academic progress policy are met. Receipt of financial aid is under the control of the University and is contingent upon the availability of funds at the time of the request.

MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWANCE

Upon completion of 160 attempted credit hours, a student will be put on probation; and upon completion of 190 attempted credit hours, a student is no longer eligible for Federal or State financial aid.

Special Conditions

  1. INCOMPLETES (I grades) will not count toward progress until such time as the I grade is removed. At that time, hours completed will count from the period of original registration.
  2. WITHDRAWALS (W grades) will not count toward progress but will register as attempted hours and be used for measuring lack of satisfactory academic progress.
  3. COURSE REPETITIONS will count toward progress without penalty. Hours completed through course repetition will be used to replace hours and for computation of GPA, but will not extend the six-year maximum time frame for full-time students.
  4. REMEDIAL COURSES will count toward progress without penalty, but will not extend the six-year maximum time frame for full-time students.

Graduate Students

A full-time graduate student is required to enroll in and successfully complete a minimum of 16 nonrepeated semester credit hours per academic year; three-quarter-time students must complete a minimum of 12 semester credit hours; and half-time students must complete a minimum of 8 semester credit hours.

Aid for Part of a Semester

If a student receives financial aid for any part of a semester, that semester will count as a complete semester of aid. Incompletees and withdrawals will not be counted as meeting minimum course requirements.

Review

Completed semester credit hours and grade-point averages will be reviewed annually at the end of the spring semester.

Re-establishing Satisfactory Academic Progress

Students may re-establish satisfactory academic progress through one of the following methods:

  • Improving their semester credit hours and cumulative grade-point average to meet the required Satisfactory Academic Progress standards during any subsequent period (semester or summer session) of enrollment; or
  • Successfully appealing to the Student Financial Aid Committee.

Exceptions

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The satisfactory progress requirements are waived for one academic year for students who have not enrolled at Kentucky State University for one academic year. Students attending summer session to re-establish eligibility may be granted financial aid.

Notification of Withdrawal of Aid

Any student receiving financial aid who does not meet the satisfactory progress requirements and whose aid must be withdrawn will be given written notice.

Right of Appeal

Any student whose financial aid has been terminated may submit a written appeal to the Student Financial Aid Committee explaining why satisfactory progress was not maintained and giving any reasons why aid should not be terminated. Appeals may be made on the basis of:

  • Extended illness or hospitalization of the student;
  • Death or extended illness of a member of the student's immediate family; or
  • Any mitigating circumstances which prevented the student from complying with the requirements for maintaining satisfactory academic progress.

All appeals must be submitted to the Student Financial Aid Committee within two weeks from the date the student receives notification that his/her financial aid has been terminated. The Committee's decision is final.

TAX CREDITS

Hope Tax Credit

Parents of students classified as freshmen or sophomores could be eligible for a $1,500 tax credit based on the cost paid for qualifying expenses for the student to attend the University. The credit applies to payment made after January 1, 1998. The student must be enrolled at least half-time at an accredited institution.

Life Time Learning Credit

Effective July 1, 1998, an individual enrolled at an institution of higher learning classified as a junior or senior could qualify for a tax credit of up to 20% of the cost paid for qualifying expenses up to a maximum of $1,000.

NOTE: It is recommended that persons interested in discuss these tax credits with their tax preparers.

INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP POLICIES

The University offers a variety of academic and non-academic scholarships for both freshmen and upper-class students. Details of these scholarships are provided below. Interested students should contact the University's Office of Student Financial Aid or the Chairperson of the Institutional and External Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes Committee (Scholarship Committee) for appropriate application materials.

Institutional scholarships are monitored by the University's Scholarship Committee. Meetings are normally convened by the committee chairperson on a monthly basis as scholarship applications are received and files are com-