Withdrawing from courses at any point after the drop/add period will negatively affect the student's completion rate. A Student who repeats courses, withdraws frequently or takes courses not related to a degree objective is not making progress toward graduation and is subject to loss of eligibility for financial aid.
3. Maximum Time Frame for Degree Completion
All undergraduate and graduate students are expected to finish their program within a maximum time frame which cannot exceed 150% of the published length of their program. All attempted credit hours are considered toward the maximum time calculation, regardless of whether or not you received financial aid. Test, Transfer, and remedial/developmental hours are also included.
Example:
Program Hours Needed to Graduate 48 credit hours Total Attempted (all years) Student A : 60 Hours Attempted x 150% Meeting SAP < 72 hours Meeting SAP < 99 hours Meeting SAP < 192 hours MTF SAP Standing Meets SAP
66 credit hours Student B : 90 Hours Meeting SAP < 99 hours Meets SAP
128 credit hours Student C : 197 Hours Meeting SAP < 192 hours Not Meet SAP
A student who changes his/her major is still responsible for completing his/her degree in the maximum time frame. The allowed time frame does not automatically increase if you change your major or pursue double majors.
APPEAL OF FINANCIAL AID SUSPENSION:
Students who fail to meet satisfactory progress standards as defined may appeal the ruling to the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) 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. Students wishing to appeal must submit completed SAP appeal to Financial Aid office by July 15th, prior to the start of the Fall Semester. The Committee’s decision is final and cannot be appealed.
Appeals must include:
A completed and signed Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal form. The form can be found on www.kysu.edu.
A letter written by the student which clearly states the extraordinary circumstances which may have adversely affected the student's academic performance and what changes have occurred to ensure academic success.
Documentation of the extraordinary circumstances identified in the student's letter.
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