Qualitative

In order to maintain eligibility for financial aid with the qualitative standard, a student must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. The cumulative grade point average will be used to determine academic standing for financial aid. The cumulative GPA includes grades of A, B, C, D, F, and WF. Grades of I, W, and WP do not affect the GPA. The cumulative GPA, which is determined by the Records Office, will be checked at the end of each term for satisfactory academic progress.

If a student has not maintained a cumulative 2.0 and/or has not completed 67 percent of the cumulative attempted at the time academic standing is checked, the student is placed on SAP warning. During the SAP warning period, the student may continue to receive financial aid for one term only. If, at the end of that term, the student has raised his/her cumulative GPA to at least a 2.0 and a 67 percent cumulative completion rate, the student is placed in good standing. If the student is still not making SAP by the end of that term, the student’s financial aid will be suspended.