Moberly Area Community College students receiving federal financial aid are required to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards, according to federal and state laws and regulations. Being eligible to enroll in classes does not mean the student has an eligible SAP status for financial aid. Academic records are reviewed for all students receiving financial aid or being considered for financial aid from the following sources:
The review of a student’s SAP status is based on the entire academic record, even if the student did not receive financial aid for previous semesters of enrollment. This includes all transfer credit hours being accepted by the College and Developmental courses taken at MACC. The SAP status is monitored after each semester.
After each semester has ended and grades are posted, a student’s SAP status will be reviewed. A student who received federal aid in that semester will be sent a notice to their MACC-issued email account from the MACC Financial Aid Office if they did not meet the SAP requirements. Financial aid awards for subsequent semesters will be adjusted accordingly.
A student is considered to have an eligible SAP status if they:
1) Maintains the required Cumulative Grade Point Average. All MACC students are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 or better. However, to remain in acceptable status, a student must maintain a cumulative GPA in accordance with the following criteria:
| Number of Hours Completed | Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average |
| 29 or Less Hours | 1.85 CGPA |
| 30 or More Hours | 2.00 CGPA |
2) Satisfactorily completes enough credit hours to have a pace of completion of 2/3 or 66.67% or higher, each semester. Students are expected to complete at least 2/3 or 66.67 percent of their total attempted classes. To calculate the pace each semester, the total number of completed credit hours are divided by the number of attempted credit hours. Rounding down is not permitted. For example:
| Attempted Hours | Required Pace | Minimum Hours Required | Multiplication Example | Division Example |
| 32 | 66.67% | 22 | 32 x 66.67= (21.33) 22 | 22/32=68.75% |
| 24 | 66.67% | 16 | 24 x 66.67 = 16 | 16/24=66.67% |
| 15 | 66.67% | 10 | 15 x 66.67 = 10 | 10/15=66.67% |
| 12 | 66.67% | 8 | 12 x 66.67 = 8 | 8/12=66.67% |
| 9 | 66.67% | 6 | 9 x 66.67 = 6 | 6/9=66.67% |
| 6 | 66.67% | 4 | 6 x 66.67 = 4 | 4/6=66.67% |
| 5 | 66.67% | 4 | 5 x 66.67 = (3.34) 4 | 4/5=80% |
| 4 | 66.67% | 3 | 4 x 66.67 = (2.67) 3 | 3 / 4 = 75% |
A student who receives a final grade of “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” or “P” for a course has successfully completed those credit hours. However, withdrawals from classes or a final grade of “F”, “I”, “W”, or “NR” are not considered satisfactory.
3) Will graduate within 150% of the credit hours required to complete the program.
A student who maintains the standards for academic progress is allowed to receive aid until the maximum credit hour limit is reached, or the requirements for the current declared degree are reached. A student is ineligible when it becomes mathematically impossible for him to complete his program within 150% of the credit hour length of the program. For example, a student seeking a degree requiring 64 credit hours may attempt a total of 96 credit hours. This is referred to as the “maximum-time policy”. Transfer hours accepted by MACC will be used in calculating the maximum time allowed.
A student who has not met the minimum CGPA requirement, AND/OR has not completed the minimum credit hours will be assigned a classification of Warning for one subsequent semester. During the Warning semester a student may receive financial assistance.
If a student does not attain SAP at the conclusion of the Warning semester, the student will be assigned a classification of Financial Aid Suspension, and consequently, is ineligible for financial aid for subsequent semesters.
Other situations that will cause Financial Aid Suspension include withdrawal from all classes, earning all “F’s”, or finishing a semester with a combination of withdrawals and “F’s”; or, suspension from the College. A student will be notified in writing if they are placed on Financial Aid Suspension.
A student may receive financial aid for a Developmental course if the course is required for placement into another course that is required for a student’s declared degree at MACC. Developmental courses are not considered college-level semester hours; therefore, letter grades earned in Developmental courses are designation only and are not included in any grade point average calculation. Completion of a Developmental course with a satisfactory grade will be evaluated as a completed course in the pace of progression calculation.
