1. 4. Students pursuing a second associates or bachelor degree will be monitored on an individual basis.

APPEAL OF FINANCIAL AID SUSPENSION:

Students who fail to meet satisfactory progress standards as defined may appeal the ruling 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 is 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.
  3. Documentation of the extraordinary circumstances identified in the student's letter.
  4. A completed and signed Degree Audit from the Academic Advisor.

Send your completed appeal to:

Kentucky State University

Office of Financial Aid

C/o SAP Committee

Suite 349—ASB

Frankfort, KY 40601

Academic Scholarship Policy

All academic scholarship awards shall be processed by the Office of Student Financial Aid (SFA) for compliance with the following University policies:

  1. All scholarship and grant-in-aid recipients must complete a FASFA.
  2. Each continuing academic scholarship recipient must maintain at least full time status and maintain the specified cumulative grade-point average based on the individual scholarship program.
  3. All academic scholarship candidates must be enrolled full-time or be admitted to the University and have met University criteria for the award of institutional aid.
  4. Each continuing academic scholarship recipient must successfully complete a minimum of 30 non-repeated semester credit hours during each academic year.
  5. Each academic scholarship candidate must have at the time of the award no less than a