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Satisfactory Academic Progress 2018 Update

Background on Update

• Background:

○ 2015 brought a revision and alignment of Academic and Financial Aid SAP into one policy ○ Implementation included an integrated appeal process for students and feedback from advisors ○ 2017 Review of aligned policy identified areas that the SAP policy did not comply with Federal Financial Aid requirements and an Update was required

• Update

○ Creation of two policies

■ REG 02.05.03 - Progress Toward Undergraduate Degree ■ REG 02.70.02 – Financial Aid – Eligibility for Continued Receipt of Financial Aid ■ All students measured in May ■ Students on Probation measured after each term

REG 02.05.03 Satisfactory Academic Progress

• 2015 SAP Standards:

○ Pace of Completion: complete at least 2/3 of all hours attempted each year (summer term – spring term) ○ Maximum Timeframe: Graduate before attempting more than 150%

• f hours required for degree

○ Academic standing: Have an academic standing that allows for continued enrollment

2018 Update to REG 02.05.03

Satisfactory Academic Progress - Undergraduate

• 2018 Revisions

○ Pace of completion: ⅔ completion moves from an

annual measure to a measure of ⅔ completion over a student’s career

○ Academic Standing: no change, students must have

an academic standing that allows for continued enrollment

○ Maximum time frame measure removed - exists only

for financial aid

2018 Update to REG 02.70.02

Eligibility for Continued Receipt of Financial Aid

• 2018 Revisions

○ Pace of completion: ⅔ completion moves from an annual measure to a measure of ⅔ completion over a student’s career ○ Maximum time frame: no change, students must graduate before attempting more than 150% of hours required for degree ○ Academic Standing: no change, students must have an academic standing that allows for continued enrollment ○ Financial Aid (FA) GPA: added measure, students must maintain a FA GPA of equal to or greater than 2.0 (grade exclusions are removed from the FA GPA calculation)

2018 Update to REG 02.05.01

Continuation of Undergraduate Enrollment

• 2018 Revisions

○ Removal of summer suspension deferred to streamline and update current business practice to align with changes made to REG 02.70.02 Financial Aid- Eligibility for Continued Receipt of Financial Aid.

• Very limited population of students
• Allowed for continuation without an appeal

Appeals

• Single Appeal portal for each population of students

– Satisfactory Academic Progress – Financial Aid Eligibility

• Appeal is dynamic to the student’s requirements

– Self-assessment – 3rd party feedback – additional documentation – Pack planner integration for 150% students – Fluid Navigation

Dashboard for SAP and FA Eligibility

Forecaster

• Dashboard Links

○ Similar to Current Detail Page that provides the math behind each measure ■ Academic progress

• Pace of completion

■ Academic Standing ■ Financial Aid Eligibility

• Pace of completion
• Academic Standing
• Maximum time frame
• Financial Aid GPA
• Forecaster

■ Displays current status ■ Pull in current schedule ■ Allows student to predict term grades and drops ■ Provides a forecasted SAP and FA Eligibility status based on self-predicted course performance

Questions