Academic Requirements for Federal Aid

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In order to be making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree, for the purposes of receipt of Title IV Federal Student Assistance, an undergraduate student must meet two distinct criteria. There is a qualitative measure, which is a minimum GPA, and a quantitative measure, which is a minimum number of credits completed based upon attempted credits.

Students who do not meet the above requirements may appeal. Below, is the link to the online 2023-24 SAP Appeal Form. These appeals will be evaluated for mitigating circumstances resulting from events such as personal illness, injury, personal tragedy, changes in academic program, and the reasonableness of the student's capability for improvement to meet the appropriate standard for the degree program in which the student is enrolled. Students who have over 90 attempted credits because they are pursuing a second degree are currently required to submit an appeal. It will be reviewed to ensure that they are meeting the SAP standards based on the attempted credits, attempted credits, and GPA applicable to their second degree. A successful appeal will result in the student being granted a probationary period to improve their academic record to meet the appropriate standard for the degree program in which the student is enrolled. Only one appeal can be submitted per academic year but their isn't a limit on the number of times a student can follow the appeals procedure.

If a student is readmitted the academic record will be evaluated for satisfactory academic progress under the standards as the record stood at the end of the last term of attendance.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Forms For Federal Aid

Students wishing to submit a 2023-24 SAP Appeal should click the blue box below, which will bring you to Student Forms. This is our secure online portal used to complete financial aid forms and submit documents.  Supporting documentation must be submitted at the time you are submitting your appeal.

When you click on the link it will prompt you to create a Student Forms Account if you have not already done so. There will be a blue bar that says "SAP Appeal" which you must click on to complete an appeal.  You must have filed a 2023-24 FAFSA at least 10 days ago in order to complete & submit SAP Appeal. If you haven't completed your FAFSA at least 10 days ago the SAP Appeal will not be displayed as an option for you. You will need to file your FAFSA and wait 10 days in order to submit an appeal.

• SAP Appeal Form Submission

Deadlines:

Summer '23 - August 2, 2023

Fall '23 - November 17, 2023

Spring '24 - April 5, 2024 (deadline extended)

The above deadlines are the last day a SAP Appeal could be submitted to be considered for aid for that semester. Submission of an appeal does not guarantee approval. If your appeal is not approved you are responsible for all tuition and fees.

1. The attempted credits usually reflect course loads maintained in a student's permanent record at the college.

2. The accumulated credits should reflect credits that the student earned toward the completion of the degree program in which the student in enrolled.

3. Enrollment in remedial courses will not be included as attempted credits for financial aid.

4. Withdrawals which are recorded on a student's permanent record will be included as attempted credits and will have an effect on the student's capability to meet the appropriate standard. A Retroactive “non-punitive” withdrawal may result in the requirement for a student to repay any assistance received as a result of the student's enrollment at the time of receipt of the student assistance.

5. Courses with incomplete grades are included as attempted credits. However, these courses cannot be used as credits accumulated toward the degree since successful completion is the criterion for positive credit accumulation.

6. Repeated courses. Repeated courses can generally be accepted toward degree requirements once. However, each time a student attempts a course, it is included as part of the attempted credit record. Therefore, repeated courses, regardless of the prior grade, reduce the student's capacity to meet the appropriate credit accumulation standard.

Credits Attempted	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Completed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Credits Attempted	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Completed	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	1.7	1.8
Percent	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	10%	10%	10%

Credits Attempted	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Completed	1.9	2.0	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.75	5.2	5.4
Percent	10%	10%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	20%	20%

Credits Attempted	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Completed	5.6	5.8	6	7.75	8	8.25	8.5	8.75	12.24
Percent	20%	20%	20%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	34%

Credits Attempted	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
Completed	12.6	12.9	13.3	13.6	17.6	18.1	18.5	18.9	19.4
Percent	34%	34%	34%	34%	43%	43%	43%	43%	43%

Credits Attempted	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54
Completed	21.2	21.6	22.1	22.5	23.0	25.5	26.0	26.5	27.0
Percent	46%	46%	46%	46%	46%	50%	50%	50%	50%

Credits Attempted	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63
Completed	27.5	30.2	30.8	31.3	31.9	32.4	34.2	34.7	35.3
Percent	50%	54%	54%	54%	54%	54%	56%	56%	56%

Credits Attempted	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72
Completed	35.8	36.4	38.3	38.9	39.4	40.0	40.6	42.6	43.2
Percent	56%	56%	58%	58%	58%	58%	58%	60%	60%

Credits Attempted	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81
Completed	43.8	44.4	45.0	47.1	47.7	48.4	49.0	49.6	52.7
Percent	60%	60%	60%	62%	62%	62%	62%	62%	65%

Credits Attempted	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Completed	53.3	54.0	54.6	55.3	57.4	58.0	58.7	59.4	60.0
Percent	65%	65%	65%	65%	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%

*NOTE: A student can only receive federal aid for a maximum of (30) equated credits, excluding ESL.