SAP Appeal process

Step One: Students who choose to follow the appeal process must:

• Submit appeal in writing to the Financial Aid Office
• State in the appeal why they failed to meet SAP requirements
• State in the appeal what has changed so that they will meet SAP at the following review (semester)

Step Two: The Financial Aid Office will:

• Review the appeal and notify the student of the decision.
• Approved appeals include:
  • Approval and terms of reinstatement of financial aid eligibility
  • Possibility of meeting SAP in next payment period (semester)
  • Possibility of an academic plan over a period of time
  • Consequences for not meeting terms of approval
  • Approved appeals will result in financial aid being awarded for the payment period
• Denied appeals include:
  • Basis for denial
  • What the student must do to meet SAP
  • Denied appeals will not be awarded financial aid until SAP is met

Step Three: Students must continue to meet terms established until SAP is met in order to continue receiving financial aid on a probationary basis. Once SAP is met, the student will be removed from SAP probation status. Failure to maintain SAP after probation is removed will result in receiving an additional warning for the upcoming payment period (semester).