Grade-Point Average

All undergraduate students:

• Must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 to remain in good standing.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Warning if their cumulative GPA falls below 2.0. Students on Financial Assistance Warning are eligible to receive financial assistance but are cautioned to strive to improve their academic standing.
• The grade for a course is not calculated in the grade point average if the course is repeated and a passing grade is received. For repeated courses the final grade will be counted and all hours attempted, including repeated courses, will count toward the time limit below.

Undergraduate students on Financial Assistance Warning:

• May continue on Warning if their semester GPA is at least 2.0.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Suspension if they fail to achieve a semester GPA of 2.0, and their cumulative GPA falls below that required for their classification as shown below.

Completion

In addition to maintaining the overall GPA requirement, students must make reasonable progress toward their degree or certificate. All undergraduate students:

• Must successfully complete at least 67% of all hours attempted. Grades of F, W, PR, and I are not considered as satisfactory completion but do count as attempted hours.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Probation if their overall percentage of completion rate falls below 67 percent.

Undergraduate students on Financial Assistance Warning:

• May continue on Warning if their semester completion rate is at least 67 percent.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Suspension if their semester completion rate falls below 67 percent.

Time Limits

All undergraduate students are expected to complete their program of study within the following time frames:

• Certificate:  68 hours attempted (exception: Certificate in Farrier Technology must be completed within 45 hours)
• Associate Degree:  107 hours attempted
• Bachelor’s Degree:  180 hours attempted
• Second Degree:  45 hours attempted

Undergraduate students who have exceeded these time limits will no longer be eligible for financial assistance.  These limits include all courses attempted, including summer sessions, periods when the student doesn’t receive any Title IV aid, work toward all degrees (regardless of change in major or degree), withdrawn courses, and repeated courses.

Grade-Point Average

All graduate students:

• Must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 to remain in good standing.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Warning if their cumulative GPA falls below 3.0.  Students on Financial Assistance Warning are eligible to receive financial assistance but are cautioned to strive to improve their academic standing.

Graduate students on Financial Assistance Warning:

• May continue on Warning if their semester GPA is at least 3.0.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Suspension if they fail to achieve a semester GPA of 3.0.

Completion

In addition to maintaining the overall GPA requirement, students must make reasonable progress toward their degree or certificate. All graduate students:

• Must successfully complete at least 67 percent of all hours attempted.  Grades of F, W, PR, and I are not considered as satisfactory completion.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Warning if their overall percentage of completion rate falls below 67 percent.

Graduate students on Financial Assistance Warning:

• May continue on Warning if their semester completion rate is at least 67 percent.
• Will be placed on Financial Assistance Suspension if their semester completion rate falls below 67 percent.

Time Limits

All graduate students are expected to complete their program of study within 54 hours attempted, after which they will no longer be eligible for financial assistance.

Students with special circumstances may appeal their Financial Assistance Suspension in writing to the Financial Assistance Appeals Committee. Forms are available in the Financial Assistance Office. The Financial Assistance Office may also be contacted for information on appeals filing deadlines. The decision of the Financial Assistance Appeal Committee will be final.

• Appeals may be made based on:
  • A death in the immediate family.
  • Serious injury or illness of the student or a member of the immediate family.
  • Improvement sufficient to meet required standards in hours and/or GPA while attending a subsequent semester at student’s own expense.
  • Special circumstances to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.  (Students on Financial Assistance Suspension who have not attended college for at least one calendar year may appeal based on change of circumstances.)
• A student whose appeal is granted will be reinstated on Financial Assistance Probation.  A student on Financial Assistance Probation must complete the probationary period with at least a 2.0 GPA  (3.0 for Graduates) and complete 67% of all their coursework.
• A student on Financial Aid Suspension whose appeal is denied may attend SRSU at his/her own expense, if eligible.

Financial aid may be reinstated under the following conditions:

• The required cumulative GPA is attained; and
• An overall completion rate of 67 percent of hours attempted is achieved.