Federal regulations, HEA Sec. 484(c), 搂668.16, 668.34, require all schools participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs to have a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy that conforms to the requirements detailed below. These requirements apply to all students as one determinant of eligibility for financial aid.

  • SAP is calculated each semester after grades have been posted to academic history by the .
  • If, after the first term of attendance you are not making SAP, you will be put on a Warning status and allowed to keep aid for one term. Your continued eligibility will be determined after the next term checkpoint.  Please note: when exceeding the maximum time frame for your degree you will not receive a warning term.
  • If your SAP status is Failure after the check is performed, you will not qualify for financial aid for the following term.
  • If your SAP status is Failure and you cannot mathematically attain SAP requirements, an appeal will not be permissible. Documented mitigating circumstances may allow continued eligibility on a case-by-case basis and will require an academic plan.
  • A student may appeal their SAP Failure status only twice during their academic career at 亚博官方网站. Documented mitigating circumstances may allow additional appeals on a case-by-case basis.

Quantitative and Qualitative Requirements

1. Quantitative Requirement

The quantitative requirement has two parts:

  • A maximum time frame
  • A required completion ratio

Undergraduate Students

Maximum time frame (maximum attempted credit hours) 鈥� You must earn your degree before reaching 180 attempted credit hours, which includes transferrable credits attempted at any school prior to and while enrolled at 亚博官方网站 (亚博官方网站). Students who are seeking a second undergraduate degree different from their first degree will be granted 60 additional hours to complete the second degree requirements. 

Once you reach the maximum attempted credit hours, you are no longer eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate student. 

Completion Ratio 鈥� You must complete and pass at least 67% of all credit hours you attempt. Courses earned include grades of A, B, C, D, or S. Courses attempted include any course in which grades of A, B, C, D, F, W, WF, I, S, U or IP are given.

 Graduate Students

Maximum time frame 鈥� The maximum time frame varies by degree level. 

Once you reach the maximum attempted credit hours, you are no longer eligible for financial aid as a graduate student. 

Completion Ratio 鈥� You must earn at least 67% of all attempted credit hours. Courses earned include grades of A, B, C, D, or S. Courses attempted include any course in which grades of A, B, C, D, F, W, WF, I, S, U or IP are given.

2. Qualitative Requirement

The qualitative requirements sets a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average for all students.  The cumulative GPA includes grades of A, B, C, D, F, and WF.  The cumulative GPA will be checked each term for SAP.

  • Undergraduate Students 鈥� The cumulative GPA requirement is 2.00 for each term.
  • Graduate Students 鈥� The cumulative GPA requirement is 3.00 for each term.

The cumulative GPA is evaluated at the institutional level and the overall level that includes transfer work.  Students not meeting the minimum GPA requirements will be subject to warning and failure status, as applicable.

Policy Details

    • Initial Review 鈥� You are considered to be meeting SAP during your first 亚博官方网站 term.
    • End of Every Semester Review - Your SAP status is calculated at the end of each semester after grades are posted to your academic history by the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
    • You are no longer eligible for financial aid 鈥� including work-study, loans, grants or scholarships. If you're on a Warning Status 鈥� eligibility may continue.
    • Because you do not qualify for financial aid, you must pay your tuition and fees by the payment deadline or your registration will be canceled by the Bursar鈥檚 Office.
  • When you have attempted the maximum credit hours, you are no longer eligible to receive financial aid.
  • Yes.  Students pursuing a 2nd bachelor's degree are granted 240 hours of eligibility.
  • Yes.  Eligibility is based on the degree level being pursued.
    • Warning Status 鈥� The first time you fall short of meeting the required completion ratio, your status is Warning. You remain eligible to receive financial aid while in warning status.  
    • Failure Status 鈥� After attending one semester on Warning status, if you do not meet the required completion ratio, your status becomes Failure Status. You are no longer eligible to receive financial aid until the required standards are met. You must successfully appeal to regain eligibility.
    • Probation Status 鈥� After being placed on a Failure Status, AND a student has successfully appealed and financial aid has been reinstated, the student is eligible to receive financial aid. This status is only for one term and quite often will carry conditions and/or stipulations for continued eligibility.
    • SAP Appeal 鈥� If extenuating circumstances during a specific term of enrollment prevented you from meeting the requirements, you may file a SAP Appeal at:  .

    Appeal Requirements:

    • A typewritten explanation of extenuating circumstances associated with Failure Status. Indicate how these circumstances have changed so that you can comply with regulations in the future.
    • Attach supporting documents to corroborate extenuating circumstances mentioned in the letter.
      Include a 鈥渟tudent plan of action鈥� for academic improvement. This requires that you meet with your Academic Advisor and receive a plan for getting back in good academic standing.
    • Attach at least one letter of support from someone that can substantiate the extenuating circumstances. This individual should not be a family member. Examples would include a medical doctor, clergy, professional, etc.
    • The appeal form must be submitted to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid within the prescribed dates as noted on the SAP Appeal Form. Failure to provide these within the prescribed dates will result in a delayed determination.
    • An objective committee, composed of selected individuals outside the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, determines whether the appeal is approved. The decision of the Appeals Committee is final and cannot be appealed further.
  • If you are denied an appeal or you decide not to appeal, you must complete the necessary hours and earn the appropriate grades. Once you have reached the prescribed standards you become eligible to receive financial aid. 
  • If you reach Failure Status as an undergraduate, and then are admitted to a graduate degree program, you will be eligible to receive financial aid as a graduate student. You must be in a degree-seeking status and fully accepted into the graduate program.