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Student Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
Students at the University of Idaho must maintain satisfactory academic progress to receive federal student financial aid. Satisfactory academic progress will be reviewed at the end of each spring semester. For purposes of satisfactory academic progress (SAP) the academic year is defined as summer, fall, spring. Therefore, the summer performance prior to the fall and spring will be included in the review of satisfactory academic progress. Students receiving financial aid for the first time will be considered as being in good academic standing until they reach the defined annual evaluation time for satisfactory academic progress.
Below is the complete Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Graduate Students
Graduate Program
A graduate student must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better to continue to receive federal financial assistance.
Graduate students must successfully complete 75% of their credits attempted, up to a maximum of 9 attempted credits each semester. All attempted credits (up to a maximum of 9 credits each semester) for the summer, fall, and spring semesters will be totaled and the required number to be successfully completed will be 75% of that total. If a student enrolls in one semester only, the student will be expected to complete 75% of attempted hours for that semester, up to a maximum of 9 attempted hours.
Successful completion is defined as receiving earned credit as defined by the UI Academic Policy. For students receiving federal financial aid, attempted credits will be defined as the number of credits enrolled for the census date for federal financial aid. For students not receiving federal financial aid, attempted credits will be defined as attempted hours recorded at the end of the semester in the Registrar’s system.
A graduate student in the master’s degree program (except M.Ed./M.S. Counseling and Human Services, Master of Fine Arts) requires an average of 36 credits for graduation. Therefore, students will be allowed to accumulate up to 150% of the 36 credits, for a total of 54 credits. Once a student accumulates 54 attempted credits, a student will be suspended from receiving further financial assistance. If a student is working on a second Master's degree, they will be allowed to attempt 81 credits (54 plus 27 credits).
Students enrolled in the M.Ed./M.S. Counseling in Human Services, Master of Fine Arts, and all specialist degree programs require 60 credits for graduation. Students in these programs will be allowed to attempt up to 150% of the 60 credits for a total of 90 attempted credits. Attempted credit hours is defined as the number of attempted credits in the Registrar’s system, or the number of earned credits, whichever is higher. If a student is attempting a second Master's or Specialist degree in these areas they will be allowed to attempt 135 credits (90 plus 45 credits).
All doctoral degree graduation requirements require a minimum of 78 credits. Students enrolled in doctoral degree programs will be allowed to attempt 150% of the 78 credits for a total of 117 credits. If a student is attempting a second doctoral degree in these areas they will be allowed to attempt 175 credits (117 plus 58 credits).
Petition for Reinstatement of Aid
Graduate Students wishing to appeal their suspension should contact the Graduate College.
Upon receiving a written petition from the student, the student’s academic dean (or designee) may recommend a waiver of all satisfactory academic progress criteria due to special circumstances in a signed memorandum to the Director of Student Financial Aid Services. The Director will review the recommendation and make the final determination of whether to waive the suspension for the student. The decision of the academic college and the Director of Student Financial Aid Services may be appealed to the Student Financial Aid Committee and then to the Administrative Hearing Board.
Any special circumstances concerning the student’s academic progress for student financial aid will be reviewed on an individual basis. The Director of Student Financial Aid Services may reinstate a student based on special circumstances unique to that student.
A letter will be sent to the student informing them of their financial aid suspension. A copy of the notice of financial aid suspension will be forwarded to the academic dean at the college in which the student is enrolled. |