BiolaCatalog2007-2009NA

Undergraduates Full-time:. ..................................................................................... 11 semesters Part-time:. .................................................................................... 17 semesters Graduates Full-time:. ..................................................................................... 11 semesters Part-time:. .................................................................................... 17 semesters Time frame is reviewed at the end of each academic year. Students may appeal for extended time by submitting a letter of petition to Financial Aid Office.

Graduates..................................................................................................... 2.5

• GPA’s are reviewed at the end of each semester.

• Students who fail to maintain the minimum GPA will be given one semester of “Aid Probation” in which they must earn the above GPA (for that semester) or they will be suspended from the aid programs.

• Once you have been on probation, you must continue achieving a 2.0 / 2.5 GPA or aid will be suspended.

• First-time freshmen with a GPA less than 2.0 will be given one probation semester with aid. Transfer students with a GPA less than 2.0 are ineligible for aid. Quantity of Progress “Unit Completion Requi rement” Students requesting aid must make progress toward a degree as follows:

Undergraduates: Full-time:............................................... 24 units per year Graduates: Full-time:........................................................... 18 units per year

Unit completion is reviewed at the end of each academic year in June. Summer is considered part of the spring semester for progress purposes. The following grades are considered to demonstrate satisfactory course completion: A, B, C, D, and CR. These grades do not dem- onstrate course completion: F, Incomplete, Withdrawal, Unofficial Withdrawal, and Report Delayed.

Repeated courses for which a satisfactory grade has been given may be counted only once for the purpose of academic progress.

Remedial course work may be considered if the coursework is specifically prescribed by the student’s academic advisor.

Students who fail to complete the required number of units per academic year will be suspended from financial aid until the deficit units are made up. Deficit units can be made up either in the summer and/or by petitioning for a semester of “Aid Probation” by submitting a Letter of Petition to Financial Aid Office. Students whose cumulative GPA is less than 2.0 / 2.5 are required to make up deficit units before the probation semester.

Duration of Progress “Maximum Time Frame”

Students requesting aid are expected to complete an academic program within a reasonable time frame (including transfer units) as follows:

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2007–2009 Catalog

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