Satisfactory Academic Progress

In accordance with the Higher Education Guidelines of 1986, students who receive financial aid from any federal program must successfully complete a minimum of 20 credits in each academic year for which they receive funding. In addition, they must have a satisfactory cumulative grade-point average. The CGPA required to meet this standard increases as students proceed.

Students who fail to make satisfactory progress toward the completion of their degree will not be considered for any federal, state, or institutional financial aid programs. Should that failure be attributable to undue hardship, such as the death of an immediate family member or personal injury or illness, students may appeal the denial to the Financial Aid Review Committee.

Students who lose aid because they were not making satisfactory academic progress may regain their Title IV eligibility for future academic periods, by improving their GPA to required compliance standards.

In order to maintain eligibility to receive financial aid, students must be making satisfactory academic progress and be in good academic standing. Satisfactory academic progress means that the student will complete all requirements for a bachelor’s degree within six years.

While these standards meet the requirements for financial aid eligibility, the student must also meet the requirements necessary for graduation (120 credits, 2.0 CGPA).

Part-time students are required to maintain academic progress at a rate proportional to the above schedule.