Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Financial Aid Recipients

The Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal and academic dismissal appeal processes are separate. See below for further clarification. 

The federal government requires that any student receiving financial aid from federal sources is tracked for Satisfactory Academic Progress. For undergraduate students to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress standards they must meet the following GPA and progress requirements:

• Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) – Grades with a notation of Incomplete or Withdrawal have no bearing on the calculation of cumulative GPA. Credit-hours that are transferred into the university and successfully articulated towards the completion of an educational program have no impact in this regard. Courses that are repeated will have only the most recent course counted towards the GPA calculation.

  Type of Student	Minimum GPA Requirements
  Undergraduates	2.0
  Doctor of Pharmacy Professional Program (PHMD)	2.0
  Graduates	3.0

• Complete a minimum of 67 percent of all attempted credits – All students must earn a minimum of sixty-seven (67) percent of their cumulative attempted credit hours. Credit-hours that are transferred into the university and successfully articulated towards the completion of an educational program will be counted as both earned and attempted hours for the purposes of this standard. Courses with the following grades are counted as attempted and not earned (F, F@, W, NRC, U, I, X, IF, IU, Y, XF, XU, NF, N or WAU).
• Complete a degree program in maximum timeframe – All students are expected to complete their respective educational programs within a specific timeframe, as measured in credit hours. Undergraduate students are expected to complete their educational program in a timeframe no longer than 150% of its published length (including transfer credits). Graduate students are expected to complete their educational program in a timeframe no longer than 108 attempted credits (including transfer credits). Doctoral students are expected to complete their educational program in a timeframe no longer than 144 attempted credits (including transfer credits).

Students who do not meet minimum Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements are at risk of losing their financial aid.  Processes are in place to allow students to appeal the loss of financial aid, and so they should be diligent about reading and responding to correspondence that they receive from the Office of Financial Aid Services.  While Financial Aid and Dismissal appeal processes are run concurrently, they are different processes, administered by different offices, and often with different results. 

A separate appeal submission is required for each process if students find themselves in both processes and wish to appeal.

For more information on SAP or Pace, go to the Office of Student Financial Aid Services website or call them at 860-486-2819.