What is Satisfactory Academic Progress?
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), is a requirement for ALL students (whether you receive financial aid or not) based on certain Federal guidelines to ensure you are making progress toward finishing your degree. SAP is made up of three components; maximum timeframe, cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA), and completion rate. For more information access the UW Colleges SAP Policy.
Students enrolled full-time or at least 12 credit hours per semester must complete their degree program within six years according to Cornish College of the Arts’ Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. Students’ academic progress is reviewed at the end of each academic year. Students not achieving the institution’s minimum academic requirements are placed on institutional warning, probation, continued probation, or suspension. The Academic Standards Committee convenes at the end of each semester to review academic records of students not making satisfactory academic progress. The Office of Financial Aid adheres to decisions made by the Academic Standards Committee, when administering financial aid, and may place a student on financial aid warning, probation, continued probation and suspension. A letter to that intent is addressed from the Office of Financial Aid to the student at the end of each semester. At the end of a final probationary semester, students not raising their GPA to th
Federal regulations require that students maintain “satisfactory academic progress” to be eligible for financial aid. CCCC requires students to maintain a 2.00 Grade Point Average (GPA) in addition to completing 67% of your coursework each semester. Failure to do so could result in financial aid probation or termination. Probation or termination remains in effect until the student demonstrates satisfactory progress; that means earning a GPA of 2.0 or higher with a minimum of nine credit hours and completion of 67% of your coursework. If financial aid is terminated, the student is responsible for paying all educational costs for the next term. Once satisfactory progress is demonstrated, financial aid can be reinstated. The Financial Aid Office will advise students in writing when they are placed on financial aid probation or when aid is terminated.
All students are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress standards in order to maintain Federal and State financial aid eligibility. A student must successfully complete 67% of all courses attempted at Mercer, maintain the minimum GPA required for continued enrollment and complete their educational program within 150% of the published length of the program. See the General Financial Aid Information section of this website for additional information.
Related Questions
- Why is the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), on the Financial Aid status screen, different than the academic standing my advisor talked to me about?
- How does Saint Joseph College define satisfactory academic progress? Is there a minimum GPA required to keep my financial aid award?
- What is good academic standing and satisfactory academic progress?