Students may receive most financial aid programs for repeating courses; however, if retaking a previously passed course, financial aid can only be used for one repeat of the course. Any courses that are repeated will be used in the calculation of a student’s Satisfactory Academic Progress status. A grade earned in a repeated course replaces the previously earned grade, if higher; this may positively affect CGPA. The Missouri A+ Scholarship will not pay for a course more than one time.
Students who are ineligible for financial aid may become eligible for financial aid again by fulfilling one of the following conditions:
1. Successfully appeal the ineligible status by demonstrating unforeseen, documentable extenuating circumstances; or,
2. Enroll in a subsequent semester (at the students own expenses) and eliminate the academic deficiencies by: 1) successfully completing the pace of completion requirement; and, 2) successfully complete enough credit hours to achieve the minimum cumulative GPA. (This option is not available for students who have lost eligibility due to failing the maximum-time component.)
A student with unforeseen, documentable extenuating circumstances who is ineligible for financial aid may appeal in writing by obtaining an Academic Progress Appeal form from the Financial Aid Office or online. The student must submit information and documentation explaining why the SAP standards were not met for each semester in which the student did not meet the required CGPA and/or a semester completion rate of at least 66.67%, and explain what has changed that will allow the student to meet SAP in the future.
College policy states tuition and fees are due or financial aid must be in place by the first day of each semester. Therefore, appeals should be submitted a minimum of three weeks prior to a semester start date to allow ample time for review and processing. A student on Financial Aid Suspension should make necessary payment arrangements with the Business Office to pay their semester charges if the results of the appeal are not known prior to the first day of the semester.
If an appeal is received in the Financial Aid Office before a semester begins, or within the first two weeks (but no later than the last day to drop with a 100% refund), and if the SAP Committee denies the appeal, a student may choose to drop classes and MACC will waive the charges. The student’s decision must be submitted in writing to the Financial Aid Office within five business days of the email notice of the denial. If a student chooses to remain enrolled in their classes the student is responsible for all charges incurred and must make payment arrangements with the Business Office immediately. Appeals will not be accepted within the last two weeks of a semester.
Should an appeal be submitted after the third week in a semester the student must submit the Attendance and Grade Verification Form with the appeal. The appeal form and all required supporting documentation must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office before an appeal will be considered. The Financial Aid Office will respond in writing to the student’s MACC-issued email within fifteen (15) business days after it is received. If an appeal is approved, the student will be required to complete an SAP Contract and return it to the Financial Aid Office immediately; financial aid cannot be awarded until the Contract is received. SAP Contracts must be received no later than the designated “Stop Day” in a semester.
Circumstances for which an appeal will be considered: unexpected injury or illness of the student, work schedule change, daycare or transportation problems, death of a close family member or other unforeseen extenuating circumstances. For those students who are appealing because they have exceeded the maximum timeframe, in addition to the reasons already listed, the appeals committee would consider classes taken toward a second degree.
The decision made by the Financial Aid SAP Appeal Review Committee is final and cannot be appealed or over-turned.
If a student’s appeal is approved, they will be placed on Financial Aid Probation (see below for terms of Max-Time Probation) and required to sign a SAP Probation Contract. While on Probation, the student may receive financial aid for one subsequent semester. The Financial Aid Appeal Committee may require specific standards or restrict the number of courses a student may take during a Probationary semester as part of the student’s academic plan. The student is strongly encouraged to follow the academic plan they established with an academic advisor.
The Probation status may end after one semester, if the student meets the terms of the appeal, and:
If a student on Probation completes the 66.67% Pace requirement and earns a minimum 2.00 semester GPA, but does not have the required cumulative GPA, they may remain on Probation status and continue to receive aid for an additional subsequent semester. A student may remain on Probation status as long as they meet the 66.67% Pace and 2.00 GPA standards each semester, until they establish the required cumulative GPA.
If an appeal is approved for an extension of the 150% timeframe, the student will be maintained on Financial Aid Probation and must sign a SAP Probation Contract; in addition, the following standards must be maintained until the student successfully completes the degree or certificate:
Some financial aid programs may have specific academic progress criteria that recipients are required to maintain for eligibility in addition to the SAP standards established by MACC. For example, the A+ Program, Access Missouri Grant, and most Institutional scholarships require a minimum grade point average of 2.50 for renewal and may require a higher completion rate. Financial aid programs with specific academic progress guidelines are not eligible for reinstatement by appeal. Please refer to specific financial aid program guidelines for credit hour and GPA requirements.
