major, academic bankruptcy, attendance at own expense with positive performance, attendance at another school with positive performance), and/or (e) problems related to the student’s immediate family (e.g., divorce or separation, spousal a buse, death and/or illness, which resulted in greater responsibility for the student). Please note that the inability to attend class due to lack of fun is not an extenuating circumstance.

To initiate an appeal, the student must (1) complete the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Form, and (2) submit the form with a letter and appropriate documentation, if required, containing the following:

  1. Mitigating or extraordinary circumstances beyond the student’s control which may have adversely affected a academic performance, preventing the student from earning the required grade point average and/or number of credit hours. These circumstances must have since been resolved and will not affect the student’s performance in the future. Documentation of such circumstances should be included with the written appeal.
  2. Specify what measure(s) are being taken or have been taken to ensure that academic performance will improve if the appeal is approved, as well as any plans the student has developed with his/her academic advisor to address academic performance.
  3. The reason(s) for withdrawal (in cases where the student withdrew during the semester) along with documentation, if appropriate (medical advice, illness, personal, or family problems, etc.)
  4. A statement from the student's faculty advisor, Dean, or Department Chairman, if the student believes it appropriate.
  5. Other information that the student may believe is pertinent or helpful.
  6. Each appeal will be individually evaluated, usually within ten working days, and the student will be notified by mail of the results. Appeals may be approved, approved for only one term with conditions required for continued eligibility, deferred for additional information, or denied. Please note that appeals are held in the strictest confidence with release only to the Director of Financial Aid and, when required, the Sub-Committee for Appeals.
  7. Appeals may be referred on to a Sub-Committee of the Comm ittee on Stud ent Fin ancial Aid, appoint ed annually by the Chairperson to act upon such appeals.
  8. An appeal may be referred to the sub-committee by the Director of Student Financial Aid if it is deemed appropriate, or
  9. A student may request his or her appeal be referred to the sub-committee if it can not be resolved to the student’s satisfaction by the Director of Student Financial Aid.

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solved to the student’s satisfaction by the Director of Student Financial Aid.

3. Decisions of the committee are final.

All appeals must be submitted to the Student Financial Aid Office within two weeks from the date the student receives notification that his/her financial aid has been terminated.

NOTE: A student who is a cademically dismissed or placed on academic suspension and wishes to appeal that status, should contact the Registrar’s Office for ins tructions. Completing a Financial Aid Appeal will not correct academic standing. Li kewise, being re admitted to the University or being academically in good standing in the student’s chosen program will not automatically remedy the suspension of aid.

Conditions for Reinstatement:

In order to be reinstated, a student must on his/her own, complete 12 credit hours with a 2.0 GPA (undergraduate), 6 credit hours with a 3.0 GPA (graduate) and continue to make satisfactory progress. At that time a student may be eligible to receive financial aid for the following semester(s).

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.

Graduate Students

A full-time graduate student is required to enroll in and successfully complete a minimum of 18 non-repeated semester credit hours per academic year; three-quarter-time students must complete a minimum of 12 semesters credit hours per academic year; and half-time students must complete a minimum of 8 semester credit hours per academic year.

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 with drawings 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: