Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) will be monitored after fall and spring semesters. For financial aid purposes, students are considered maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress toward a degree if they meet the following requirements:
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Terms at College
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Credits Needed to Remain Eligible for Financial Aid
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Cumulative GPA
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1
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8
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1.5
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2
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16
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1.5
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3
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25
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1.7
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4
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34
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2.0
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5
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44
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2.0
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6
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54
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2.0
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7
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65
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2.0
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8
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76
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2.0
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9
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88
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2.0
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10
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100
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2.0
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11
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113
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2.0
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12
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128
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2.0
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Transfer students attending Concordia for the first time will enter Concordia meeting SAP. If a student is half-time, six to eleven hours, one-half of the above increment will be applied. A student who is less than half-time will not have to meet the above standard. Courses retaken are counted toward SAP only if the student did not previously receive credit for that course. SAP for students with incompletes will be reevaluated once the “I” becomes a letter grade. Students may receive aid for two terms while on probation. After the 1st semester of probation, students who were previously placed on financial aid probation will again be evaluated. If they are still not meeting the SAP requirements, they will be placed on financial aid academic probation for a second semester. Students will receive written notification of their status. Failure to meet the SAP requirements at the end of the academic year will result in termination of eligibility for financial aid for the following year.
Students may appeal their loss of eligibility for aid by submitting to the Office of Financial Aid a written explanation of any extenuating circumstances, such as personal illness or injury, or a major illness or death in one’s family. A Financial Aid Committee will evaluate appeals on a case-by-case basis and a timely decision will be made in writing to the student.
Veterans and others receiving Veterans Administration benefits must also meet the above stated standards. After a probationary period, the Veterans Administration will be notified and VA benefits will be terminated. Reinstatement of aid may occur when standards of progress and GPA requirements are once again met.
08/29/2006
