federal aid and need-based state grant financial aid programs. Any federal financial aid offered for the summer term prior to SAP being evaluated will be canceled if it is determined the student does not meet SAP standards.
If it is determined a student is not meeting SAP standards, he or she will be notified if he or she has applied for summer federal financial aid or has completed the upcoming academic year's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Should at any point one of these actions occur, and the student has not yet been notified, the notification will be sent as soon as possible within the next week. Students will be notified electronically unless they do not have an official KSU email address. If no KSU email account exists in our records, the student will be notified via mail. The notification will include an explanation of the SAP standards evaluated and the specific standards not met by the student.
Students who lose eligibility for federal and need-based state programs due to not meeting SAP requirements may:
earn the necessary GPA or semester hours to meet the minimum requirements while not receiving federal and need-based state financial aid, or
submit a SAP appeal.
Unless academically dismissed, students denied federal and need-based state aid may continue attending using other aid sources or by funding their education themselves.
It is the student's responsibility to monitor his or her academic progress and to be aware of the requirements of his or her program and SAP standards.
A student determined ineligible for financial aid for failure to meet Kentucky State University's Satisfactory Academic Progress standards has the right to make a written appeal to the Student Financial Aid Office if he or she can demonstrate:
failure to meet the minimum standard was caused by extreme or unusual circumstances beyond his or her control, and;
he or she has resolved the issue(s) that caused the deficit, and;
the issue(s) will not affect his or her performance in the future.
If an appeal is approved, the student will be placed on probation. His or her SAP will be evaluated the following semester he or she is enrolled to ensure the student is still meeting the appropriate requirements. If at that time the standards are not being met, a SAP hold will be placed back on the student's account and any federal aid and need-based state grant aid in future semesters will be canceled.
If it is determined a student is not meeting SAP standards and he or she self-corrects his or her issue(s) in a future semester and still meets all other SAP requirements, he or she will become eligible for federal financial aid the following summer semester. If a student corrects his or her issue during a summer or fall term and wants to be considered for federal financial aid prior to the next award year's annual SAP evaluation, he or she must file an appeal. If a student corrects his or her deficit during a summer session and submits an appeal, and the appeal is approved, the student will not be eligible for federal financial aid and need-based state aid for any summer session. The student would be eligible beginning the fall semester.
If a student is held for SAP and a grade is posted late or a professor changes a student grade and the student wants his or her SAP re-evaluated, the student must file an appeal. There is no automatic process to clear SAP holds for students who have a late grade post or a grade changed. It is the student's responsibility to submit an