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Federal regulations require that to remain eligible
for financial aid, you must perform in the classroom according to
the University's Satisfactory Academic Progress policy. Student academic
progress is reviewed at the end of each academic year for programs
at least two years in length. For programs shorter that two years
in length, academic progress is reviewed at the end of each semester.
For students not meeting the university's standard, financial aid
will be canceled. The three components of the Satisfactory Academic
Progress Policy are explained below. Academic renewal does not satisfy
academic progress standards for financial aid.
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1. Course Completion Rate: Students must successfully complete
at least 67% of the total credit hours they attempt. Classes in
which grades of A, B, C, D, and CR are earned will be considered
completed. Repeated courses were already counted as completed
course, and credit will not be earned twice. All attempted credit
hours, from any university (including non-degree hours), are counted
whether or not financial aid was received. This calculation includes
all hours in which student is registered at the time of withdrawal.
Remedial classes and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
are also counted as attempted credit hours. Courses taken form
AUDIT are not counted in the student's total course load for purposes
of financial aid eligibility. For graduate students, 100- and
200- level classes count as hours attempted, but not hours earned,
because they will not count toward the completion of a graduate
degree.
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2. Minimum GPA requirement: The students must meet the following
GPA requirements in order to maintain their eligibility for financial
aid.
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| College/Program |
Total Attempted Credit Hours |
Minimum GPA |
| Undergraduate |
1-30 |
1.7 |
| Undergraduate |
31+ |
2.0 |
| Graduate |
N/A |
3.0 |
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3. Maximum Time Frame: undergraduate students must complete their
program of study within 150% of the published length of the program,
measured in credit hours attempted. Example: if the published
length of an academic program is 128 credits, the maximum time
frame for completion is 192 attempted credits. All attempted credit
hours from any university, including non-degree hours, and hours
attempted in completing a prior certificate or degree will count
toward the maximum allowable credits regardless of whether financial
aid was received. Courses with assigned grades of F, WF, W, WP,
I, NC, and "repeated" courses all count as attempted
credit hours. In addition, remedial classes and ESL classes are
counted in this calculation, even though these classes do not
count toward the students' graduation requirements. To receive
financial aid, graduate students must complete their degree within
the maximum time frame allowed by their graduate program.
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Remedial Coursework |
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Students enrolled in degree or certificate-granting
program may receive financial aid for remedial coursework. However,
federal regulations prohibit the receipt of financial aid for more
than 30 semester hours of work. ESL (English as a Second Language)
courses do not count against this limit. |
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Exception for Standards of Satisfactory Progress
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Petitions for exception to Standards of Satisfactory
Progress Students may request a review for accommodation when failing
satisfactory progress standards by submitting a petition to the Student
Financial Aid Office. A committee will review each petition. Petitions
must contain the following: |
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1. A personal statement, explaining the extenuating circumstances
which prevented Satisfactory Academic Progress toward a degree
or certificate. If the student's transcript indicates difficulty
for more than one semester, the petition must address the circumstances
pertaining to each of these terms, and should also explain how
they have been resolved.
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2. Documentation: For example, if you had an illness that prevented
you from attending classes, you must provide statement from your
physician or photocopies of medical bills or statements containing
a description of the illness and the dates that indicate when
you suffered from that illness.
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3. Degree summaries signed by academic advisors, for students
who exceeded the maximum time frame.
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Students will be notified, in writing, of the decision
approximately 10 working days after the petition was submitted.
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MUST reapply for financial aid every year! |
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