Glossary:
SAP: Satisfactory Academic Progress means a GPA of 2.0 or Higher. A completion rate of at
least 67% or higher, and the attempted program hours have to be less than 150% of published
program length.
GPA: A measure of a student’s academic achievement at an institution, calculated by dividing
the total number of credits or hours. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.0.
Pace: The total number of hours the student has successfully completed divided by the number
of hours the student has attempted. Must be greater than or equal to 67%.
Maximum Timeframe: Hours cannot exceed 150% of the published length of the program. Ex:
total number of credits to receive General studies degree is 60 credits, you cannot exceed 90
credits.
Appeal: A process for a student who fails to maintain SAP to petition the school for a
reconsideration of eligibility to receive Federal Title IV funds, State, Exemptions and other
financial aid funds.
Approved Appeal: Student will be placed on an Academic Plan and will have to meet terms of
plan as stated in approval letter.
Denied Appeal: Student will not be eligible to receive certain types of financial aid. Including
Federal, State, and some institutional scholarships.
*Mitigating circumstances: Are situations beyond the student's control and may include: a
death, injury, or illness of the student or in the immediate family or other special circumstances
and may include:
- A death in the immediate family
- Injury or illness of the student
- Other special circumstances
Mitigating circumstances DO NOT include:
- Student felt overwhelmed
- Student changed work schedule
- Student did not like the instructor or had a conflict with the instructor
- Student did not understand college and wasn't ready or mature enough
- Death or illness of a friend or relative not in immediate family
- Withdrew or stopped attending to avoid a bad grade
- Student states: Nobody told me that would affect me