Satisfactory Academic Progress

The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires that students make satisfactory academic progress in order to receive financial assistance. In order to be awarded or receive any such aid, a student must be accepted to the University in good academic standing (i.e., no conditional admittance, etc.), be enrolled in credit courses leading
toward a degree or teaching certificate, and maintain satisfactory academic progress in the course of study pursued. This policy is consistently applied to all enrollment periods regardless of whether or not the student received aid.

Three elements are utilized in determining satisfactory academic progress. These elements are: grade point average, enrollment requirements, and maximum time frame.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE
The student must maintain the grade point average required for continued enrollment. Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average. A graduate student, regardless of enrollment classification, must maintain a 3.0 minimum grade point average. Please refer to the Scholastic Probation, Suspension, Dismissal section of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi catalog for additional information.

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
At the end of each Spring Semester, students will need to satisfactorily complete enrollment requirements. Enrollment requirements are listed below.

Students that do not satisfactorily complete the number of hours required at the end of the Spring Semester will need to attend the summer session(s), at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, to complete their required hours. If the student does not make up the credit hour deficiencies, financial assistance will be suspended at the end of the Summer Sessions.

Grades of "A" through "D", "CR", and "IP" will be considered as credit hours earned. Grades of "F", "I", "W", "X", "NC" will not be considered as credit hours earned.

MAXIMUM TIME FRAME
The maximum time frame for student(s) financial assistance eligibility is as follows:

DOCTORAL PROGRAM - Students who are enrolled in the Doctoral Program will have their maximum time frame status evaluated on a case by case basis.

*Summer Session(s) are not included in the semester limits.

REMEDIAL COURSEWORK
Students may receive financial assistance for remedial coursework if acceptance to a program has been confirmed, and the remedial coursework is necessary to complete the program. Students cannot receive financial assistance for remedial coursework if their acceptance to a program is based on the completion of the remedial work. Remedial coursework is limited to 24 semester hours.

INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS
Incoming transfer students will be considered to be making satisfactory academic progress if they are accepted to the University according to the institution's admission requirements and if they transfer in with a minimum cumulative 2.0 grade point average.

PROBATION/SUSPENSION POLICY

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROBATION
Students on scholastic probation will be automatically placed on financial assistance probation. Students who do not meet the enrollment requirements at the end of the Spring will be placed on progress probation for the Summer Session(s). Students may receive financial assistance during the probationary period.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUSPENSION
Students on scholastic suspension/dismissal or enforced withdrawal will be automatically placed on financial assistance suspension. Students who fail to meet enrollment requirements at the end of the Summer session(s) will be placed on progress suspension. Suspension will also occur when the maximum time frame is exhausted. Students on suspension will not receive financial aid -

SOLUTIONS

REINSTATEMENT
Probationary status can be removed by successfully completing the enrollment requirements and maintaining the minimum grade point average. The student should notify the Office of Student Financial Assistance in writing to insure removal of probationary status. Students who are on suspension can be placed on a probationary status by successfully completing enrollment requirements and maintaining the minimum grade point average.

APPEAL/WAIVER
Students who fail to maintain satisfactory progress due to extenuating circumstances (i.e., serious illness, serious injury, death of an immediate family member, etc.) have the right to appeal their status. On the Satisfactory Academic Progress Waiver Application, students should provide a detailed explanation with appropriate documentation of the extenuating circumstance. The application for appeal/waiver must be submitted to the Office of Student Financial Assistance within two weeks of the date of the suspension letter. If appeal/waiver is approved by the Financial Aid Appeals Committee, aid can be continued if the student is otherwise eligible. If denied, the student must reinstate according to actions outlined in the previous section.