Financial Aid Coronavirus FAQ

DMACC recently announced the option for students to elect a Pass/Fail (P/F) grading option for their Spring 2020 courses in session after March 13. Please see the Spring 2020 term grading website for more detailed information. 

GPA impact: A grade of P (pass) or F (fail) is not included in the calculation of GPA. DMACC’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy requires a 2.00 cumulative GPA to remain eligible for financial aid. 

Pace of completion impact: Grades of P/F will count towards the calculation of SAP pace of completion (number of credit hours completed divided by the number of credit hours attempted). P grades would count as a completed credits. F grades would not count as completed credits. DMACC’s SAP policy requires a 67% pace of completion to remain eligible for financial aid. 

Maximum time frame: Grades of P/F will count towards the SAP duration of eligibility limits for your program (total hours you are allowed to take before losing financial aid eligibility). 

Please email finaid@dmacc.edu for clarification on how taking a P/F course may affect your SAP standing. As stated above a P/F course will not affect your GPA, but will be counted in calculating your pace of completion. ​

We are able to accept documents, sent from your DMACC email, to finaid@dmacc.edu. You can also fax documents to 515-965-7124. Please include your DMACC ID number in your email message or on your document. We do not recommend sending documents that include a social security number over email.

The FAFSA doesn't allow for investments (example: 529 plan) to be updated after it has been submitted. Reductions to investments will be reflected on the following year's FAFSA. A portion of parental investments are excluded in the calculation of the expected family contribution, so they may not significantly impact your financial aid.