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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Good morning:
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Today is the start of the official week for Fall 2015 finals for this 16-week, fall semester. Good Luck everyone!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">This is a gentle and friendly reminder that our office will review grades for the fall 2015 semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">We will be checking all of the following items:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Your end of semester GPA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Your institutional cumulative GPA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">The number of hours attempted vs. the number of hours completed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Overall length of time you are taking to complete the degree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">This process will begin the last few days before we close for winter break and your myLEO financial aid status will be updated AFTER 12/23/2015. When this process
is complete, an email will be sent to your myLEO account; <b>Subject Line: Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Is Updated.
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Remember, that to review your financial aid status in your myLEO you need to do the following steps.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Step 1: Select Financial Aid in the Main Menu<br>
Step 2: Select Financial Aid Status in the Financial Aid Menu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Step 3: Select Aid Year: Award Year 2015-2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Step 4: Between NOW and 12/23/2015, you will see the
<u>current</u> Academic Progress Status. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">AFTER 12/23/2015 you will see the status for the spring 2016 semester.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Review the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements on our financial aid web site at
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/financialaid">http://www.tamuc.edu/financialaid</a> Look for the
<u>14th TAB from the top, left-hand side, labeled Satisfactory Progress</u>. <o:p>
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The staff of the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office wish you and yours a good winter break!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Maria del C. Perez-Ramos, Director
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Financial Aid and Scholarships<br>
</span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu" target="_blank">Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu</a><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429<br>
Ship: 2600 South Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428<br>
Tel: <a href="tel:903.886.5091" target="_blank">903.886.5091</a> | Fax: <a href="tel:903.886.5098" target="_blank">903.886.5098</a> |
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