After each semester, the Office of Financial Aid and the SSAs will evaluate each student’s GPA, PACE, and Maximum Time Frame and determine if SAP standards are met. Based on this evaluation the student’s SAP status for the next term is determined. Below is a list of each SAP status and the corresponding definitions.
Good Standing
Students are considered in “good standing” if at the end of the semester they meet all the SAP standards defined above. Students in good standing are not notified at the end of each semester.
Financial Aid Warning
Students who do not meet all of the SAP standards at the end of a semester and who were not already on warning in that semester will be placed on warning for the following semester and notified via email. This is an opportunity for the student to improve their academic performance to meet SAP standards. No appeal is necessary, and students can receive federal financial aid during the warning term. Students on warning are notified of their SAP status via email.
Financial Aid Termination
Students who do not meet the SAP standards at the end of a semester in which they were on warning will have their eligibility for federal student aid terminated. They will not be eligible for federal student aid until they can meet SAP standards or appeal their termination. See the following section for more details on the appeal process.
Financial Aid Probation
If a student successfully appeals their financial aid termination, they are placed on probation for one or more semesters as determined by the Office of Financial Aid. Students granted an appeal for a single semester must meet SAP standards by the end of that semester. Students granted probation for multiple semesters must meet the terms of their SAP Academic Plan. If students do not meet these requirements, their eligibility for aid will be terminated until another appeal is granted or they are meeting SAP standards. See the following section for more details on the appeal process.