Procedures and Academic Policies
Financial Aid Status All students receiving financial aid must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in order to establish and retain financial aid eligibility. SAP for federal, state and institutional financial aid programs is based on two measures: Quantitative and Qualitative Progress Standards (Cumulative Grade point average or GPA of 2.7) at all times. If you fail to do so, you will be placed on Financial Aid Warning or Financial Aid Termination Status at the end of the semester in which you failed to maintain either standard. Warning and Termination are defined as follows: Financial Aid Warning Students failing to meet Quantitative or Qualitative Progress standard(s) will be placed on one semester of financial aid warning. Students on Financial Aid SAP warning are eligible to receive financial aid. A “Financial Aid Warning” letter will be emailed to the email address on file with the Financial Aid Office informing you of your status and explaining what you need to do to correct the situation. Financial Aid Termination If the student does not correct the situation which caused them to be placed on Financial Aid Warning during the required period they will be placed on Financial Aid Termination Status and will not be eligible for any financial aid. A Financial Aid Termination letter will be emailed to the email address on file with the Financial Aid Office, including steps to file an appeal. Appeal Process If financial aid eligibility is terminated as a result of failure to meet the Quantitative and Qualitative Progress Standard, the Financial Aid Office will send a letter to the student Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form. Appeals must include documentation supporting the unavoidable circumstances which created the academic problem. The Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form must include reasons for failure to achieve good academic standing and any applicable support documentation. Appeal Form must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office within thirty (30) days of the date of the termination. A committee that may include the Academic Advisor , Registrar and the Program Chair, will meet on a case by case basis to review the appeal. Note: Federal regulations allow a student to appeal suspension of financial aid in cases where failure is due to events beyond the student’s control, such as illness, death in family, or other mitigating circumstances. While a medical emergency may be grounds for an appeal, chronic medical conditions are not, and should have been taken into account during the academic planning. Section 1 • 47