Mail: 101 S. College Avenue, Moberly, MO 65270
Telephone: (660) 263-4100, extension 11301
Fax: (660) 269-9538
E-Mail: finaid@macc.edu
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Andrew Harmon
Anthony Hill
Devan Moss
Derrick Wiley
Terrance Chapman
Marvin Moss
Antonio Burks
Bobby Ewing
Raymond Warner
Andre Thornton (Manager)
In the 1973-74 basketball season, Sills scored 529 points. Under Coach Charlie Spoonhour, four players on the same team put up over 500 points that season, a record that still held when Sills was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Hounds finished 32-8 that season, taking third place at the National Tournament. Sills returned for his sophomore year, lead the team with 535 points, averaging 17.8 per game, and was named to the 1975 All-Region XVI team. He spent one season at Georgia State University; ruled ineligible for the next season, he returned to Moberly to marry his long-time girlfriend.
Wise was named Greyhound Defensive Player of the Year his freshman year, and closed his MACC career with a 12.0 points per game average. He received All-Region XVI accolades during both of his seasons at MACC and, in 2005, he was named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team and received Third Team All-American accolades. Wise transferred to the University of Southern Indiana, where he served as team captain and led USI to two regular-season conference titles and two conference tournament championships.
Smith received a number of honors, including First Team All-Region XVI in 2004, Greyhound Most Valuable Player in 2004, and All-American Honorable Mention in 2004. He was named NJCAA Player-of-the-Year in 2005; at the time of his induction, he was the only Greyhound in history to receive this honor. During that same season, Smith was also named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team and earned First Team All-American honors. He finished his MACC career with 1086 points and 425 assists. After MACC, Smith transferred to Texas A&M, then the University of Illinois-Springfield for his senior year. After college, Smith played professionally for eight years with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry in Oklahoma, where he was a member of three championship teams, and the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL), winning a championship in 2012.
Shuck rewrote the record books at MACC, taking the All-Time Leading Scorer record with 1,408 points. She was named All-American and All-Region XVI Player in both of her MACC seasons. Shuck took her skills to the University of Texas-San Antonio, where she was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2003, an All-Team Letter Winner in 2003 and 2004, and Second Team All-Conference in 2004. While at UTSA, she scored 589 career points and pulled down 290 career rebounds.
McKinney’s sophomore year at MACC featured a 23.7 scoring average (second-best in MACC history at the time of her induction), a 55% field-goal average, and a 71% free-throw average. She was named to the 1994095 All-Region XVI Women’s Team and the NJCAA All-American Second Team. She continued to Kansas State University, where she averaged three rebounds and 4.5 points per game.
Day made the Region XVI men’s team both of his years at MACC, and honorable mention to the NJCAA All-American Team his sophomore year, when the team earned the Region XVI championship title and finished third in the National Championship Tournament. Day’s collegiate career continued at the University of Nebraska, where as a junior he earned honorable mention All-Big Eight Conference honors, and he was named the Cornhusker team’s MVP. Bernard led Nebraska to its first NCAA Men’s National Championship Tournament in 1986. His professional basketball career lasted eight years while he played in Ireland, Holland, France, and Israel.
Bledsoe came to MACC from Beaumont HS in St. Louis. In his first year at MACC, he averaged 11.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, helping his team capture the Region XVI title and finish third at the National Championship Tournament. His sophomore year, he improved that average to 13.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game before he suffered an injury. He was still named honorable mention to the NJCAA All-American Team. Bledsoe continued his education and basketball career at Kansas State University, the followed a professional basketball career to Sweden, Holland, Portugal, and Peru.
Kujawa came to Moberly in 1978 when he joined the staff at KWIX/KRES/KIRK and became the voice of the Greyhounds. In his 30-year career behind the microphone for the Greyhounds, he broadcast over 1500 games.
Pepper played at MACC 1996-1998 and was a leader on the basketball team being awarded honors such as All-American and Region 16’s Most Valuable Player. Pepper transferred to Arkansas State University, and played basketball there for two more years. During the 1999 basketball season, C.J. and his teammates led ASU to the NCCA tournament for the first time in history. As a result of his talent and hard work, he played professional basketball as a member of the Washington Generals, New York Nationals, and the Harlem Globetrotters. He later played in the American Basketball Association for the American Bulldogs, a Kentucky Semi-Professional team for the 2006-2007 season.
