Satisfactory Academic Progress
Financial aid recipients are required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). The College will evaluate SAP after grades are reported at the end of each academic year. This SAP policy applies to all financial aid programs except for the New York State financial aid programs that have a different policy for academic progress and program pursuit. The SAP policy requires that financial aid recipients achieve a minimum number of earned credits and a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) after each academic year. In addition to maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress toward the educational objective after each academic year, recipients of Federal Student Aid (FSA) cannot receive FSA funding for more than 150% of the minimum time duration for completing their program. The following chart indicates the SAP standards at The College of Saint Rose:
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Credits Attempted
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Cumulative GPA
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% of Attempted Credits Earned
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0-15
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1.0
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50%
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16-24
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1.5
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62%
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25-36
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1.6
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62%
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37-48
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1.7
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62%
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49-60
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1.8
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67%
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61-72
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2.0
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72%
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73-84
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2.0
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72%
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85-96
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2.0
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75%
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97-108
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2.0
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78%
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109-120
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2.0
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80%
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121-132
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2.0
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82%
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133-144
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2.0
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85%
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(Final Semester)
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(Degree Earned)
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For students who have transferred to the College, SAP will be evaluated by equating the number of credits transferred to the College to the Total Earned Credits on the SAP chart above.
Students not maintaining SAP are ineligible for all financial aid covered by this policy for subsequent semesters until the academic deficiencies have been remedied. To re-establish financial aid eligibility, a student will need to achieve the required number of Total Earned Credits and Cumulative GPA after a subsequent period of enrollment equivalent to a full-time enrollment load (a minimum of twelve credits).
Students not maintaining SAP can appeal the loss of aid eligibility. Any such appeal must be submitted in writing to the Financial Aid Office, along with supporting documentation of the circumstances involved in the appeal. The appeals will be evaluated by the Institutional Status Review Committee. Decisions about appeals for extension of aid to students not maintaining SAP are final.
Students who take an Incomplete (I-grade) for a class are considered to be not maintaining SAP and are, thereby, ineligible for financial aid for a subsequent semester. Financial aid eligibility can be determined only when all classes attempted have been completed. Therefore, the Financial Aid Office will not evaluate aid eligibility or disburse financial aid awards if a student has an outstanding I-grade.