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Students must maintain a cumulative GPA minimum requirement at the end of each academic year for all credit hours attempted. If the cumulative GPA drops below the minimum requirement, the student will no longer be eligible for financial aid.
Undergraduate Students: Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0
Graduate Students: Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0

Students receiving financial aid must successfully complete a cumulative minimum of 67% of all attempted coursework, including hours transferred in from another school and accepted towards the current degree program. If the number of cumulative completed hours drops below 67% of attempted hours, the student will no longer be eligible for aid.

Examples:

i) If a student attempts (registers for) 30 hours, the student must complete a minimum of 20 hours (67% x 30 = 20.1) in order to make SAP. All partial credit hours will be rounded down to the nearest hour.

ii) If a student attempts 36 hours, the student must complete a minimum of 24 hours (67% x 36 = 24.12) to make SAP.

iii) If at the end of the second year a student has attempted 60 hours, the student must have completed a cumulative minimum of 40 hours (67% x 60 = 40.2) to be making SAP.

If the number of attempted hours reaches 150% of the hours required for graduation (as published in the University Catalog) or it becomes mathematically impossible to complete degree requirements within 150%, the student will no longer be eligible for financial aid.

Attempted hours include all credit hours you have registered to take at 不良研究所 as well as all credit hours you have transferred from another institution, whether or not you earn a grade, receive credit, or receive financial aid.

Example: Undergraduate Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree

If the published number of hours required is 120, a student may not attempt more than 180 hours (120 x 150% = 180). Therefore, if a student has already attempted 90 hours, but requires 91 more hours to complete degree requirements then it is no longer mathematically possible for the student to complete the program within 150%. At that point, the student will no longer be eligible for financial aid.

Maximum Timeframe Per Level

Learners must meet the minimum criteria set by the School of Osteopathic Medicine which is established for all learners regardless of financial aid eligibility. The criteria set forth will meet the minimum Title IV academic policy requirements. 不良研究所SOM does not measure academic progress with grade point average, but instead with the following grading system:

*Grades of F and SR indicate the learner’s 不良研究所SOM academic standing is unsatisfactory. More than one (1) grade of IP assigned in a single academic year due to a need for reassessment of a unit or clerkship in which academic standards were not met, indicates the learner’s 不良研究所SOM academic standing is unsatisfactory. Repeating a Unit, Clerkship, or Academic Year due to academic standards not being met indicates the learner’s 不良研究所SOM academic standing is unsatisfactory.

Learners must have academic standing consistent with SOM’s curriculum and graduation requirements to maintain continued financial aid assistance. To meet graduation requirements, learners must successfully complete and pass all the curricular and clinical requirements. (See ).

Academic progress requires that learners attempt and complete 100% of the curricular courses from Phase 1 (Years 1 and 2) prior to starting Phase 2 (Years 3 and 4). Courses attempted and completed will be evaluated during the OFA’s annual review to determine the learner’s required course completion for progression to the next year.

A learner may require additional time to complete the curriculum (beyond 4 years) due to academic, administrative, or personal matters. The maximum time frame for financial aid eligibility is 6 years (150% of the 4-year program). The 6-year financial aid limit includes any semester or summer period the learner was enrolled, regardless of whether the learner received financial aid during that time.

Learners whose financial aid has been terminated due to not meeting the requirements of the or the 不良研究所 Osteopathic Medicine Satisfactory Academic Progress Policies will be required the complete the School of Osteopathic Medicine SAP Appeal Form, which must include a formal statement of appeal.

If the submitted appeal is successful learners will be placed on Financial Aid Probation. They must then follow the academic plan set forth by the 不良研究所SOM Student Progress Committee and applicable sub-committees. Learners must show improvement in coursework and progression in their program to continue receiving federal financial aid. Progress will be based upon the terms outlined by the 不良研究所SOM and reviewed by OFA upon the conclusion of each semester.

If the submitted appeal is denied the learner will not be eligible for financial aid and must find other payment arrangements or set up a payment plan with the .

At the end of every spring semester, our office will review the progress of every financial aid recipient to determine their eligibility for financial aid for the upcoming aid year.

Dropping coursework affects your cumulative completion percentage; that is, the percentage of hours you have earned versus those you have attempted. The cumulative percentage includes any coursework attempted/earned at any previous college/university.

Dropping can cause you to lose eligibility for current or future aid due to renewal requirements for specific aid funds, or the federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirement. If you are already on SAP probation, you may lose all future eligibility for aid, unless you submit a new appeal and it is approved.

Any time you withdraw or drop below half-time enrollment, we are required to report the change in enrollment to your student loan servicers. This may trigger you to go into your grace period (typically 6 months) and subsequently into repayment on your student loans.

You should always contact the Office of Financial Assistance before you withdraw to find out what kind of financial impact this will have on your aid. When you withdraw from a semester (or a mini-term), the Dept. of Education requires that we calculate how much of the time you were scheduled to attend (i.e. registered) versus the time you actually attended. This results in a percentage that may require us to return part of your aid. This is required even if you completed a previous mini-term in the same semester AND even if you receive a 100% refund of tuition/fees. Withdrawals also cause a reduction in your cumulative completion percentage, since they are hours attempted that you have not earned. This can cause you to lose eligibility for future aid (pending an appeal) due to the federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements.

Students on financial aid who do not finish all courses in a semester or who stop attendance, are subject to having their paid financial aid returned in part to the government. This is known as Return of Title IV funds. In addition, students who cease a minimum of half-time enrollment will enter their grace period for their loans and can incur a balance to the University due to funds pulling back.

If it is determined that you do not meet the minimum SAP requirements, you will be automatically placed on financial aid suspension. Students on financial aid suspension are not allowed to receive any additional financial aid until the progress suspension is cleared.

Students whose eligibility for financial aid has been terminated may appeal the decision if they believe that they had extenuating circumstances leading to their unsatisfactory progress. Circumstances which warrant an appeal include: death in family, injury/illness of the student or family, or other circumstances beyond the student’s control. In order to appeal, the student must complete the SAP Recovery Packet (PDF), wh