Academic-Related Financial Aid Appeals
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals
Students who have failed to make Satisfactory Academic Progress will be notified by the Office of Financial Assistance at the conclusion of a semester about the termination of financial aid eligibility. Students who have received this notification may appeal the loss of aid eligibility by submitting a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal. All appeals must fully explain the extraordinary circumstances which prevented the student from achieving SAP standards. Appeals must also include a detailed plan explaining how the student will reestablish SAP including what has changed in the student’s situation that will allow them to meet SAP requirements at the next evaluation. Please review the Policy and Procedure for Satisfactory Academic Progress for your program for additional information.
Academic Scholarship Appeals
The termination or suspension of a student’s merit-based scholarship for academic reasons can have significant impact on the family’s educational financing plans. The Office of Financial Assistance is charged with balancing the impact of this loss with the responsibility of maintaining the academic integrity of the scholarship. While the Appeal Committee has some latitude in making exceptions to the University’s published grade point average renewal policy, consideration is generally limited to extraordinary circumstances that were largely outside of the student’s control such as student illness or the illness/death of a near-relative.
In situations where the scholarship eligibility has ended because the student has received the maximum number of semesters of eligibility (8 semesters for first-time freshman scholarships; 4 semesters for transfer scholarships), the Committee will entertain appeals that address the impediments that prevented graduation within a typical 4-year timeframe. Again, the Committee’s discretion is limited to factors that the student could not control. Appeals based on resume’ enhancement activities such as GPA improvement, second majors, or multiple minors are rarely granted.
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Satisfactory Academic Progress Petition & Scholarship Appeal