Quantitative Progress (Pace): The percentage of attempted credit hours that must be successfully completed (67%).
Maximum Time Frame (MTF): The period in which students must complete their program, defined as 150% of the published program length.
Earned Hours: Successfully completed courses with grades of A, B, C, D, Pass, and accepted transfer hours.
Attempted Hours: All earned hours plus W, F, MP, and I grades, with specific exceptions outlined in University guidelines.
SAP Appeal: A formal process by which students may request reconsideration of aid eligibility due to documented extenuating circumstances.
SAP is evaluated for all students receiving federal student aid at the end of each semester.
All three standards (GPA, completion rate, and maximum time frame) must be met.
Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Students must successfully complete at least 67% of all attempted credit hours.
Withdrawals, incompletest, and repeated courses count as attempted but not earned hours.
Students must complete their degree within 150% of the published program length.
All attempted hours, including transfer, remedial, and test credits, count toward MTF.
Students who fail to meet SAP may submit a written appeal to the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Appeals must include:
The SAP Appeals Committee reviews appeals within 2–3 business days.
If approved, the student is placed on probation or an academic plan and monitored each semester.
A typed letter explaining the extenuating circumstances.
Documentation supporting the claim (limited to 10 pages).
A plan for academic success demonstrating resolution of prior issues.
Students on an SAP contract are subject to midterm prescreening.
Non-compliance with SAP contracts results in immediate suspension of aid.