Ketchum is the first MACC staff member to be inducted into the Greyhound Hall of Fame. She served as Greyhound Athletics Advisor, 1996-2005. She founded the student athletics success program as the advisor, tutor, and mentor to MACC student-athletes. She diligently worked to motivate all athletes to be successful on and off the court.
Cochran played from 1974 to 1976, and later served as an assistant coach for both the men and women Hounds for several years. He has served on the College’s Board of Trustees since 2010.
Milling played at MACC from 1983 to 1985, scoring a total of 1,049 points, before going on to play for University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He was drafted in the fifth round by the Indiana Pacers.
As a freshman, Hughes set the program’s fifth-best rebounding mark at 350 and is tied for ninth in points at 626. She continued her basketball career at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
Seifert coached the Greyhound men from 1995-2001, and revived the winning tradition of Greyhound basketball. During his time at MACC, Kenny was not only a basketball coach, but he taught business classes to hundreds of students. He was a great supporter of all faculty and staff and volunteered to help on any project happening on campus. Seifert left MACC to become the Athletic Director for the Moberly School District where he earned the MIAAA NE District AD of the Year Award twice, then on to Missouri State High School Activities Association in 2016, where he oversaw the officiating program and the tennis program. Seifert retired in June of 2023.
Steffes was a staple of Greyhound Athletics for over 35 years as a fan, supporter, booster, “Music Man”, administrator, and bus driver Greyhound Women’s Team to their national tournament appearance in 2018. As the Chief Financial Officer, Gary was responsible for ensuring the teams had proper financial support and funding to survive and thrive. As a fan, he missed very few games and traveled to places far and wide with the Greyhounds, wearing the hat of an administrator if a problem arose. His solid leadership skills offered constant support to coaches and other administrative staff through the years. He understood and promoted the importance of Greyhound basketball to the community. Steffes also spearheaded the comeback of the Greyhound mascot and came up with the clever name of “MaJiC” as a nod to both the Magic City of Moberly and the college’s name of Moberly Junior College.
Hughes played for the Greyhounds 2010-2012 and was an All-Region selection. He averaged 10 points and eight rebounds per game in the 2011-2012 season. He transferred to the University of Central Missouri, appearing in 23 games his junior year. He scored a season-high 16 points in the season-opening win over Northern State. He then competed as part of the 2013-14 NCAA Division II Championship team.
Coach Dick Halterman
Coach John Cochran
Ball Boy – Troy Halterman
Eleanor Carr
Rochelle McKenzie
Brenna Kelly
Carmela McMullen
Tammy Harryman
Janet Thompson
Kim Cooley
Lisa Brown
Georgia Hinson
Kathy Schulz
Denise Derrieux
Margrett Bassett
Jackie Glosson
Marion Fitzsimmons
Manager – Debbie Brown
Manager – John Peveler
With a season-ending record of 34-6, the 1980-81 Greyhound Women’s Team, led by third-year head coach Dick Halterman was the first team in MACC history to win a sub-regional title; the first team to win a Region 16 championship; the first team to win an interregional championship; and the first to compete at the national level in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball tournament. Advancing to the semifinal game, the Greyhounds beat undefeated Jackson State before eventually losing the national championship game to Louisburg, North Carolina, with a final score of 65-63.
Coach Dick Halterman
Coach John Cochran
Sandy Moore
Pat Seger Zeitlow
Lisa Linathcum Holt
Patty Rapp Thorne
Renne Skaggs Brown
Vickie Crigler
Elenaor Carr
Rochelle McKenzie
Sheri Sills Schneider
Sara Figg Gillilan
Manager Roxie Robinson
Manager Debbie Brown
Coach Joyce Campbell
Assistant Coach Steve Hunter
Mary Smiley Wohlford
Linda Connor Seidt
Robin Fitzsimmons Trammell
Janet Jackson
Debbie Stith Head
Kristie Richards Musick
Donna Farris David
Brenda Rucker
Neal Head, trainer
Cara Sue Bowden Cockerham, manager