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Satisfactory Academic Progress

Students are required to maintain satisfactory progress toward a degree. Progress is monitored at least once per year, normally after the spring term. The exception is for those students who are attending on appeal status; their progress is monitored at the end of each semester. Below are the basic rules of satisfactory academic progress:

QUALITATIVE MEASURES:

Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements for Undergraduate Students: 

Undergraduates students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA or greater to remain in good standing. Undergraduate students that fall below a 2.0 cumulative GPA will receive an unsatisfactory SAP code of U-GPA.

• Undergraduate students with a 2.0-2.25 cumulative GPA will receive a conditional status C-GPA code to serve as a conditional warning regarding the 2.0 GPA requirement.

• Undergraduate students that fall below a 2.0 cumulative GPA will receive an unsatisfactory GPA code (U-GPA). Students with a U-GPA SAP code will be ineligible for financial aid until C-GPA is a 2.0 or better or an appeal for financial aid has been approved.

QUANTITATIVE MEASURES:

Completion Rate Requirements:

All students, both undergraduate and graduate, are required to pass and complete 2/3 (66.666%) of all classes attempted.

• Students with a 2/3-74% completion rate will receive a Conditional Status (C-COMP) SAP code to serve as a conditional warning about the completion rate requirement.

• Unsatisfactory U-COMP SAP codes will be assigned to students that fall below a 2/3 completion rate. Students with a U-COMP code will be ineligible for financial aid until the completion rate is 2/3 or greater or an appeal for financial aid has been approved.

Time Frame Requirements for Undergraduate Students:

Undergraduate students must attain their degree on or before 150% of the published credits needed for an associate degree. Second degree seeking students should visit the Financial Aid Office regarding second degree requirements.

For a student seeking an Associate Degree –

• C-MAX (Conditional Status for timeframe) = 80 attempted credit hours

• U-MAX (Unsatisfactory Time Frame) = 99 attempted credit hours

For a student seeking a Certificate –

• C-MAX (Conditional Status for timeframe) = 25 attempted credit hours

• U-MAX (Unsatisfactory Time Frame) = 36 attempted credit hours

Students will be notified in writing when their status has reached a Conditional Warning and Unsatisfactory status. Students placed on Conditional Warning status will have one semester in which to return to a satisfactory status before losing financial aid. When a student reaches unsatisfactory status, no further financial aid will be disbursed.

Students who believe they have extenuating circumstances which prevented them from meeting these requirements may submit a letter of appeal.

Appeal form for students with GPA les than 2.0 and/or failure to complete 2/3 attempted credit hours

Appeal form for students who have reached 99 attempted credit hours

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