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Maintaining Financial Aid

Satisfactory Academic Progress

The 黄瓜精品 must publish the standards for satisfactory academic progress(SAP) that students must meet to be eligible to receive Title IV financial assistance. These programs include the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, the Ohio College Opportunity Grant, the Federal Direct Student Loans, Federal Parent PLUS Loans, and Federal College Work-Study Funds. The SAP policy is applied consistently to all students within each educational program and each enrollment status, and is as strict as the school's standards for students enrolled in the same educational program who are not receiving Title IV Aid.  SAP is evaluated at the end of each payment period with a Warning payment period provided.

Satisfactory Academic Progress is the progress required of a financial aid recipient enrolled in a Title IV educational program to successfully complete the program within a specified period of time.  SAP contains a qualitative component and quantitative component.

 Qualitative Measure: The performance measure of a student’s progression towards program completion. This is measured by G.P.A.

 Quantitative Measure: The rate of time measure of a student’s progression towards program completion.

• Pace = Measure of a student’s progress through his program to graduate within a specified period time. This is measured by comparing the number of credit hours completed to the number of credit hours attempted.  Students must meet a 67% completion rate or higher to meet SAP standards.
• Max Time Frame = Maximum time allowed to complete a program, which can be no greater than 150% of the published program length. If a student is meeting the 67% pace completion, the student should meet Max Time Frame standards.

The following policy for satisfactory academic progress is being provided to students in accordance with Federal law. Students are expected to assume the major responsibility for their own progress and to carefully review these guidelines to maintain these standards required for their own individual eligibility and aid continuation.

Undergraduate Students

Students who receive Title IV financial aid must maintain satisfactory academic progress while attending the 黄瓜精品 in order to continue their financial aid assistance. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (g.p.a.) at or above the minimum standard described in the scale below. Students must also complete a cumulative minimum of 67% of their attempted coursework for the quarter or session. In addition, students must also graduate within 150% of the time required to complete their program.  Students enrolled in a program longer than two academic years must obtain a 2.0 at the end of their second year.  The second year of completion is defined as the length of time a student has been enrolled (12 Sessions or 6 Quarters).

Total Hours Attempted Minimum Cumulative GPA

               Total Hours Attempted                                                               Minimum Cumulative GPA

                           1 - 29                                                                                        1.75

                           30 or more                                                                                 2.0

Graduate Students

Students who receive Title IV (Federal) and University financial aid must maintain satisfactory academic progress while attending the 黄瓜精品 in order to continue their financial aid assistance.  Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) at or above the minimum standard described in the scale below. Students must also complete a cumulative minimum of 67% of their attempted coursework for the quarter.  In addition, students must also graduate within 150% of the time required to complete their program.

Total Hours Attempted Minimum Cumulative GPA

                Total Hours Attempted                                                               Minimum Cumulative GPA

                           1 or more                                                                                      3.0

SAP Process and Elements

After each quarter and session, the 黄瓜精品Department will review the students’ progress for those receiving Title IV (Federal), State, and University aid.  The review of a student’s SAP status is based on the entire academic record, even if the student did not receive financial aid for previous terms of enrollment. This includes all transfer credit hours being accepted by the University as well as remedial courses. The SAP status is monitored after each term’s grades are posted which is the end of each payment period.

Students who receive a final grade of A, B, C, D, or S for a course have successfully completed those credit hours. However, withdrawals from classes or a final grade of F, I, WS, WP, WF, or WU are not considered complete and are therefore counted as hours attempted but not as hours completed. Transfer hours accepted by the University are considered to have been both attempted and completed and will be used in calculating the remaining terms of financial aid eligibility and the minimum hours to be completed. Remedial courses offered by the University have a credit hour value and grade assigned to determine enrollment status and are included in the calculation when determining qualitative and quantitative calculations.  Courses not attended are not included in any element of the SAP calculation.

Students who receive grades of “incomplete” for one or more courses must plan with their instructors to have this grade finalized. Students must contact their instructors within two weeks of returning to the University for the next quarter in the College of Business, College of Health Professions, and College of Occupational Professions and within the first week of the College of Applied Technologies (as required). Failure to plan with the instructors or failure to correct the “incomplete” grade will change the grade to an F; the course must then be retaken. Grade changes and Incomplete grade change updates will be calculated in SAP at the next payment period evaluation.

Students may repeat a previously passed course only once with the use of financial aid.  Each repeated class will count towards the attempted hours for the quantitative measure; however, only the course(s) being counted in the GPA calculation will be counted for the qualitative measure. When a class is repeated, only the higher grade will be calculated in the grade point average.  The course and grade earned previously will remain on the student's records.

Students in that term will receive a notice from the Office of 黄瓜精品if they are not meeting the Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements. Notifications are delivered by UNOH email and letter. Depending on the student's progress, the student's standing will be determined as follows:

