FINANCIAL INFORMATION capacity to handle the added burden of employment and financial need. Normally, a student canexpect to earn $1,100 to $1,600 per year port-time (based on $3.35 per hour minimum wage). However, larger amounts may be earned based on previous work experience and hours available for employment. The student who finds it necessary to work for the entireamount of his living expenses should pion to extend the time required for his course of study and to reduce his academic load. APPLICATION FOR AID
forensics) ore available from deportments only. For example, write to the chairman, music deportment, B iol □ University. Note: New financial aid applications need to be filed for each academic year. WHEN TO FILE? The following deadlines hove been establ ished for the various aid programs: Cal Grant Programs - New Appl icants: February 11. Renewals: late Morch. University Aid - All Applicants: Morch 1.' *April 1 is the university financial aid application deadline. However, the SAA( or FAFwill need to be fil ed by Morch 1 to allow for adequate processing time. late applications will be processed as time and funds permit. FINANCIAL AID DISBURSEMENTS All financial aid is awarded for the academic year; one half is applied to a student's school account each semester (unless stated otheiwise). Studentsenrolled for only one semester ore entitled to only that semester's award. academic dismissal. Any undergraduate student toking six semester hours or more who receives less than a 1.0 current grade point overage wil l be considered for academic dismissal. Graduate students carrying six semester hours or more who receive a 2.0 current grade point overage or less will be considered for academic dismissal. APPEALS Appeals must be stated in writing to the admissionsand records office and must include explanation of why minimum academicrequirements were not met and why an exception is warranted. Appeals must be received within three weeks of notification that the student is on academic probation or hos foiled to meet academic probationary requirements. Appeals which cannot be resolved with the admissions and records office will be referred to theAcademic Standards Committee or the appropriate graduate faculty committee. FINANCIAL AID Failure to complete the required units or maintain a grade point average as outlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress wil l result in financial aid probationary status. Students will hove one semester of financial aidprobation. Failure tomaintain satisfactory progress within the fi nancial aid probation ary period will result in fo~eitureof aidfor subsequent semesiers. Under these ci rcumstances a student must demonstrate aminimumof one semester of satisfactory progress before being eligible again for financial aid consideration. FINANCIAL AID APPEALS Appeals must be stated in writing to the offi ce of student financial services and must include explanation of why minimum aid requirements were not met and why on exception is warranted. Appeals must be received wi thin three weeks of notification that the student is on financial aid probation or hos foiled to meet financial aid probationary requirements. Appealswhich cannot be resolved withthe office of student financial services will be referred to the Scholarship Committee. ATHLETICS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Students not making satisfactory progress wil l be considered ineligible for athletic competition and extracurricular activities. The student on a first semester academic probation may be allowed to competeor participate upon review by the Academic Standards Committee. Those remai ningonacademic probation asecond consecutive semester wi il be ineligible. Extracurricular activit ies include: student government, forensic teams, gospel teams, bond, chorale, inte rcollegiate athleti cs and other faculty sponsored organizations. For appeal procedures, see the appeal procedure outlined under appeals section above.
Students may apply for financial aid by filing a Student Aid Application for California (SAAC) or (non-California residents) a Financial Aid Form (FAF). In both cases, "Bio l □ University- CSS Code 4017" should be included in the appropriate sections. Agraduate supplement is required of al l graduate applicants. All undergraduate California residents ore expected to apply for one of the Col Grant programs, using the SAAC. First time applicants will also need to file the appropriate Cal Grant Supplement(s). Renewal supplements wil l automatically be mailed to those el igible for renewal. Pell Grants may be applied for by completing the appropriate section of the SAA( or FAE Depar tmental applications for scholarsh ips (for music, athletics and ACADEMIC STANDARDS STATEMENT OF SATISFACTORY PROGRESS Full-Time Undergraduate Students S otisfoctory academic progress toward a baccalaureate degree as a full-time undergraduate student is defined as a student who completes 12 or more units per semester or 24 or more units per academic year while maintaining a cumulative grade point overage of 2.0. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the undergraduate degree requirements within the period of time required when progressing at the minimum fu ll -time rote. For example, an undergraduate student in a degree program requiring 130 units progressing at 12 units would have 11 semesters to complete the program. Full-Time Graduate Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a graduate degree as a full-time graduate student is defined as a student who completes nine or more units per semester or 18 or more units per academic year whi le maintaining the minimum cumulative grade point average specified by the graduate program requirements in which the student is enrolled. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the graduate degree requirements wi th in the period of time required when progressing at the minimum ful l-time rote. For example, agraduate student in a degree program requiring 96 units progressing at nine units would have 11 semesters to complete the program. Part-Time Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a degree for a port-time student is defined as astudent who completes five or more units per semester and maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 for the undergraduate and the minimum program requirement for the graduate student. Repeated courses pre viously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The undergraduate student must complete the degree requirements within a maximum of three years beyond that required for a full-time student. Exceptions Exceptions to these standards ore discussed under any applicable degree program. ACADEMIC PROBATION Any student, graduate or undergraduate, foiling to maintain the minimum grade point average as outlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress will be placed on academic probation. Should the student not meet the minimum cumulative grade point average at the end of two consecutive semesters of academicprobation, theappropriate faculty committee will consider the student for
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