SAP
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
In accordance with Federal, State, and College aid and scholarship program guidelines, academic progress toward a degree must be made in order for students to receive financial aid funds. The Financial Aid Office defines suspension and probation differently than the college’s academic community. During the academic year following the posting of semester grades, SAP is evaluated in accordance with the guidelines below. If a student changes his/her major or degree programs, The Financial Aid Office may require additional information from the Registrar’s Office to demonstrate progress toward degree completion before aid eligibility can be determined.
Benchmarks – Students seeking financial assistance are expected to make qualitative and quantitative satisfactory academic progress and to complete their degree within an established maximum time frame in accordance with the chart below.
- Qualitative progress is measured by cumulative GPA.
- Quantitative progress (Completion Rate) is measured as a percentage of the successful hours earned out of the total hours attempted. Satisfactory Grades are A, B, C, D, S and P. Grades of F, W, WP, and WF are not successful completions.
- Maximum time frame for all degree programs is 150% of the hours/time required to complete a degree. All periods of enrollment are and includes all transfer work attempted.
| Degree Program | Qualitative Progress minimum cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) | Quantitative Progress minimum cumulative Completion Requirements (Comp Rate) | Maximum Credit Hours Aided
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| UNDERGRADUATE (UG) | 2.0 | 67% of all attempted hours. All college credit courses taken anywhere for any purpose regardless of outcome and whether or not financial aid was used, count toward SAP determination. | 150% of published credits required |
| GRADUATE/SEMINARY | 2.5 | 67% of all attempted hours. | 150% of published credits required |
Standards
- If a student does not meet SAP requirements at the end of a semester and it is possible for the student to return to academic standards in one semester, Mission U will notify the student with an official warning permitting the student one semester of aid (and an Academic Plan, if warranted). At the end of the semester on warning, the student must have met the SAP benchmarks (or, if applicable, achieved academic progress according to the prescribed Academic Plan). If student did not meet SAP benchmarks, the student’s financial aid will be suspended.
- If suspended for not meeting benchmarks, a student may submit an appeal. If the appeal is approved, the student will be placed on a Probation semester with an Academic Plan (for financial aid purposes) and granted one semester of If academic progression is not met at the end of the semester as prescribed in the Academic Plan, student will be suspended and responsible for future charges.
- A student who has exceeded maximum hours aided will be placed on financial aid suspension with the option to appeal for an extension of limited eligibility (subject to federal lifetime aggregate limits).
Appeals Process
1. A student placed on financial aid suspension will receive a notification letter sent through official college email and be given the opportunity to submit an appeal to the Financial Aid SAP Appeals Committee. The Committee will determine whether the suspension stands or aid eligibility is conditionally reestablished.
2. If a student is suspended due to maximum attempted hours, the Appeal Committee will review:
a. total hours transferred,
b. hours required to complete student’s degree at Mission University as certified by the school’s registrar, and
c. the student’s overall loan.
3. Decisions rendered by the Financial Aid SAP Appeals Committee are final and cannot be appealed to the Department of Education.
4. If an appeal is denied, the student will not be eligible for federal aid and cannot regain eligibility except as provided in 5 below.
5. After completing at least one full semester at his/her own expense and having demonstrated qualitative and quantitative progress that exceeds the minimum benchmarks during the semester without aid, the student may submit an appeal for reinstatement of financial aid Hours earned from another college while on suspension will not be considered toward required progress.
Following each SAP Review, a student’s status for continued aid eligibility is updated as follows:
STATUS | EXPLANATION | ELIGIBLE FOR AID |
| Good Standing | Making Satisfactory Academic Progress (GPA and Comp Rate). | Yes |
Warning | If GPA &/or Comp Rate are below the academic standards stated above, and it is possible for student to return to academic standards in one semester, student will be placed on a Warning and, if warranted, an Academic Plan. *this status is only available to continuing Mission U students |
Yes – for one semester. |
Suspension | If student would be unable to progress to academic standards in one term or if after a Warning academic progression is not demonstrated, student’s financial aid will be suspended with the right to appeal. |
No |
Probation | If warranted, if an SAP appeal is approved, student will be placed on a Probation with an Academic Plan. Student remains on Probation as long as the student is making progression as defined by the Plan or reaches SAP benchmarks. | Yes – while meeting Plan requirements |
| Denied | If an appeal is denied, student will remain ineligible for aid. | No |