Unless an appeal is granted, a student can regain financial eligibility only by taking action that brings him/her into compliance with both the qualitative and quantitative components of the CCSNH institution’s satisfactory academic progress policy. Neither paying for one’s own classes nor sitting out a semester affects a student’s SAP standing, so neither is sufficient to re-establish financial aid eligibility.
If a financial aid recipient believes he/she is meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress standards then he/she can request to have his/her SAP standing reviewed upon completion of the semester. If the student is found to be meeting both the qualitative and quantitative components of the SAP policy and to not have exceeded maximum time frame, then his/her status will be updated to reflect he/she is meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress standards, and the student will be eligible to receive Title IV financial aid the next semester.
| Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Review FAQs: | |
|---|---|
| Question | Answer |
| When is my academic progress reviewed? | At the end of each semester |
| What academic periods are included? | All periods, even those in which the student did not receive financial aid, was in a different major, and those for which the student was granted academic amnesty |
| What are the results of the review? | Satisfactory Academic Standing, Warning, or Suspension |
| What does Warning mean for me? | Students who do not meet SAP standards will be placed on SAP warning for one semester. Students placed on SAP warning will retain their eligibility for federal student aid for their warning semester. |
| What happens at the end of the Warning Period? | At the end of the warning period, SAP standards will be reviewed. If the student meets SAP standards, he/she will once again be coded as making satisfactory academic progress and will retain his/her federal student aid eligibility for his/her next semester. If the student is still unable to meet SAP standards, he/she will no longer be eligible to receive federal student aid at the institution until such time that he/she is able to meet SAP standards or has been granted Probation. |
| What does suspension mean for me? | The student will no longer be eligible to receive federal student aid at the institution until such time that he/she is able to meet SAP standards or has been granted Probation. |
| Is there an appeal process if my aid is suspended? | Yes, please see the section on the Appeal process. |
| Can you regain Financial Aid eligibility once it has been suspended? |
Yes, please see the section on Regaining Eligibility. |
| What does Probation mean? | A student who becomes ineligible for federal student aid may appeal for a review of that determination. If the appeal is granted, a student will be assigned a SAP status of Probation, typically for a period of one semester. During Probation, the student will be eligible to receive federal student aid funding. |