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e nrollme nt pe ri od and th e ac rn a l rniti on cha rged once the witi on re fund is re fl ec te d. Institutional Aid - In most cases, instiwtional aid is reduced whe n a stu dent \\'ithclraws during the first e ight wee ks of the semeste r. The institu tional aid is reduced by the sa lll e pe rcent age of tuiti on re fund. In cxa!llplc, a student has a $1000 scholar ship fo r the semeste r, and withdraws during the third week of the sc!llestc r (80% tuition re fund ). T he stude nt keeps 20% of the scholarship, or $200. $800 is re turned to the instituti on. Aid is usua l Iv not reduced afte r th e e ighth wee k of the semes te r, unl ess the stude nt has contracted fo r the aid , i.e. athl e ti cs, music. Outside Aid - O utsid e orga ni za ti ons prov iding fin anc ia l a id a rc co n tacted whe n a stud e nt wit hdraws and rece ives a tuiti on re fund th at p rod uces a c re dit on the stud e nt accoun t. Th e orga ni zati o n ca n dec ide if an y o f th e aid mu s t be re turn ed to th e lll. Some orga ni za ti ons spec ify befo reh and th e tc rllls of th e ir scho larship ifa s tu dent withd raws . L"nl css req ues ted, o uts id e a id sources a rc not co ntac te d wh e n th e withdrawa l occ urs afte r th e e ig ht wee k re fund pe ri od. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY Srn de m s a tte nd ing Bi o la Uni ve rs itv \\'h o wi sh to rece ive fin anc ial a id , in all fo rms inc luding fede ral, sta te, Ve te rans be ne fit s, Soc ia l Sec uri ty be ne fit s, etc., in ad d iti on to Ill Ce t in g o th e r e li g ibilit v c rit e ri a, mu s t be in good ac adellli c s tandin g and Illakin g sat isfactory acacl e llli c progress in t he ir degree o r ce rtifi ca te p rogram. Quality of Prog ress - "Good Academic Standing" S tu de n ts req ues tin g a id IllU St m a inta in a Illini!llulll Culllul ati ve GPA as foll ows : U nd e rg radu a tes - 2.0 Grad uates - 2.5 ■ G PA's are rev iewed at th e e nd of eac h se !ll es te r. ■ Stu de n ts wh o fa il to Ill a in ta in th e Illinimulll GPA will be g i,·e n one semes te r o f "'Aid P robati o n" in whi c h t hey mu st e arn t he above G PA (for th a t sc!ll es tc r) o r th ey will be sus pe nd ed fro lll the a id progra lll s . ■ On ce you have bee n on proba ti o n, yo u IllUSt co ntinu e ac hi e ving a 2.0/2 .5 G PA o r a id will be s uspe nd e d. ■ F irs t-tilll e fr es hme n wit h G PA's less t ha n 2.0 will be g ive n o ne p robat ion semester w it h aid. T ra nsfe r s tu d ents with GPA's less t han 2.0 a rc in e li g ibl e for a id. Quantity of Progress - "Unit Completion Requirement" Swcl e nt s req ues tin g a id Illu st make p rog ress cowa rd a d eg ree as fo ll ows : l lnd c rg radu atcs Full -t illl e : 2-t uni ts pe r year G radu ates F ull -t ime : 18 units pe r yea r U nit compl e ti o n is rev iewe d a t th e e ncl o f e ac h aca d e llli c year in Jun e. S umlll e r is co ns id e re d part o f th e Spring semes te r for p rog ress purposes . Th e fo ll owing grades a rc co nside red to de lll onstrate sa ti s facto ry course compl e ti on: A, 13 , C , D, and C R. These g rades do not demonstrate co urse co lllpl e ti on: F , Inco lllpl c te, With drawal , L.: noffi c ia l Withdrawal , and Re port D e layed . Re pea ted courses fo r whi ch a sa ti sfac torv g rade has bee n gi ve n may be co unted only once for th e purpose of aca cl c !lli c p rog ress .
1 Rc lll cdi al course work mav be considered if the coursc\\'o rk is spec ifi ca ll y presc ri bed bv the student 's acaclc llli c acl, ·iso r. S111r/e111s whofa il 10 w 111plere rhe req11irerl 1111111/;f!" of 1111irs per amr!e111ic year fJ!.•ill /;e s11spe11r!erljim11 fi 11r///tial air! 1111/il rhe r!ejtrir 11 i1s are made 11p. Defic it unit s ca n be ma d e up e it h er in t he Sulll mc r and /o r by pet it io ning fo r a se lll cster of "Aid P robatio n" by s u bmi tt in g a Letter of Pe ti t io n to F ina nc ia l Aid O ffi ce . Swd e nts wh ose cumu lati ve G PA is less th an 2.0/2.5 mu st ma ke up d e fi c it uni ts BE FO RE th e pro bati on semeste r. Dura tion of Progress - "Maximum Time Frame" S rnd c n ts re qu esting aid a rc expected to colllp lctc an acad e llli c progrnm "ithi n a reasonable time fra me (inc lu d ing tra nsfe r uni ts) as fo ll O\\'S : Undergraduates F ull- time : 11 semeste rs Pa re -r ime: 17 semesters Graduates F u ll-t ime : 11 semesters Pa rt-t iIlle: 17 semeste rs T ime fo1!ll c is re, ie\\'cd at th e end of each ,Kadcmic ,-ear. Sr11r!e11rs may appeal f or exre11rlerl rime bl' S11bmi11i11g a lf/ler of pe1i1io11 to Fi11a11rial. \ id Ojfice.
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