STANDARDS for Undergraduate Students

Maintain compliance with 34 C.F.R. § 668.16(e), General Provisions.

SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP) STANDARDS

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Students are required to complete 2/3 (67%) of attempted credit hours.

*These standards are consistent with University’s academic standards required for graduation. Effective 3/4/21

Qualitative Standards (cumulative grade point average)

The qualitative standards are the student’s cumulative grade point average (GPA).  Qualitative standards required to retain federal, state, and institutional sources of financial aid for full-time students is determined by the standards in the chart above.  Students who appeal and are placed on an Academic Plan must meet different standards described later in this policy.

Quantitative Standards

Course Completion Rate

Quantitative standards measure the rate at which the student is completing their degree.   This rate is calculated by dividing the number of earned credit hours by the number of attempted hours. (Earned / Attempted = Completion Rate). If the calculation results in a decimal, the institution will use standard rounding rules.  For example, if result is 66.5% the course completion rate will be rounded to 67%.