Financial Aid Eligibility for Remedial Courses

A course will be deemed remedial for Title IV award purposes if it meets any of the following criteria.

• Any classes designated remedial by Kirkwood’s authorizing authority. These classes will be identified by the zero prefix in the course number.
• All English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes.
• Certain classes that are considered remedial for a specific student because it is determined the student needs a course in order to succeed in the entry-level course required for their program.

The following criteria is used to determine whether a course is ‘remedial for the student’.

1. Placement test scores recognized by the appropriate academic department that demonstrate a student is not proficient enough to start in the entry-level course within their designated program.
2. Academic Advisor determines that a student is not proficient enough to start in the entry-level course within their designated program based on one of the following criteria.
   1. A two-year time lapse since the subject matter was last studied by the student as documented by a high school or college transcript or a signed statement by the student.
   2. Lack of proficiency in the subject matter as demonstrated by a high school or college transcript.
   3. No proficiency in the subject matter as indicated in a signed statement by the student.