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35 j. Financial Aid Suspension – The status assigned upon failing to meet the minimum SAP standards or the terms of probationary status. Students in this status are not eligible to receive title IV, HEA assistance. 2. Federal regulations (CFR 668.32(f) and 668.34) require institutions of higher education to evaluate Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) using qualitative (GPA) and quantitative (pace of progression) standards. 3. Qualitative and quantitative measures of SAP are required to ensure students receiving Federal Student Aid are progressing towards the completion of a degree or certificate within an eligible program. 4. Specific requirements for academic progress for Federal Student Aid recipients are applied differently than Scholastic Standards. Federal regulations state that SAP Standards must include a review of all periods of enrollment, regardless of whether aid was received, or not. Standards are applicable for all enrolled payment periods, including all levels of enrollment (full-time or part- time enrollment). Students will be evaluated using the standards described below. 5. Failure to meet any of the minimum standards outlined below will result in a student's loss of HEA, Title IV Federal Student Aid. Evaluation Period 1. Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) will be evaluated at the end of each payment period. For credit hour programs, a payment period is a semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer). For clock hour programs, a payment period / evaluation will depend on the hours required in the program. 2. Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) are evaluated based on qualitative (GPA), quantitative (pace of progression), and maximum time f rame. Failure to meet any of these standards may result in the loss of eligibility for financial aid. Grades of F, I, N, W, X, Y, Z, and courses not yet graded are considered attempted, but not completed in evaluating SAP. Late grades will be recalculated and may change eligibility. a. Grade Point Average Qualitative Measurement: Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative Grade Point Average in order to meet SAP GPA requirements. b. Pace of Progression Quantitative Measurement: Students must successfully complete 2/3 (66.67%) of all attempted course work. For clock hour programs, please refer to program attendance requirements. c. Maximum Time Frame Measurement: Students must be able to complete their program within 150% of the published program length. Once students have attempted 150% of the published program length, they are no longer eligible for Federal Student Aid. For example, a 16-credit certificate program will allow up to 24 credit hours to complete the program. A 60 credit Associate's degree will allow up to 90 credit hours to complete the program. (The Time Frame for clock hour students is 100% of the published program length.) 3. Courses included in SAP evaluation: a. All attempted coursework, regardless of enrollment status b. Courses funded through a Consortium Agreement c. All attempted remedial credits, including English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. d. Repeated course work e. All transferred coursework f. Grades attempted, but not completed (F, I, N, W, X Y, Z) 4. Course work included in the Maximum Time Frame evaluation: a. All of those included in the Pace of Progression evaluation b. Any Bachelor's degree (or higher) earned will be considered to have exhausted maximum time f rame eligibility c. All coursework forgiven through the Academic Renewal Process 5. Course work not included in SAP evaluation: a. Audited courses b. Non-credit courses c. Credit by examination d. Credit for prior learning option (as outlined in the college general catalog) Student Services 2021-2022