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SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY
(Effective July 1, 2004)
Saint Paul's College purpose is to
promote the intellectual development of students in a supportive
educational environment. Students must pursue and complete the academic
requirements necessary to obtain their baccalaureate degree in a timely
manner.
Accordingly, in
compliance with the Higher Education Act and state government
requirements for Title IV aid, students at Saint Paul's College must
maintain satisfactory academic progress towards a degree.
Saint Paul's College
satisfactory academic progress considers both the number of credits
completed (quantity) and grade point average (quality) in addition to
expected time frames for progress and degree completion.
Saint Paul's College
requires at least 120 credit hours to complete a degree program and a
minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. Students can register
for a maximum of 180 credit hours (excluding repeated courses) during
their tenure at the college.
To be a full-time
student requires enrolling in 12 or more credit hours each semester.
Full-time students will be allowed 6 years to complete a 4-year degree
program.
To be a part-time
student requires enrolling in at least 6 or more credit hours each
semester to be eligible for federal aid.
According to the
satisfactory academic progress scale, students must meet the standards
at the end of each academic year. An academic year is defined as two
consecutive semesters.
| Full-Time
Status |
|
Academic Years
Completed |
Number of
Semesters |
Cumulative Grade
Point Average |
Minimum Number of
Credit Hours
Earned |
| 1 |
2 |
1.6 |
18 |
| 2 |
4 |
1.8 |
42 |
| 3 |
6 |
2.0 |
72 |
| 4 |
8 |
2.0 |
96 |
| 5 |
10 |
2.0 |
120 |
| Part-Time
Status |
|
Academic Years
Completed |
Number of
Semesters |
Cumulative Grade
Point Average |
Minimum Number of
Credit Hours
Earned |
| 1 |
2 |
1.6 |
12 |
| 2 |
4 |
1.8 |
24 |
| 3 |
6 |
2.0 |
36 |
| 4 |
8 |
2.0 |
48 |
| 5 |
10 |
2.0 |
60 |
| 6 |
12 |
2.0 |
72 |
| 7 |
14 |
2.0 |
84 |
| 8 |
16 |
2.0 |
96 |
| 9 |
18 |
2.0 |
108 |
| 10 |
20 |
2.0 |
120 |
To demonstrate satisfactory academic
progress for financial aid all students must meet both cumulative credit
hours earned and cumulative grade point average requirements. An
evaluation will be made at the end of each academic year from Fall
Semester to Spring Semester or from Spring Semester to Fall Semester – a
total of 2 semesters.
Students who fail to meet the minimum
standards as presented above will be placed on financial aid probation.
Financial aid probation provides for one academic year of financial
aid. Students who are suspended or expelled from Saint Paul's College
for academic reasons will not be eligible for federal aid until required
standards are met.
Reinstatement Process
– Students whose financial aid has been
terminated should meet with their academic advisor and devise a plan to
remove incomplete grades, repeat failed courses and take courses in the
summer session, if possible, to meet the minimum standards for academic
process.
Withdrawals (W Grades),
which are recorded on the student’s transcript, will be included as
credits attempted and will have an adverse effect on the student’s
ability to maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students who
officially withdraw from the college must make up the deficit hours and
are encouraged to attend Summer School to remove the deficient hours.
The successful completion of a course
is defined as receiving one of the following grades: A,B,C or D.
Courses with grades of F, I and W will not qualify in meeting the
minimum standards.
Repeated Courses
– The highest course grade of repeated classes will be used in the
required calculations.
Change of Major
– A student may change from one major to another during attendance at
the College. Students who change from one major to another are still
expected to maintain satisfactory academic progress and complete the
course work within the time frame of hours limitation stated unless an
appeal is approved.
Class Load – The number
of hours in which a student is enrolled on the day following the
published last day to add or drop a class will be used as the official
census date for financial aid purposes. Full-time status is 12 hours or
more.
Transfer Students
– Will be evaluated on the number of semester hours earned and the grade
point average while in attendance at Saint Paul's College.
In order to be considered for financial
aid eligibility, ACADEMICALLY SUSPENDED STUDENTS who
returned to the College are given two semesters and meet the
Satisfactory Academic Progress outline based on the number of semesters
enrolled.
Students will be evaluated at the
end of each semester. In certain cases can be reevaluated under unusual
circumstances can be considered. |
