KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
A student must maintain satisfactory progress in all three areas to receive federal aid even if federal aid was never received in the past. Satisfactory progress standards are reviewed at the end of the spring academic term. A student who fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined here will not be permitted to receive federal or institutional financial aid.
| Degree Level | Minimum Cumulative GPA |
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| Undergraduate Students with 0 – 29 credit hours | 1.70 |
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| Undergraduate Students with 30 or more credit hours | 2.00 |
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| Graduate Students | 3.00 |
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A student must successfully complete a minimum of 67% of the credit hours attempted. Successful completion for this purpose is defined as receiving a grade of “D” or better. Example:
| Fall Semester/Spring Semester | Total Attempted (All Years) | Must earn at least 67% |
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| 1st Year | 15 hours + 15 hours | 30 Hours | 30 hours × 67% = 20 hours |
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| 2nd Year | 16 hours + 16 hours | 62 Hours | 62 hours × 67% = 42 hours |
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| 3rd Year | 17 hours + 17 hours | 96 Hours | 96 hours × 67% = 64 hours |
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Attempted hours are defined as those for which a student receives a grade of A, B, C, D, F, I, W, WP, or WF.
Grades A, B, C, and D shall be considered as credits earned.
Grades F, W, I, Pass/Fail and Audit count as attempted hours for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Withdrawing from courses at any point after the drop/add period will negatively affect a 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.
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 financial aid was received. Test, Transfer, and remedial/developmental hours are also included.
Example:
| Program Hours Needed to Graduate | Total Attempted (all years) | Attempted x 150% | MTF SAP Standing |
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| 48 credit hours | Student A: 60 Hours | Meeting SAP < 72 hours | Meets SAP |