Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and Title IV Financial Aid

In accordance with Title IV Regulations, students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) by meeting certain academic requirements in order to maintain Title IV Financial Aid eligibility. Procedures for the measurement and monitoring of SAP are contained in ADM 2.06 Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy. SAP requirements related to Title IV Financial Aid eligibility are more stringent than academic progression standards, which are defined in ACA 2.02 Academic Progression policy. As such, a student may fail to meet SAP for Title IV Financial Aid eligibility and continue in “good standing” according to academic progression standards. SAP is calculated within the SIS consistently for all students for all periods of enrollment at the end of every Semester or Term (Module). SAP measures academic progress towards the completion of the academic program in both qualitative and quantitative components.

Qualitative Progress — Cumulative Minimum GPA
Students must maintain a Cumulative Minimum GPA of 2.0, equivalent to a “C”.

Quantitative Progress (Maximum Time Frame)

Students are required to complete their academic program within a reasonable time frame based upon the published program length.

• Maximum Time Frame — Students must complete the academic program within 150% of the published program length, as measured in credit hours. SCHS’s Maximum Time Frame per academic program is listed in the table below. The Maximum Time Frame allowable is reached when (1) the maximum number of Credits Attempted is equal to the Maximum Timeframe (as measured in credit hours) or (2) when it becomes mathematically impossible to complete the program within 150% of the Maximum Time Frame, whichever is sooner.

• Pace of Completion — represents the rate of progress (pace) at which students must advance through their academic program to ensure program completion within the Maximum Time Frame. Students must maintain a percentage of no less than 67% when dividing cumulative Credits Earned by cumulative Credits Attempted during all terms of enrollment. For the purposes of calculating SAP, all Credits Attempted are included, regardless of Title IV Financial Aid utilization during the term of enrollment.