Overview
Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward degree completion to receive financial aid. The requirements are as follows:
- Maintain the required minimum quarterly and cumulative grade-point average (GPA).
(See the "Academic Probation and Dismissal Policy" in the Undergraduate Bulletin.)
- Complete 70 percent of the credits registered for on the 10th day of the quarter on both a quarterly and cumulative basis for the duration of studies.
- Complete a degree program within a maximum time frame for which Walla Walla University (WWU) awards financial aid. (See “Maximum Time Frame for Aid Eligibility” in this policy.)
This satisfactory academic progress requirement applies to a student’s entire period of attendance at WWU, including any periods during which the student receives no financial aid.
Academic progress is reviewed quarterly after grades are posted. At the end of each term, students who have not maintained satisfactory academic progress are notified by Student Financial Services and placed on Financial Aid Warning. If a student on Financial Aid Warning fail to meet the SAP policy the next quarter, the student becomes ineligible for financial aid.
Students who fail to maintain satisfactory academic progress may seek financial aid eligibility reinstatement. (See the “Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility” section of this policy.)
Students are responsible for monitoring their own academic progress.