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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 Law Students
Any students enrolled in the law program will be required to make satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the academic requirements of the law school.
Any student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 at the conclusion of their first semester of law school will be placed on academic probation. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 at the end of his/her second semester, or any semester thereafter, in law school will be suspended.
Any student who is suspended due to a grade point average below 2.00 may once again be eligible to receive assistance upon reinstatement by the dean or associate dean.
A law student is expected to successfully complete 75% of all attempted credits, up to a maximum of 10 credits each semester. Successful completion is defined as receiving earned credits as defined by UI Academic Policy. For students receiving federal financial aid, attempted credits will be defined as the number of credits enrolled for the cnesus 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. If a student is enrolled in one semester only, they must successfully complete 75% of the credits attempted for that semester, up to a maximum of 10 attempted credits.
Students enrolled in law must have a minimum of 88 credits for graduation. Students who have attempted 150% of the minimum required for graduation, a total of 132 credits, will be suspended from receiving further financial assistance. 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.
Petition for Reinstatement of Aid
Law students wishing to appeal their suspension should contact the Dean's Office in the Law 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. |