• Satisfactory Progress applies to students who successfully complete the required standards of grade point average, a completion rate of 67% or program expected completion within 150% of the program length for the quarter or session, and financial aid is continued.
• 黄瓜精品Warning applies to students who fail to successfully complete the required attempted number of credit hours to meet the 67% completion rate percentage or who do not meet the required cumulative grade point average.  The  Financial  Aid  Office  will  notify  students  of  this status  relative to  financial  assistance.   Students in this category may continue to receive financial aid for the following quarter or session but must correct the deficiencies with their current Satisfactory Academic Progress status to meet the stated standards.
• 黄瓜精品Probation applies to students who have failed to successfully complete the required attempted credit hours to meet the 67% completion rate percentage or who do not meet the required cumulative grade point average.  However, these students have successfully appealed to the 黄瓜精品Appeals Committee and have been granted approval (for one term only) based on the ability of the student to achieve minimum SAP standards at the end of the probationary term. There is no limit to the number of appeal requests a student may submit.  
• 黄瓜精品Academic Plan applies to students who have failed to successfully complete the required attempted credit hours to meet the 67% completion rate percentage or who do not meet the required cumulative grade point average.  However, these students have successfully appealed to the 黄瓜精品Appeals Committee and have been granted approval to receive financial aid for one or more sessions or quarters, depending on an approved academic plan.  These students must agree to follow an academic plan prepared by the Student Success Department that, if followed, will put them back on track to be able to successfully complete their program within a specified period of time.  If a student does not follow the academic plan, the student will become ineligible for financial aid. SAP under an Academic Plan will be evaluated at the end of each payment period.  The 黄瓜精品Office will monitor Academic Plan progress to ensure all stipulations are being met. Students may be considered for an Academic Plan if the student fails to meet SAP standards at the end of a probational payment period or if it is mathematically impossible for the student to regain SAP at the end of a single payment period.  Academic Plans could become void if a student changes their major, or does not enroll for the payment period the plan was designed to cover.  There is no limit to the number of appeal requests a student may submit. 
• 黄瓜精品Suspension applies to students who have failed to successfully complete the required attempted credit hours to meet the 67% completion rate percentage, have failed to achieve a grade point average equal to the stated standard, or has reached the program’s maximum completion time. The 黄瓜精品Office will notify students of immediate termination of their financial aid by UNOH email and letter.

Maximum Time Frame

Students must progress through their program to graduate on time, and financial aid cannot be used beyond the maximum timeframe for a program.  On time graduation is considered as completing a program in 150% of the published program length. Students must not exceed 150% of the published length of the program measured in required credit hours for program completion.

Required credit hours for programs vary as the result of differing program lengths and will be calculated accordingly. Attempted credit hours include, at all grade levels: credit hours transferred, credit hours completed, withdrawn credit hours (including both pass and fail withdrawn credit hours), incomplete credit hours, repeated credit hours, remedial credit hours, and failed credit hours.  Attempted credit hours for all periods of enrollment are included, even for periods of enrollment students are not receiving Title IV Aid.

For students enrolled in more than one program, each program will be evaluated separately. All attempted credit hours for all active and/or canceled programs are used to determine progress for each active program, as well as any other attempted credit not applicable toward the program(s).  Also, students changing majors will have all previously attempted credit hours included in the program maximum time frame calculation.  Students may change their major as many times as desired; however, as a result of dual program enrollment and/or change of major, students may reach their maximum time frame standard at an accelerated pace. 

Students who reach maximum timeframe or demonstrate an inability to mathematically complete their program within the 150% published program length become ineligible for Federal Student Aid.  Students who are receiving Federal aid and are approaching the maximum timeframe allowed to complete their program will be sent a notice that they are nearing the maximum limit. If the degree or certificate is not completed within the timeframe allowed, the students become ineligible for Federal financial aid.

Students who experience accelerated maximum time frame as the result of transferred credits, pursuit of a second degree/dual program enrollment, or change in program have the right to appeal.

Regaining Eligibility

A student that is not meeting satisfactory academic progress standards can regain eligibility by:

• Being placed on a 黄瓜精品Warning period and meeting SAP standards at the end of the warning payment period
• Receiving an appeal approval for a 黄瓜精品Probation period and meeting SAP standards at the end of the warning payment period
• Receiving an appeal approval for a 黄瓜精品Academic Plan period and meeting SAP standards at the end of the final Academic Plan payment period
• Attending courses while receiving no financial aid and meeting SAP standards independently

Appeal of 黄瓜精品Suspension

Students who are suspended from further financial aid for failure to meet satisfactory academic progress have the right to an appeal. Appeals may be submitted for not meeting both qualitative and/or quantitative standards. Students who wish to file for an appeal must notify the 黄瓜精品Appeals Committee no later than the 5^th calendar day of the subsequent term (the term for which financial aid is being appealed for) of attendance.  Appeals submitted after this time period will be considered for a future term. Students who file for an appeal must notify the 黄瓜精品Appeals Committee by writing a college level letter.  Emails will not be accepted, unless the letter is sent as a word document attachment.  The appeal must describe circumstances explaining why satisfactory academic progress was not made and discuss actions that have been made or will be taken in order to meet satisfactory progress standards in the future.  Please include current contact information and the date of the appeal request.  Please attach any supporting documentation, as appeals submitted without documentation may not be considered.  An appeal should only be filed for the following reasons:  the student is injured, severely ill, has experienced the death of a family member, or other extenuating special circumstances that caused courses not to be completed successfully.  

The 黄瓜精品Appeals Committee will review the appeal and determine whether the 黄瓜精品Suspension is justified. Students will be advised in writing and by email of the decision.  The following departments represent the 黄瓜精品Appeals Committee:  Financial Aid, the Registrar’s Office, the Business Office, and Student Success Department.

If appeals are approved, students will be placed on financial aid probation and will receive an additional quarter(s) or session(s) of financial aid if they are able to meet SAP at the end of the single probation payment period. If a student is not able to meet SAP within one additional payment period, they will be placed on financial aid academic plan, during which they will be given an academic plan to follow that will improve their GPA and completion rate over a specified period of time.  If the academic plan is followed, students will be able to meet SAP standards by a specific point in time.  Students must receive at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA (C average) or meet the minimum standard of the academic scale as well as complete the minimum standard of 67% of their attempted coursework to be removed from financial aid suspension.