Satisfactory Academic Progress

Satisfactory Academic Progress  is required to receive federal financial aid and based on your efforts to successfully:

• maintain a certain cumulative grade point average.
• complete more than 67% of all attempted classes, and
• graduate before reaching Maximum Aid Time, which is equal to 150% of the published length of your program.

SAP is reviewed at the end of every semester. If you do not meet SAP standards, you will receive a Financial Aid Warning status letter but remain eligible to receive financial aid.

If your SAP does not improve, you will receive a Financial Aid Termination status letter and have all financial aid removed from your account. Your status may be viewed in Self-Service.
 
Financial Aid Appeals
You may appeal financial aid termination if extenuating circumstances (student illness or injury or that of a direct family member, family member death, family or financial difficulties, or other documented, unexpected circumstances) affected your ability to meet SAP policy.

You must meet with your academic advisor to discuss why you were unsuccessful in the past, what you will do differently in the future, and develop your Academic Compliance Plan.

Your appeal consists of your Academic Compliance Plan and a Financial Aid Information Sheet. Both forms must be completed in their entirety and submitted before the Appeal Information Sheet deadline.  You will find both forms below.