Federal law dictates that students receiving financial aid must make “minimum satisfactory progress” toward a degree in order to retain financial aid eligibility. The satisfactory academic progress rule states that undergraduate students must:

The following components are evaluated at the end of each semester.

1. You must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
2. You must successfully complete a cumulative 2/3 (67%) of all credits for which they enroll.  For example, a student enrolled for a total of 30 credits over the course of an academic year must complete a minimum of 20 degree credits.
3. You may not enroll for more than 150% of the number of credits needed to complete your degree. 

Evaluation of SAP takes place after the academic year ends and final grades have been reported in May.

If you do not meet any one or more of the three requirements, you will be notified via e-mail – typically in early June – and the notification will include details on why you didn’t meet the requirements and your options to move forward. No financial aid can be offered or disbursed to a student that has not met a component of SAP.

If any financial aid was offered to you prior to the official SAP evaluation, the funds will not disburse until you have an approved appeal. This is especially timely if you need financial aid for the summer semester.  Not meeting SAP means you are not eligible for financial aid without an approved appeal and financial aid is not retro-active if you choose not to appeal or your appeal is not approved before the semester ends.

If you do not meet SAP, you’re given the opportunity to appeal the loss of financial aid by addressing the cause and issues with your academic progress as well as working with an academic councelor to create an academic plan to make sure you see success in the future!

If you have justifying circumstances that led you to not meeting minimum academic requirements, we would encourage you to appeal. Examples of justifying circumstances include, but are not limited to:

• Medical illness or injury
• Death of a family member
• Personal difficulties
• Military Services
• Family circumstances
• Financial difficulties
• Difficulties managing priorities

Required Appeal Documents

• Submit the SAP Student Appeal Form in your CampusLogic account. Once in your CampusLogic account, select the SAP Appeal form tile and then click on view form. You’ll see the SAP Student Appeal eForm listed.
• Meet with an academic counselor to discuss resources and create an academic plan to guide your future academic success. 
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  • Not meeting SAP means you are not eligible for financial aid without an approved appeal and financial aid is not retro-active if you choose not to appeal or your appeal is not approved before the semester ends. We will notify you of the results of your appeal within 2-4 weeks of the receipt of BOTH student and advisor forms.

We encourage you to appeal, but if you feel there’s a barrier to the appeal process, you have the following options:

• If you did not meet the GPA requirement, bring your cumulative GPA up to a 2.0.
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• If you did not meet the 2/3 completion rate, enroll and complete a high enough percentage of your classes to bring your cumulative rate up to 2/3 (67%).

Once you make up your deficient GPA and/or increase your completion rate notify our office.

Not meeting SAP means you are not eligible for financial aid without an approved appeal and financial aid is not retro-active if you choose not to appeal or your appeal is not approved before the semester ends.

If you continue to enroll in classes while not meeting SAP, you are responsible for paying any expenses on your own.