Financial Aid Policies
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Financial Aid Policy Eligibility for Federal Student Aid (FSA) funds require a student make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) towards earning a degree or certificate. The Financial Aid Office at Sumner College reviews SAP at the end of each term. A student’s entire academic history is reviewed for the purposes of determining SAP, including credits not paid for by Financial Aid. To be considered, as making satisfactory academic progress, students must meet a minimum grade point average re- quirement, completed credit requirements and maximum timeframe requirements. STANDARD 1: Qualitative Standard: grade point average (GPA) Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. NOTE: Eligibility for graduation from all Degree programs and Certificates requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 and completion of all stated program requirements (See Graduation Requirements of the Academic Policies for more details). STANDARD 2: Quantitative Standard: pace (Completion) The pace at which a student progresses through a program is calcu- lated by dividing the total number of credits the student has success- fully completed by the total number of credits attempted. Attempted Credits: All credits in which a student has registered are considered attempted credits whether or not the course is completed. Repeated courses as well as grades of F, course withdrawals (W), courses from which a student has been dropped at the end of the term are included as attempted. Repeated Credits: These credits are included in the calculation for both attempted and earned credits. Students are allowed to take a course a maximum of two times. If a student fails a class a second time they are withdrawn from the program without the ability to appeal for reentry. Standard 3: Maximum Timeframe (150% Rule) Students receiving financial aid must complete their program within 150% of the published length of the educational program. Satisfactory Academic Progress Review A student’s SAP status is updated at the end of each term based on the following standards: Financial Aid Warning Any student in a degree or certificate program who fails to meet Standards 1 and/or 2 of the Academic Standards Policy for the first time is formally placed on Financial Aid Warning, and will receive a letter in the mail/email informing them that they are on Warning. A student will be allowed to enroll in an additional term to improve the standard(s) they did not meet. Students who are placed on Financial Aid Warning are eligible to receive Financial Aid during the warning term. Students will be referred to Academic Coaching for additional support but it is not required.
Financial Aid Suspension If standards 1 and/or 2 are not met after a student is placed on Financial Aid Warning, or a student cannot complete their program within the maximum timeframe requirement the student is placed on Financial Aid Suspension. A student placed on Financial Aid Suspen- sion is no longer eligible to receive any form of financial aid (loans, grants or scholarships) to cover the cost of their program. The student will receive a letter in the mail/email with the information that one or more of the three standards have not been met. To regain eligibility for financial aid a student must successfully complete a full term with a satisfactory cumulative GPA without the benefit of financial aid or a student may appeal their Financial Aid Suspension. The Appeal Process: Students who fail to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress after being place on Financial Aid Warning will be denied financial aid. Students have the right to appeal this decision by completing the SAP Appeal Form. Appeals will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Appeals Committee for reconsideration based on extenuating circumstances presented by the student but are not eligible for financial aid until meeting Standard 1 and/or Standard 2. Decisions by this committee will be considered final. • If SAP appeal is approved: The student may then be placed on SAP Suspension with an academic plan. Student will need to complete the requirements put forth to them by the Dean of Students or Program Director during their SAP Suspension time to return to being eligible for Financial Aid. • If appeal is not approved, a student must successfully complete a full term with a satisfactory cumulative GPA without the benefit of financial aid to regain eligibility for financial aid
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