Regaining Eligibility for Financial Aid

Students who fail to attain the qualitative and/or quantitative standards for SAP should consult with a financial aid counselor to determine appropriate steps to take to regain financial aid eligibility. Actions to consider for regaining financial aid eligibility include:

• Taking courses during the summer at the student’s expense;

• Repeating failed courses immediately (the quickest way to raise a GPA);

• Removing incomplete (I) grades;

• Reviewing repeated courses to insure that the highest grade has been computed.

A student’s cumulative GPA can be improved only by coursework at The University of Tennessee Southern though credit hour deficiencies can be made up by attendance at UT Southern or at another institution. If enrolling elsewhere, the student must complete a Transfer Credit Request form with the appropriate signatures prior to enrolling at the other institution. Following completion of work elsewhere, the student is responsible for having an academic transcript sent to The University of Tennessee Southern's Registrar’s Office.

Once deficiencies have been remediated, the student must notify the Financial Aid Office and request reinstatement of eligibility. However, once the maximum length of study standard has been exceeded (150% of credit hours needed for graduation), financial aid eligibility ends, even if the student is in compliance with the other two standards.