If the sole academic plan is an Associate Degree, the student cannot exceed more than 95 cumulative attempted hours.
Graduate Students: A student’s total cumulative attempted hours may not exceed 150% of the minimum hours needed to complete the degree program for which they are enrolled.
Though SAP is generally only reviewed annually for students who are not on SAP probation, if it is determined a student may potentially exceed his or her maximum time frame established prior to the next award year's annual SAP evaluation, the maximum time frame standard will be reviewed on a semester basis instead of annually. For example, if an undergraduate student is evaluated at the end of spring semester as meeting SAP but has 170 cumulative attempted hours, his/her maximum timeframe will be re-evaluated at the end of the next semester he/she is enrolled to ensure 182 hours have not yet been reached.
Undergraduate and graduate students must be on target to complete their academic program within the set time frame. To determine if a student is meeting this standard, total cumulative earned hours are compared to total cumulative attempted hours. This is calculated by dividing the total cumulative earned hours by the total cumulative attempted hours. The result must be 67% or greater, which means the student must complete and pass three-fourths of their cumulative attempted hours.
| Cumulative Earned Hours | Cumulative Attempted Hours | SAP Evaluation |
|---|
| 12 | 24 | 12/24 = 50%; Does NOT meet SAP |
| 60 | 75 | 60/75 = 80%; Does MEET SAP |
| 60 | 99 | 60/99 = 60.61%; Does NOT meet SAP |
Undergraduate Students: Students must maintain at least a cumulative 2.0* official GPA and be in good standing, not dismissed nor suspended from their academic program, as determined by the academic units' policies. (*--Freshmen students- attempted 29 or less cumulative hours- must maintain at least a cumulative 1.7 official GPA)
Graduate Students: Students must maintain at least a cumulative 3.0 official GPA and be in good standing, not dismissed nor suspended from their academic program, as determined by their academic units' policies.
SAP will be reviewed annually at the end of the spring semester for all students who are eligible to enroll in future semesters within the next award year. Students who are at least applicants for an upcoming term within the next award year will also be reviewed. Students who become eligible to enroll or apply after the annual SAP process are run for the award year will have their SAP eligibility evaluated prior to their federal aid eligibility being determined. In order to be eligible for federal and state need-based grant financial aid, students are required to meet certain SAP standards, regardless of whether or not financial aid was received in prior semesters. If it is determined that a student does not meet SAP standards, he or she will be ineligible for any