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Financial Aid

Repeated Credits and impact on Financial Aid

Typically, below are guidelines for repeating classes and eligibility for aid for both federal and state aid. If repeating a course in which one of the grades below was received, that course cannot be counted in current enrollment when determining federal and state aid amounts. If the student is repeating a course because the College Catalog indicates they are required to for that major, the repeat will be allowed.

Federal Aid (Excluding Federal Student Loans)

For the PELL GRANT only you may repeat a class one time regardless of the grade received.

Grades that are NOT OKAY to repeat
A, B, B+, C, C+, S, I

Grades that ARE OKAY to repeat (count towards attempted credits not earned)
U, W, F, D

State Aid

Grades that are NOT OKAY to repeat
A, B, B+, C, C+, D, D+, S

Grades that ARE OKAY to repeat
U, W, F, I

Contact

Financial Aid Office
Phone:
 716-614-6266
Fax: 716-614-6820
Email: finaid@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: Enrollment Center (Notar Admin Bldg)
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm*

*New and current financial aid advisors receive training from the follow professional financial aid organizations in an effort to train new financial aid advisors and keep updated on both federal and state financial aid regulations:
https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/fsa-handbook/pdf/2021-2022
https://www.nysfaaa.org/
https://www.nasfaa.org/
https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/fsa-handbook/pdf/2022-2023
https://www.hesc.ny.gov/