Definition of Terms Related to this Policy
Attempted Credits. The number of credits a student was enrolled for on the 10th day of the quarter. Financial aid is awarded based on these credits. (
Incompletes, withdrawals, classes taken for no credit [s/nc] and failed classes are counted toward the total attempted credits. A repeated course is counted as an attempted credit each time the course is taken.)
Completed Credits. The number of credits which count toward a degree. Only courses for which the student received a passing grade are included. (
Incompletes/F, withdrawals, failed courses and audits are not counted as completed credits. A repeated course is counted only once.)
Financial Aid Warning. The status assigned to a student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress at the end of a quarter. The student may continue to receive financial aid for one more quarter without appealing.
Financial Aid Ineligible. Financial aid will be cancelled for a student who does not meet the SAP policy two quarters in a row.
Financial Aid Probation. The status assigned to a student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress and who has appealed and been approved to receive financial aid the following quarter enrolled. At the end of a probation quarter the student must be meeting the SAP policy or be successfully following an academic plan approved by the Financial Aid Committee.
If a student is placed on probation due to an appeal to the Financial Aid Committee and in subsequent terms meets the SAP, they are no longer on probation. In future terms, if a student fails the SAP, they may appeal to the Financial Aid Committee. There is no limit to the number of terms a student may be placed on probation, as the Financial Aid Committee is reviewing these appeals on a case-by-case basis.
Maximum Time Frame. The maximum amount of time allowed for a student to finish a degree.
Appeal. The process by which a student who is not meeting the SAP policy petitions for reconsideration of aid eligibility.