Standard Academic Progress Standards

Qualitative Standard

Grade Point Average:

To meet this standard, a student must maintain a level of academic performance required to remain at the University as a matriculated student. The minimum level of academic performance parallels the grade point average required to remain in good academic standing and is as follows:

For students currently enrolled in developmental courses, all developmental classes are calculated into the GPA to determine probation/suspension.

Quantitative Standards

Completion Rate:

Students must successfully complete a minimum number of credit hours attempted by the end of each term of enrollment. These are as follows:

First term of enrollment – 50% of the hours attempted

Second term of enrollment – 60% of the hours attempted

Third and subsequent terms of enrollment – 67% of the hours attempted

Successful completion means receiving a final grade of A+/-, B+/-, C+/-, D+, or P. Grades of F, W (withdrawn), WP (withdrawn passing), WF (withdrawn failing), I (incomplete), and AU (audit) do not earn credit hours, but do count as hours attempted towards the quantitative standards of completion rate and maximum time frame for completion of the degree. Hours transferred from other institutions also count as hours attempted and earned. Students who fall below the above completion rates are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress.

Grades earned in developmental courses count in determining the completion rate and cannot exceed 30 hours; this limit cannot be appealed.

Classes dropped prior to the end of the add period at the beginning of each term will not count toward hours attempted. Credits earned through CLEP testing, AP examinations, etc. are not counted as hours attempted for calculation of completion rate.

Repeated courses affect SAP as follows:

GPA – Only the most recent grade counts in the calculation of the GPA.

Completion Rate – Each time a course is repeated, it is counted as hours attempted.

Maximum Time Frame – Each time a course is repeated, it is counted as hours attempted and is counted towards the maximum credit limit.

Courses in which a passing grade has been received may be repeated only once in an effort to increase one’s GPA. If repeated more than once, costs must be at the student’s own expense.

Maximum Time Frame

To remain eligible for financial aid, students must complete their degree requirements within 150% of the published length of their academic program. This means that a student’s attempted and transferred credit hours cannot exceed 150% of the credit hours necessary for completion of their primary degree or certificate. The maximum time frame is not increased for dual-degree or combined degree candidates, but is based on the program length associated with the student’s primary academic program.

Full-time students should attempt to earn at least 30-31 credit hours per academic year in order to graduate in four years. “Full-time” is defined as 12 credit hours per semester. Those who take no more than 12-14 hours per semester may choose summer courses as a way to reach 30 credits per year.