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| Financial Aid & Scholarships > Apply for Financial Aid > Satisfactory Academic Requirements |
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| Satisfactory Academic Requirements |
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| Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy: |
An annual review of student Satisfactory Academic Progress toward an eligible degree or certificate is required by federal, state, and institutional rules as one condition for financial aid eligibility. Students who fail the standards are not making satisfactory academic progress and are not eligible for financial aid funding unless the student submits an appeal and the appeal is approved. |
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| General Requirements |
Students must be accepted for admission to CSU, Stanislaus and remain in good standing according to academic standards regarding probation and disqualification which are published in the University Catalog. Academic disqualification will result in an automatic cancellation of the financial aid awards.
Satisfactory completion of course work means that a student has received a grade of "A", "B", "C", "D", or "CR" in a class. Course grades of "F", "NC", "U", "I", "SP", "W", "RD", or "AU" will not be counted as satisfactory completion of units in relation to financial aid eligibility. Academic skills courses taken at CSU, Stanislaus will be counted.
Financial aid recipients who are undergraduates, 2nd BA candidates, credential candidates or unclassified graduate students, and are funded based on full-time status, must enroll in, and satisfactorily complete at least twenty-four units per year with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for all work attempted at CSU, Stanislaus. Full-time enrollment is defined as a minimum of ten (10) units per semester (Fall/Spring) and three (3) units during Winter Term.
Classified graduate financial aid recipients (Master’s Degree candidates) who are funded based on full-time status must enroll in and satisfactorily complete at least sixteen units per year with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for all graduate work attempted at CSU, Stanislaus. Full-time graduate enrollment is defined as a minimum of seven (7) units per semester (Fall/Spring) and two (2) units during Winter Term.
These unit requirements are prorated for students who are funded based on three-fourths, half-time, or less than half-time enrollment according to the definitions published in the University Catalog.
At the end of each semester, student records are reviewed to verify that the minimum unit requirement has been met and the minimum grade point average has been achieved. |
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| This policy has four parts. All Four Conditions Must Be Met. |
Students who do not meet SAP cannot receive financial aid until after they submit an appeal and the appeal is approved by the Financial Aid and Scholarship Department. The appeal must include supporting documentation if applicable. If an appeal is not received, the student is required to pay registration fees. Appeals are reviewed by the Financial Aid and Scholarship Department and it reserves the right to deny an appeal. |
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| Part One: Acceptable Passing Rate- |
Stanislaus units earned to CSU, Stanislaus units attempted. Students must have passed at least 70% of all the units they attempted. Transfer units are not included in this calculation. Grades of F, I, NC, W, and WU count as units attempted with zero units earned. Students that fail the first time will be placed on probation. If they fail to meet the acceptable passing rate for a second consecutive term, they will be disqualified from receiving financial aid and will need to go through the appeal process.
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| Part Two: Acceptable Grade Point Average- |
Students disqualified by the University are ineligible for financial aid based on acceptable Grade Point Average standards. Students are not eligible for financial aid until after an official re-admittance to CSU, Stanislaus. Students re-admitted must notify the Financial Aid and Scholarship Department they are no longer in a disqualified status and are officially re-admitted. Students that are disqualified academically are allowed to enroll for a semester must follow the appeal process described in the satisfactory academic progress appeal instructions. |
| Part Three: Unit and Time Limits. |
Students working toward their first undergraduate degree are limited to 180 attempted units (including transfer units). Once students reach 150 attempted units, they will be placed on probation. Students who earned their first undergraduate degree are limited to 75 post-baccalaureate attempted units. Once post-baccalaureate students reach 50 units, they will be placed on probation. Students that changed majors may find themselves as reaching their unit and time limits. Those students in this situation will need to submit an appeal and their case will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. |
| Part Four: Other Provisions |
• Students with an academic history showing patterns of enrollment of inability or unwillingness to progress, such as numerous Satisfactory Academic Progress appeals, withdrawals, repeats, or enrollment inconsistent with the student's educational objective, may be regarded as ineligible for future financial aid. Units for which students withdraw (official or unofficial) may be subject to all the provisions of this policy.
• Students who exceed the university limit of 24 CR/NC units while in a degree, credential, or certificate granting program are subject to review of continued eligibility.
• Students who completed all undergraduate degree course requirements, but do not graduate (for any reason) are not eligible for funding. Reasons not acceptable for further funding include, but are not limited to: Raising GPA to meet graduation requirement, needing to pass the Writing Proficiency Exam, wanting to complete a minor or a second major (double majors).
• Students completing zero units in any term are not meeting reasonable academic progress standards and may be disqualified from receiving aid the following term. Aid received in the previous term may be subject to repayment.
• Academic progress can be reevaluated at any time throughout the year, as identified by a member of the Financial Aid and Scholarship Department staff. |
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| Appeals |
Students who are disqualified due to unsatisfactory academic progress or exhaustion of maximum unit eligibility will be notified in writing of their disqualification. Exceptions may be requested on a case-by-case basis when a student feels there are mitigating circumstances beyond his/her control which warrant special consideration. A student who is allowed continuance of financial aid will generally receive a specific stipulation for progress during the subsequent semester. The student must not deviate from this stipulation without the prior approval of a financial aid counselor. Lack of prior approval is grounds for immediate cancellation of the financial aid award. |
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| Appeal Instructions |
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