courses must be degree-required to be eligible for A+ disbursement. Non-required courses
will count toward the full-time requirement, but will not be eligible for A+ disbursement.
- If you are Pell-eligible, A+ covers only the unpaid balance of your tuition, which
may be $0.
- Tuition reimbursement is capped at the per-credit-hour rate charged by the State Technical
College of Missouri and can change annually. The maximum rate for the 2023-2024 academic
year was $209 per credit hour.
You may monitor your GPA, completion rate, and other information about your academic
progress in Student Self-Service. Communication to students will be made exclusively
through SCC email and mySCC alerts.
The A+ Scholarship Program does not cover the following:
- Textbooks, including e-books
- Course- or program-specific fees, including science labs, studio art fees, Allied
Health, private music lesson fees, et al
- Repeated coursework in which a grade was received
- Coursework not required for a student's active degree program
- Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 eligible credit hours to be considered
full-time students in the summer semester.
- Students cannot use their A+ eligibility as a visiting student during a summer term
if they are already enrolled at a four year institution. The ONLY exception is for
the summer semester immediately following a student's high school graduation.
- Due to deadline constraints and heavy volume during the summer registration period,
most new A+ students using benefits for a summer term will be on a reimbursement basis.
Existing A+ students who have been degree-seeking at SCC throughout the academic year
may not need to pay upfront if they meet the enrollment deadlines.
Yes, but Pell must pay first. The A+ Program covers the unpaid balance of your tuition and general SCC fees (but
not course-specific fees, such as lab fees) after all available non-loan, federal
financial assistance, such as the Federal Pell Grant, has been applied to your account.
This may result in a zero award if your Pell grant is sufficient to cover all tuition
and general fee charges.
Students who receive zero awards due to Pell, but otherwise qualify for A+, must meet
all A+ renewal requirements to be considered for future A+ awards.
Fall or spring semester: 12+ credit hours
Summer semester: 6+ credit hours
The A+ Program allows part-time enrollment exceptions for the circumstances outlined
below:
- Enroll in and complete 6+ credit hours in fall/spring semesters; 3+ credit hours in
summer semester
- Submit an ADA letter documenting your exception to the Financial Aid office.
Contact Disability Support Services to determine your eligibility.
Students enrolled in all possible courses for their degree program, after all general
education courses have been taken, may be eligible for an A+ part-time enrollment
exception. This may include students in specialized programs that only require part-time
enrollment within a term (Ex: Associate of Science - Nursing) or students preparing
to graduate. Contact Nursing and Allied Health to determine eligibility, if enrolled
in a Nursing and Allied Health program. Contact Academic Advising to determine eligibility,
if graduating. An application for graduation must also be on file.
No, visiting SCC students are not eligible except during the summer semester immediately
following their graduation from high school.
A "repeat course" is any course in which a standard letter grade (A, B, C, D, F, P,
R, I) was previously received. Repeat credit hours will count toward the full-time
credit hour requirement. The A+ Program does not pay for repeat courses unless you
are repeating a course previously completed in high school. These courses will only
be approved if they are degree-required and enrollment and attendance are verified.
The date is used to verify enrollment and course eligibility for the purpose of calculating
financial aid disbursements. The main term census date is approximately 4 weeks after
the term start date. Mini term census dates are 15 days from the term start date.
Students are required to attend and actively participate in their courses according
to the syllabus, regardless of whether the course is in-person or online. Any courses
reported as "Stopped Attending" or "Never Attended" are not counted in enrollment
levels and are not eligible for A+ disbursement.
A snapshot of your enrollment status on the term's Census Date will determine if you
have met the full-time requirement.
Dropped courses are not eligible for A+ funding, and payment for dropped courses is
the responsibility of the student. Failure to pay for withdrawn course work will result
in a hold being placed on your student account, prohibiting future registration and
release of transcripts.
If full-time enrollment is maintained after dropping a course, allowing you to complete
a minimum of 12 credit hours during a Fall/Spring semester or 6 credit hours during
a Summer semester, A+ WILL NOT cover the cost of the withdrawn course(s). You are
responsible for the tuition and fees for the withdrawn coursework and must make payment
to SCC.
You may be eligible to receive A+ funding in subsequent terms, provided you meet all
renewal requirements and have remaining A+ benefits.
Exception
If dropping a course(s) results part-time enrollment, preventing you from completing
a minimum of 12 credit hours during a Fall/Spring semester or 6 credit hours during
a Summer semester for which A+ was awarded, A+ WILL cover the cost of the withdrawn
coursework, provided the course is eligible and you established active attendance/participation
in the course on/after the term census date (end of 4th week of term).
- You will be placed on A+ Suspension for subsequent term(s).
- You will not be eligible to receive A+ funding while on A+ Suspension.
- You may re-establish A+ eligibility by making up the number of credit hours to meet
the full-time requirement.
- You must also continue to meet all other A+ renewal requirements and have remaining
A+ benefits.
The state of Missouri requires all A+ Scholarship students to complete a FAFSA for
the academic year in which they will be attending (see chart below). Enter SCC school code: 017027.
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Term
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Which FAFSA?
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FAFSA priority deadline
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FA Checklist priority deadline
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Summer 2024
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2023-2024
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Apr 1, 2024
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May 1, 2024
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Fall 2024
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2024-2025
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Jun 1, 2024
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Jul 1, 2024
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Yes. Students must qualify for benefits for each term they are enrolled, and students
will be responsible for any costs not covered by A+.
A+ benefits will expire when the first of the following occurs:
- 48 months after high school graduation
- Completion of an associate degree
- Max hours of 105% of required hours for declared active program has been reached
A+ awards are subject to the availability of funds from the appropriate agencies and
the laws and regulations which govern these programs, and thus are subject to change.
All awards are contingent on enrollment status, Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
status, and the receipt and evaluation of official transcripts from all previously
attended institutions (including high school). Students are responsible for reading,
understanding, and complying with the policies in the SCC A+ Program Guidelines.
