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Finances and Financial Aid Need-Based Financial Aid • The FAFSA is submitted by March 1, the priority filing date • Demonstrated financial need as in prior years • Satisfactory Academic Progress (see below) • The same enrollment and housing status as the prior year • The government/state/College’s availability of funding • Emmanuel funding is offered for a maximum of eight semesters Merit-Based Scholarships • Continued full-time enrollment • Cumulative grade point average requirements are met • Merit-based scholarships are offered for a maximum of eight semesters
years in which to complete a four-year program. Students not attending full-time have eight years in which to complete a four-year program. In order to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress, a student is expected to complete the following minimum number of credits each year:
Year
1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 6th year 7th year 8th year
Full-time Credits 21 43 64 85 107 128
Half-time Credits 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy To continue receiving financial aid, students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress; that is, measurable progress toward the completion of a course of study according to the standards of Emmanuel College and the federal government. Requirements Federal regulations require that Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) measures students’ academic progress using both quantitative and qualitative measures. SAP is reviewed annually. Qualitatively, students must be maintaining a 2.0 (C) semester grade point average. If a student’s cumulative grade point average drops below 2.0 (C) any time after the end of the second academic year, they will be ineligible for financial aid. Quantitatively, full-time students must successfully complete 66.66% of their attempted credits during each academic year. Students attending full-time have six Emmanuel College
Grades of failure, withdrawal, unofficial withdrawal, repeated classes and incomplete do not count toward completed credits. Transfer credits count toward the completion of a student’s program as both credits attempted and credits completed. Part-Time Students Part-time students must successfully complete 66.66% of the number of attempted credits for each part-time semester, and maintain a 2.0 (C) cumulative grade point average after their second academic year. Procedure At the end of each academic year, student records are reviewed by the OSFS to ensure students are maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress. Students who are not maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress are notified by mail. If the student improves his or her academic standing by completing coursework or summer courses, and would