Academic Standards: Satisfactory Academic Progress Student Acknowledgement Form

Policy/requirement of the Department of Education’s Title IV Federal Financial Aid Academic Requirements

 

Academic Standards: Satisfactory Academic Progress Student Acknowledgement Form

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Please read each statement carefully. Selecting to agree to this acknowledgment indicates that you have been informed of and fully understand each policy/requirement of the Department of Education’s Title IV Federal Financial Aid Academic Requirements.

What is SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress)?

At the end of each semester and summer session, the records of all matriculated students are reviewed to determine satisfactory academic progress. A student's academic standing at Shaw University is classified in one of four official standings:

 

·         Good Standing

·         Academic Warning

·         Academic Suspension

·         Academic Progression

·         Academic Dismissal 

 

If you received a letter via email about my academic Standing? What does this mean?

Students who do not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress will receive a letter from the Registrar’s Office regarding their academic performance. Specific directions are listed on the letter for students to follow. Students can contact the Office of Academic Success if they have questions about their specific academic situation.

 

Requirements for Federal Student Aid Recipients:

  1. An undergraduate student’s cumulative grade point average must meet the criteria specified in the table below, and a 2.0 cumulative grade point average is required for every undergraduate student. GPAs will be reviewed at the end of each semester and summer term.
  2. Complete at least 67 percent of all attempted credit hours - This will be reviewed at the end of each semester. The aggregate percentage of coursework attempted and passed must equal 67 percent or greater at each review. (For example: a student who has attempted a total of 12 credit hours and only earns 8 credit hours has completed 67 percent of attempted credit hours).
  3. Complete a degree program in a maximum time frame of no more than 150 percent of the average length of the program. The maximum number of attempted hours for an undergraduate student is 180 hours.

Students who do not meet the academic requirements will receive academic sanctions. Below is the sequence of academic sanctions if the required cumulative hours and/or grade point average is not achieved.

Cumulative
Credit Hours
Attempted

Minimum
Cumulative
GPA

0 - 29

1.5

30 - 59

1.8

60 - 89

2.0

90 and above

2.0

 







Academic Warning

According to the table above, a student is placed on academic warning when the student’s semester grade point average and credit hours are below the minimum requirements. If a student fails to remove the sanction by the end of the following semester, the student will be placed on academic suspension. A student is required to complete an academic recovery plan through the Office of Academic Success.

 

Academic Suspension

Academic suspension occurs automatically at the end of the second semester when a student fails to remove the academic warning sanction. When a student receives an academic suspension, they are required to submit an academic appeal to seek readmission to the University and reinstatement of financial aid.

 

Academic Progression

If a student is placed on academic dismissal by the end of the semester but does not meet the GPA criteria but shows academic improvement to his/her cumulative GPA. The student is allowed to return with a second semester of Academic Suspension.

The student is obligated to meet the requirements of the University’s Academic Standards policy to remove the academic sanction and meet the additional requirements of the academic probationary period.

·         The student must submit a 1-page letter discussing his/her academic progress to the Academic Standards Committee indicating his/her acceptance to return.

 

Academic Dismissal

A student is placed on an academic dismissal after a third semester of not meeting academic requirements. The student is required to sit out a semester and can seek readmission and reinstatement of financial aid through the academic appeal process after completing the dismissal requirements.

If you have any questions, you may contact the following departments:

Office of Academic Success at appealletters@shawu.edu

Registrar’s Office at registrar@shawu.edu

Office of Academic Affairs at academicaffairs@shawu.edu

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