Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid
In order to maintain eligibility for financial aid, students must maintain satisfactory academic progress, which requires a student to earn a minimum number of credit hours over a maximum number of enrollment periods and achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average for each period of attendance. The cumulative requirements are outlined below.
Undergraduate Students
Full-time Semester Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
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Academic Semesters Attempted
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Minimum Earned Credit Hours
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Cumulative GPA
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1
|
8
|
1.7
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|
2
|
16
|
1.8
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|
3
|
26
|
1.9
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|
4
|
36
|
2.0
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|
5
|
45
|
2.0
|
|
6
|
56
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
67
|
2.0
|
|
8
|
79
|
2.0
|
|
9
|
91
|
2.0
|
|
10
|
103
|
2.0
|
|
11
|
115
|
2.0
|
|
12
|
120
|
2.0
|
Part-time Semester Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
Part-time undergraduate students must successfully complete at least 50 percent of their attempted credit hours and be in good academic standing at the point in the program that is consistent with the requirement for graduation outlined above.
Full-time Quarter Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
To be considered a full-time student at the undergraduate level, a quarter student must be enrolled in nine credit hours of coursework. At the end of each term of enrollment, students must successfully complete a minimum number of credit hours toward graduation. The table below indicates the minimum number of credit hours that must be completed for a student to demonstrate satisfactory progress.
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Academic Terms Attempted
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Minimum Earned Credit Hours
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Cumulative GPA
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|
1
|
6
|
1.5
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|
2
|
12
|
1.6
|
|
3
|
18
|
1.7
|
|
4
|
24
|
1.8
|
|
5
|
30
|
1.9
|
|
6
|
36
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
42
|
2.0
|
|
8
|
48
|
2.0
|
For each full-time quarter term after eight, a student must complete a minimum of six credit hours each term and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 not to exceed a maximum of 20 full-time terms. Before each payment period, the student’s academic record will be checked for satisfactory academic progress. Failure to maintain minimum academic progress will result in a student being ineligible to receive Title IV financial assistance following one term of financial aid warning.
Part-time Undergraduate Quarter Satisfactory Academic Progress
Part-time undergraduate students must successfully complete at least 50 percent of their attempted credit hours and be in good academic standing at the point in the program that is consistent with the requirement for graduation outlined above.
Graduate Students
Full-time Quarter Graduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
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Academic Terms Attempted
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Minimum Earned Credit Hours
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Cumulative GPA
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|
1
|
6
|
2.66
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|
2
|
12
|
2.66
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|
3
|
20
|
2.75
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|
4
|
27
|
2.75
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|
5
|
33
|
2.80
|
|
6
|
39
|
3.0
|
|
7
|
44
|
3.0
|
|
8
|
48
|
3.0
|
Full-time Semester Graduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
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Academic Semesters Completed
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Minimum Earned Credit Hours
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Cumulative GPA
|
|
1
|
6
|
2.66
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|
2
|
12
|
2.66
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|
3
|
20
|
2.75
|
|
4
|
27
|
2.75
|
|
5
|
33
|
2.8
|
|
6
|
39
|
3.0
|
|
7
|
44
|
3.0
|
|
8
|
48
|
3.0
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