Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy to Maintain Your Financial Aid Eligibility
Effective Fall 2010:
The Financial Aid & Scholarships Office is updating its Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy. In general, students will experience a higher likelihood of maintaining their financial eligibility and less paperwork. The new policy will provide greater flexibility when evaluating a student s academic progress. Complete details regarding the SAP policy changes are listed below.
Question: How will this affect students currently receiving financial aid Fall 2009, Spring 2010 and Summer 2010?
Answer: Students currently receiving financial aid for the 2009-2010 school year will not be evaluated under the old SAP program rules. Instead, students wishing to continue their financial aid eligibility, who apply with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year (available after January 1, 2010), will be evaluated under the new SAP program rules.
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGESS (SAP)
Revised: 10/07/2009
Financial aid recipients are expected to make reasonable academic progress to obtain a degree or certificate as a condition to receive federal, select state or UNLV financial aid programs.
Requirements:
The Satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policy requires financial aid recipients to do the following three items:
- Meet minimum cumulative grade point averages. Undergraduates must maintain at least a 2.0 gpa and graduate students must maintain at least a 3.0 gpa.
- Satisfactorily complete at least 70% of cumulative credit hours attempted.
- Complete your degree/certificate program within the maximum time frame of credit hours allowed. Undergraduates seeking first Baccalaureate degree cannot attempt more than 186 credits. Undergraduates seeking second Baccalaureate degree cannot attempt more than 231 credits. Students in the Teacher Certification programs cannot attempt more than 58 credits. Graduate students maximum credit hours are defined by their departments.
Monitoring Intervals & Probation Status:
Satisfactory academic progress is monitored at the end of every semester. A student who does not maintain SAP, as defined in this policy, will receive a “probation” notification at the conclusion of their first semester of not meeting the policy. Probation status is only a forewarning message; encouraging a student to rectify his or her academic progress for the next semester, so that financial aid eligibility can be continued.
A financial aid recipient who does not meet the SAP policy after two semesters will receive a notification indicating their financial aid has been “disqualified” and will no longer be eligible to receive financial aid assistance.
Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility:
A student may pay for college expenses at his or her own expense in order to make up any SAP policy deficiencies. Once policy deficiencies are rectified, a student may be reconsidered for financial aid eligibility
Right to Appeal:
A student whose financial aid was disqualified for not meeting the requirements of this policy has the right to appeal mitigating circumstances to the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office. To initiate an appeal, a student must complete a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form available at: http://finaid.unlv.edu/resources/forms.html.
Click here to view the full Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy
