Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

There are three components to Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Failure to comply with any component may result in a loss of aid eligibility. The three components are as follows:

1. Minimum Financial Aid Grade Point Average (GPA) – Qualitative Measurement

• HSU Hours 6-32: one must maintain a cumulative GPA of 1.60
• HSU Hours 33-48: one must maintain a cumulative GPA of 1.80
• HSU Hours 49 or more: one must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2:00
• Graduate: one must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00

All graded courses are included in this calculation, including failed courses. This could be different from the academic GPA. The academic GPA is used to determine HSU scholarships and institutional aid.

2. Completion Rate (Pace) – Quantitative Measurement

While students are expected to enroll full-time to be eligible for most financial aid, each student must successfully complete a minimum percentage of all credit hours attempted. This percentage includes all institutional and transfer credit hours, regardless of whether or not financial aid was received.

• Students must earn at least 67 percent of the credit hours which they attempt for each program level (undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate degree).

This component is measured at the conclusion of each semester (summer, 秋季和春季)，并使用总转学时数以及在HSU完成的时数除以总尝试时数来计算. 在确定SAP时，辍学和退学被视为不成功的尝试课程，并将影响完成率. All repeated and remedial courses are calculated in this quantitative measure.

All Pace calculations are rounded up or down to the nearest full percentage (e.g. 0.664 is rounded down to 66% and 0.665 is rounded up to 67%)

3. 150% Maximum Credit Hours – Max Time Frame

学生应在最长时间内完成学位学习，并且最多可获得完成学习计划所需尝试学分的150%的资助. Transfer credits are included in the attempted hours calculation.

Credit hours are cumulative; thus, students working towards obtaining more than one degree in the same category (e.g., double major, 本科护理)可能在完成他们的课程学习之前达到这个最大时间框架，并且可能需要上诉资格.

The HSU Office of Financial Aid monitors student’s SAP at the end of every semester (Summer, Fall, Spring).  GPA’s are assessed at the end of each semester except for the first semester for first-time freshmen. Student’s minimum pace for making SAP (i.e., the quantitative progress) is 67%.

Students who fail to meet minimum SAP standards are not eligible to receive financial aid. 学生将通过发送到HSU电子邮件地址的电子邮件以及自助服务门户网站被告知失去资格的原因.

After one semester of not meeting the SAP standards, students will be issued a warning and will be permitted to receive financial aid for the next semester. However, after the one semester of warning, 未能满足任何一个或多个SAP组成部分的学生将没有资格获得经济援助.

Students may appeal ineligibility by providing information on extenuating circumstances, indicating what has changed to allow successful academic progress.

If an appeal is granted, 学生可能会获得经济援助试用期，并可能被要求遵循一项学术计划，以便在不久的将来达到最低的SAP要求. If students do not meet the terms of probation, eligibility for financial aid will cease and all remaining aid will be cancelled. Subsequent appeals of the same nature are not permitted. Once a student falls from his/her academic plan and loses eligibility, the only way to regain eligibility for financial aid is to meet the SAP requirements.

学生可以通过提供导致他们低于令人满意的学业进步标准的情有可原的情况的信息来上诉. As part of the appeal process, students should explain:

• why they have failed to meet SAP;
• what has changed in the student’s situation; and
• 将利用哪些校园或其他资源，使学生在未来达到令人满意的学术进步标准

*Supporting documentation of extenuating circumstances should be included with appeals.

Examples of documentation include, but are not limited to:

• Newspaper obituaries or death certificates to substantiate deaths
• Physician’s written statement to substantiate illness or accident
• Written statement from clergy, family member, or other third party who knows the student’s situation
• Written statement from academic advisor or professor

提交上诉只是一个请求，并不能保证经济援助资格将被恢复. The appeal must be submitted online through the online portal 或非fafsa申报人的上诉可以通过电子邮件提交给财政援助上诉委员会(地址 financialaid@paulandoates.com). Appeals should be submitted before the start of each semester, but later appeals will be considered up to 10 calendar days before the end of a term. Retroactive SAP Appeals will not be reviewed.

If an appeal is granted, 学生将被置于经济援助试用状态，并将被要求遵循一项学术计划，以便在不久的将来达到最低的SAP要求. If students do not meet the terms of probation, eligibility for financial aid will cease and all remaining aid will be cancelled. Subsequent appeals of the same nature are not permitted. Once a student falls from his/her academic plan and loses eligibility, 重新获得经济援助资格的唯一方法是满足SAP的要求，或者被批准就一个完全不同的、极端的、阻碍你学业进步的情况提出上诉.

在SAP评估后对记录成绩的更改将包含在下一个学期结束时的下一个正式SAP评估中. If a grading error is corrected after the SAP evaluation was completed or if an incomplete grade is updated, students may contact our office by phone, email, or in person to request a recalculation of SAP status using the corrected grade.

What is SAP? -令人满意的学业进展(SAP)意味着你在完成学位方面取得了令人满意的进展，包括定性(GPA)和定量(进度和最大时间框架)措施.  The HSU Financial Aid Office is required by the U.S. Department of Education to complete this review. At HSU, a student’s SAP status will be reviewed at the end of each enrollment term (fall semester (December), spring semester (May), and summer semester (August)), after grades are transcripted by the Registrar’s Office. The timing of our reviews permits us to give students a single warning semester and time for improvement.  All enrollment terms must be considered in the determination of SAP, even enrollment terms for which the student did not receive financial aid.

