5th Year 120 2.0

Graduate 36 3.0

2. Quantitative Progress (Earned Hours/ Completion Rate)

A student must successfully complete a minimum of 66.66% of the credit hours attempted during the academic year. Successful completion for this purpose is defined as receiving a grade of “D” or better.

Example:Fall SemesterSpring SemesterTotal Attempted (all years)Must earn at least 66.66%
1st Year15 hours15 hours30 Hours30 hours × 66.66% = 20 hours
2nd Year16 hours16 hours62 Hours62 hours × 66.66% = 42 hours
3rd Year17 hours17 hours'96 Hours96 hours × 66.66% = 64 hours

Other Information:

  1. Academic Bankruptcy: deletes an early academic record from the cumulative GPA (earned hours) but does not remove the attempted hours from the total cumulative hours.
  2. Remedial/Developmental Courses: not counted as earned hours; however, the hours will be counted as attempted. If you enroll in more than 30 hours of remedial/developmental courses, you will not make satisfactory academic progress and can lose your aid eligibility.
  3. Transfer Hours: count in both the total attempted and earned hours.
  4. Students pursuing a second associate or bachelor's degree will be monitored individually.

APPEAL OF FINANCIAL AID SUSPENSION:

Students who fail to meet satisfactory progress standards as defined may appeal to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Committee if they believe extenuating circumstances led to their failure to maintain satisfactory progress. The Committee is comprised of faculty and/or staff members from various departments on campus. The Committee meets as needed to review appeals. The Assistant Director of Student Financial Aid prepares and presents the appeals to the Committee but does not vote on the appeal decision except in the case of a tie vote. The student has been sent a letter from the Assistant Director on behalf of the Committee notifying them of the Committee’s decision. All appeals and relevant documents are kept in the student’s file. The Committee’s decision is final and cannot be appealed.

Appeals must include:

  1. A Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form which is completed and signed. This form can be found on our web site at www.kysu.edu.
  2. A signed letter written by the student which clearly states the extraordinary circumstances which may have adversely affected the student's academic performance and outlining what changes have occurred that will lead to academic success.