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FINANCIAL AID SUSPENSION
If, after the second semester of receiving
federal
financial aid, a student does not
meet either the minimum hours completion requirement
OR
the GPA requirement,
the student will be placed on
financial aid suspension
. Students placed on financial
aid suspension status
WILL NOT
be able to receive further financial aid until the
student meets the requirements to have his eligibility reinstated. These
requirements are described in greater detail within the appeal policy section of this
catalog.
REGAINING FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY
A student who loses eligibility for federal financial aid because they did not meet the
minimum hours completion requirement must make up, at his/her own expense,
the number of hours that was deficient for the semester in which they were placed
on suspension by earning at least a “C” in each course taken to remove the
suspension status.
EXAMPLE: A student enrolled in and received aid for 12 hours, needed 9 hours to
meet SAP requirements, but completed only 6 hours. Student must make up 3 hours
at his/her own expense to regain eligibility for financial aid. Hours taken in any
subsequent semester can count toward making up a deficiency. However, repeated
courses cannot be used to make up an hour requirement deficit. Hours transferred
in can be considered in determining if a student has regained eligibility. A student
who lost eligibility prior to this policy will be required to follow these current
guidelines to regain eligibility. If a student was placed on suspension prior to this
policy, and this policy would not have placed them on suspension, then they may
automatically be removed from suspension.
A student who loses eligibility because they did not meet the GPA requirement must
bring his/her cumulative GPA up to 2.0, at his/her own expense, before regaining
eligibility.
EXAMPLE: Current GPA for the semester in which the student was placed on
suspension was 1.75. The student must bring his/her cumulative GPA up to 2.0 to
regain eligibility for financial aid. Grades achieved in any subsequent semester and
hours transferred in can count toward making up a deficiency.
Students are responsible for notifying the Office of Student Financial Aid and
PROVIDING A COPY of their grades when they believe they have met the
requirements to regain eligibility for Title IV assistance.
Students may use the fast
track semesters to regain eligibility between the fall and spring or between the
spring and summer semesters. Students may use the summer semesters to regain
eligibility between spring and fall semesters.