What are the requirements for Satisfactory Academic Progress?

Pace:  Students must successfully earn 67% of cumulative, attempted credit hours.

GPA:  Undergraduate students who have attempted 6-32 hours must meet or exceed a 1.60 GPA, 33-48 hours meet or exceed 1.80 GPA, and 49 or more hours meet or exceed 2.00 GPA. Graduate students must maintain a minimum, cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Maximum Timeframe:  Students must not exceed more than 150% of the hours required to complete your degree. For example, if your degree requires 120 hours to complete, you may attempt no more than 180 hours total before you reach the 150% maximum. Once you reach the 150% maximum you are no longer eligible for financial aid. In addition, if you are unable to complete your degree within the 150% timeframe, you are no longer eligible for financial aid.

What is a Financial Aid Warning?  经济援助警告意味着你目前没有达到接受经济援助的令人满意的学术进步要求. 学生只有资格获得一个学期/学期的经济援助警告，因为他们正在努力完成学位课程. If you are placed on warning, you should take steps to ensure that you are meeting requirements by the end of the warning semester/session. At the end of the warning semester/session, if you still are not meeting SAP requirements, you will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension.

Can I still receive financial aid while on Financial Aid Warning?  Yes, if you are otherwise eligible, you may receive aid for the semester/session you are on financial aid warning.

What is Financial Aid Suspension?  经济援助暂停意味着你没有达到令人满意的学业进步的要求，并且没有资格，直到你可以向经济援助办公室证明你符合要求或成功上诉你的暂停状态.

Is Financial Aid Suspension the same as Academic Suspension?  No. Academic suspension from the University is monitored by the Registrar’s Office. If you are uncertain whether or not you are on academic suspension, you should contact the Registrar’s Office.  Financial aid suspension applies only to your financial aid eligibility.

Why am I not making Satisfactory Academic Progress if my GPA meets the requirements?  SAP is a review of both GPA and Pace.  You may be suspended for not meeting the requirements of either GPA or Pace or both.  Also keep in mind that your academic GPA may be different from your Financial Aid GPA.  All graded courses are included in the Financial Aid GPA calculation, including failed courses.

What financial aid is affected by Financial Aid Suspension?  Students on financial aid suspension are ineligible for all financial aid.

How can I find out what my Satisfactory Academic Progress status is?  如果你被给予财政援助警告或暂停，财政援助将通过HSU的电子邮件和HSU的自助服务帐户通知你.  Students may also consult with a Financial Aid Office staff member.

May I appeal my Financial Aid Suspension?   Students who have extraordinary, personal circumstances have the right to appeal their financial aid suspension.  Students who wish to appeal must follow the appeal process as described here in the Financial Aid web pages.

What kind of supporting documentation is encouraged for an appeal?

1. A signed, type-written, personal statement that fully explains:

• a summary of the circumstances that impacted your academic performance
• measurable steps you have taken to prevent the problem from affecting your academic performance again
• how those circumstances have improved or changed
• evidence that your issue has been resolved

2. One letter of support from an objective, non-relative, adult professional that verifies the extraordinary, personal circumstances that are the basis for this appeal. Typically, these letters come from clergy/minister, physician, police officer or other professional who has personal, first-hand knowledge of the student’s situation. The letter must include the professional’s contact information including name, address and phone number for verification purposes.

If I successfully appeal my academic suspension, does that mean my financial aid eligibility will be reinstated? No. If you are academically suspended, you cannot appeal your financial aid suspension. If you are academically readmitted after a successful academic suspension appeal, you may submit a financial aid appeal.

How will my appeal be handled?  All complete appeals will be reviewed, SAP委员会成员或负责学生财务服务的助理副总裁将作出决定.

How will I be notified of the decision regarding my appeal?  Notification will come in the form of an HSU email.

May I use next semester classes to remedy my Financial Aid Suspension?  Yes, if you are otherwise eligible to enroll, you may enroll at your own expense to make up your deficiencies.  If you complete credit hours at another, accredited institution, 只有当它们被添加到注册办公室保存的HSU官方学术记录中后，才能被考虑用于SAP审查.

I’m beginning a new level of study (i.e. going from undergraduate to graduate).  Will my financial aid warning and/or suspension carryover to the new program?  No. If you begin a new level of study, 就新课程的学业进步要求而言，你的成绩良好.

How do incomplete grades affect Satisfactory Academic Progress?  财务援助必须等到你的所有成绩完成并由注册办公室记录，以确定你的SAP状态.  在所有成绩完成并确定你取得了令人满意的学业进步之前，你不能获得下一学期/学期的联邦资助.  It is important to complete your incomplete coursework as soon as possible.  You should contact Financial Aid upon completion of all incomplete courses to request a SAP review.

How does study abroad or consortium classes affect Satisfactory Academic Progress?  If you complete a semester abroad or have a consortium agreement with HSU and another university, 财务援助办公室将等待，直到你的成绩被注册办公室记录，以确定你的SAP状态.  在其他机构对你的成绩进行审查并且你取得了令人满意的学业进步之前，你不能获得下学期的联邦资助.  It is important to make sure your grades are recorded by HSU as soon as possible.  Once your grades are recorded, you should contact Financial Aid to request a SAP review.